On this day in 1962 Harold Rome’s musical I Can Get It For You Wholesale opened on Broadway. Born on this day in 1893 soprano Edith Mason.Born on this day in 1912 soprano/mezzo-soprano Martha Mödl.Happy 87th birthday composer Stephen Sondheim.Happy 77th birthday bass-baritone Günter von Kannen.Happy 72nd birthday baritone Alan Opie.Happy 69th birthday composer Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Even my first name would be preferable
On this day in 1962 Harold Rome’s musical I Can Get It For You Wholesale opened on Broadway.
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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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