Born on this day in 1925 mother of four and soprano Patrice Munsel. 

Born on this day in 1885 conductor Otto Klemperer.
Born on this day in 1917 composer Lou Harrison.
Happy 69th birthday soprano Carmen Arlen Balthrop.
Happy 66th birthday soprano Helen Field.
Born on this day in 1957 soprano Daniela Dessì.
On this day in 1957 the Bob Merrill musical New Girl in Town opened on Broadway.

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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