On this day in 1948 the Frank Loesser musical Where’s Charley opened on Broadway. Born on this day in 1883 conductor Fritz Stiedry.Happy 88th birthday countertenor Russell Oberlin.Happy 68th birthday tenor David Rendall.Yom Kippur begins at sundown.
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On this day in 1948 the Frank Loesser musical Where’s Charley opened on Broadway.
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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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