A red dress to the Olympus Ball?
On this day in 1939, Bette Davis won her second Academy Award for Best Actress for Jezebel.
On this day in 1939, Bette Davis won her second Academy Award for Best Actress for Jezebel.
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Born on this day in 1525 composer Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina.
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Born on this day in 1809 composer Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
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Born on this day in 1887 writer Gertrude Stein.
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Born on this day in 1904 composer Luigi Dallapiccola.
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Born on this day in 1927 soprano Claire Watson.
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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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