Fashions fade, style is eternal
Born on this day in 1936 designer Yves Saint-Laurent.

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Born on this day in 1819 writer Herman Melville.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9CmZ531N1s
Born on this day in 1899 conductor William Steinberg.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVlFlQs8izk
Born on this day in 1921 contralto Lili Chookasian.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjPaLv805oo
Happy 91st birthday bass Theo Adam.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPMWDjcrwqc
Happy 85th birthday soprano Elinor Ross.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXjWD5TocgI
Born on this day in 1933 actor Dom DeLuise.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws1Y13AeGc4
Born on this day in 1931 tenor and teacher Nico Castel.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LusiQAlvaDkh
Happy 76th birthday conductor Jordi Savall.
Happy 75th birthday tenor Claes H Ahnsjö.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcDrg4zhomo
. . . and your humble servant Windy City Operaman adds another ring around his trunk today. Happy Birthday Leos!
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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Topics: On This Day