Happy 86th or 87th birthday actress Vera Miles. Born on this day in 1904 soprano Irma Beilke.Born on this day in 1949 composer Stephen Paulus.Happy 60th birthday director Francesca Zambello.Please note that the new Disqus commenting system is in place. When you want to reply to a post or a comment, the system will prompt you to log in or to create an account. For more detail on how to use Disqus, please see yesterday’s posting on this subject.
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Happy 86th or 87th birthday actress Vera Miles.
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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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