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On this day in 1949 the Jule Styne musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes opened on Broadway.
On this day in 1949 the Jule Styne musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcyDo0fthZI
On this day in 1849 Verdi’s Luisa Miller premiered in Naples.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jtP-6KJuyQ
Born on this day in 1865 composer Jean Sibelius.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuM-zZBmcdU
Born on this day in 1877 conductor Emil Cooper.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V57WMuRdsk0
Born on this day in 1890 composer Bohuslav Martinu.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEmkTUGvpaM
Born on this day in 1903 soprano Irene Eisinger.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpst2g6-yAE
Born on this day in 1920 baritone Gérard Souzay.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5zrBxeokyw
Born on this day in 1925 entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.
Happy 69th birthday tenor Yury Marusin.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcUlM-YXfeg
On this day in 1991 the Arthur Laurents–Charles Strouse–Richard Maltby Jr bomb Nick and Nora opened on Broadway and closed after nine performances.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai-wQ0Z8fwE
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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