Questo e Quello

“The unfed mind devours itself”

Born on this day in 1925 author Gore Vidal.

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Born on this day in 1925 author Gore Vidal. 

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Born on this day in 1807 composer and voice teacher Heinrich Panofka.

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Happy 76th birthday bass Ruggero Raimondi.
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Happy 81st birthday composer Steven Reich.
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On this day in 1962 the Leslie Bricuse–Anthony Newley musical Stop the World— I Want to Get Off opened at the Shubert Theatre, to run 555 performances.
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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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