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On this day in 1953 the Wright-Forrest-Borodin musical Kismet opened on Broadway.
On this day in 1953 the Wright-Forrest-Borodin musical Kismet opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAI8Ufh83jo
Born on this day in 1911 composer Nino Rota.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY3xYjXtdP0
Born on this day in 1920 tenor Charles Craig.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=se7hEmzRE-4
Born on this day in 1921 soprano Phyllis Curtin.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QljCxJoZAdk
Born on this day in 1922 tenor William McAlpine.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2x2_b_o8aw
Happy 71st birthday mezzo-soprano Jeanne Piland.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO1hU0sjwTc
Happy 70th birhtday mezzo-soprano Marjana Lipovsek.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBuJpJ8Kpss
On this day in 1954 William Walton‘s Troilus and Cressida premiered in London.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVDx1eKzv7g
On this day in 1960 Lerner and Lowe’s Camelot opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjIVSVGMWEk
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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