Questo e Quello

Every other inch a lady

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LillieBorn on this day in 1894 actress and comedian Beatrice Lillie. 

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Born on this day in 1860 composer Isaac Albéniz.
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Born on this day in 1892 tenor Mario Chamlee.
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Born on this day in 1897 composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold.
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On this day in 1913 Igor Stravinsky‘s Le Sacre du Printemps premiered in Paris; a riot ensued.
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Born on this day in 1932 bass Karl Ridderbusch.
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Happy 68th birthday soprano Linda Esther Gray.
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Happy 51st birthday impresario Michael Volpe.
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WindyCityOperaman

Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.

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