Questo e Quello

Leave out the bitters

On this day in 1940 Panama Hattie opened at the 46th Street Theatre, to run 501 performances.

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hattieOn 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.
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On this day in 1944 the Aaron Copland/Martha Graham ballet Appalachian Spring had its premiere in Washington DC.
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Happy 70th birthday countertenor and conductor René Jacobs.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnYZuUvzZRM

Happy 61st birthday baritone François Le Roux.
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On this day in 1949 Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson‘s Lost in the Stars opened on Broadway.
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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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