All she wants to do do do is dance

On this day in 1921 Jerome Kern’s Sally starring Marilyn Miller was produced by Florenz Ziegfeld on Broadway.

December 21, 2016

marilyn On this day in 1921 Jerome Kern‘s Sally starring Marilyn Miller was produced by Florenz Ziegfeld on Broadway.

Born on this day in 1919 bass Ernst Wiemann.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Rez9d9UNA

Born on this day in 1924 baritone Giangiacomo Guelfi.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfGOdZ3H2Ys

Born on this day in 1928 tenor Bruno Prevedi.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI_wI4SKuUc

Happy 76th birthday bass-baritone Domenico Trimarchi.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JilR-R56yyQ

Happy 72nd birthday conductor and composer Michael Tilson Thomas.

Born on this day in 1946 conductor Christopher Keene.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms8q7RDfCLE

Happy 63rd birthday soprano Nadine Secunde.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SS1h1SVVaw

Happy 58th birthday tenor Thomas Randle.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCNou1rfe5Y

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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.