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The first on the scaffold

Born on this day in 1876 Baroness Gertrud von Le Fort.

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Born on this day in 1876 Baroness Gertrud von Le Fort. 

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Born on this day in 1883 conductor Fritz Stiedry.
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Born on this day in 1928 countertenor Russell Oberlin.
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On this day in 1948 the Frank Loesser musical Where’s Charley opened on Broadway.
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Happy 69th birthday tenor David Rendall.
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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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