On this day in 1971 Ed Sullivan broadcast his final TV show on CBS. Born on this day in 1771 composer Ferdinando Paer.Born on this day in 1804 composer Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka.Born on this day in 1892 soprano Valeriya Vladimirovna Barsova.Born on this day in 1906 administrator and record producer Walter Legge.Born on this day in 1926 actress Marilyn Monroe.Happy 75th birthday conductor Edo De Waart.Happy 71st birthday mezzo-soprano Frederica Von Stade.
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On this day in 1971 Ed Sullivan broadcast his final TV show on CBS.
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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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