On this day in 1935 Your Hit Parade began broadcasting.  

Born on this day in 1903 baritone Josef Herrmann.
Born on this day in 1906 tenor Giovanni Malipiero.
Happy 74th birthday conductor John Eliot Gardiner.

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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