Happy 95th birthday actress Betty White. Born on this day in 1857 composer Wilhelm Kienzl.Born on this day in 1860 dramatist and writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov.
and the first performance of The Cherry Orchard at the Moscow Arts Theatre in 1904
(No posts yet of Philip Fenelon’s operatic version for Paris Opera)Happy 60th birthday soprano Nancy Argenta.Happy 59th birthday soprano Agnès Mellon.
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Happy 95th birthday actress Betty White.
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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.
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