Questo e Quello

“I’m the madam, and you’re just one of the girls”

On this day in 1950 Irving Berlin‘s musical Call Me Madam opened on Broadway. 

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madamOn this day in 1950 Irving Berlin‘s musical Call Me Madam opened on Broadway. 
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Born on this day in 1872 composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7yyI4xLdkw

Born on this day in 1892 soprano Gilda Dalla Rizza.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayW5x7Ep5J0

Born on this day in 1906 bass Herbert Alsen.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqT_p_ZR6QY

Born on this day in 1928 conductor Jerzy Semkow.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5VU0PfyHcE

Born on this day in 1935 tenor Luciano Pavarotti.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_eWsuMekSw

Happy 72nd birthday tenor Bruce Brewer.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZnMbi6dqis

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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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