On this day in 1967 the TV game show What’s My Line? broadcast its final episode, after a 17 year run on CBS.
Born on this day in 1893 baritone Eugen Fuchs.
His Germont is part of this German-language “medley”
Born on this day in 1910 soprano Dorothy Maynor.Born on this day in 1924 bass-baritone Erik Saeden.Born on this day in 1935 composer Otto Ketting.
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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