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Born on this day 1921 voluptuous actress Jane Russell.

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Born on this day 1921 voluptuous actress Jane Russell.

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVRYy_6m_T0

On this day in 1868 Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg premiered in Munich.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u61XvPYyaE0

Born on this day in 1891 conductor Hermann Scherchen.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpSsa6fwDBk

Born on this day in 1925 mezzo-soprano Larisa Avdeyeva (singing offscreen.)
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk04rvhu7yY

Born on this day in 1928 soprano Judith Raskin.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxJT4TEGJtM

Happy 70th birthday soprano Lucy Peacock.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGBzMlGthC0

Happy 59th birthday mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKJqYLSloLg

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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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