Leave out the bitters
On this day in 1940 Panama Hattie opened at the 46th Street Theatre, to run 501 performances.
On this day in 1940 Panama Hattie opened at the 46th Street Theatre, to run 501 performances.
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Born on this day in 1896 conductor Antonino Votto.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vMGLCRY93M
Born on this day in 1897 soprano Käthe Heidersbach.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVFsoc018ZM
On this day in 1944 the Aaron Copland/Martha Graham ballet Appalachian Spring had its premiere in Washington DC.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KIn6xHbSZg
Happy 70th birthday countertenor and conductor René Jacobs.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnYZuUvzZRM
Happy 61st birthday baritone François Le Roux.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBTsikKiIz0
On this day in 1949 Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson‘s Lost in the Stars opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygkCMrC5t0Q
On this day in 2003 Stephen Schwartz‘s Wicked opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fR4JotwwWo
WindyCityOperaman
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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