On this day, the best damn musical*, Gypsy, opened at the Broadway Theatre, to run 702 performances. Born on this day in 1879 composer Pablo Luna.On this day in 1892 Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci premiered in Milan.Born on this day in 1909 bass Giulio Neri.Born on this day in 1926 bass Forbes Robinson.Happy 68th birthday soprano Rosalind Plowright.* An opinion La Cieca shares with Walter Kerr.
Mama is gonna see to it!
On this day Gypsy opened at the Broadway Theatre, to run 702 performances.
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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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