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On this day in 1944 the film Gaslight premiered at the Capitol Theatre in New York City.

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On this day in 1944 the film Gaslight premiered at the Capitol Theatre in New York City. 

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnEKSSxOs7s

On this day in 1728 Handel’s Tolomeo premiered in London.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFZIQ29zio0

Born on this day in 1930 soprano Roberta Peters.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vm0j-6wU8U

Happy 86th birthday conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_kEWCik9sA

On this day in 1976 the Leonard Bernstein–Alan Jay Lerner musical 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue premiered at the Mark Hellinger Theatre, to close after 7 performances.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ns0bW-VonK4

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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