Happy 80th birthday actress Linda Lavin. Born on this day in 1889 soprano Margaret Burke Sheridan.Born on this day in 1905 mezzo-soprano Bruna Castagna.Born on this day in 1925 mezzo-soprano Oralia Dominguez.Happy 86th birthday baritone Heinz Horst Blankenburg.Happy 76th birthday soprano Suzanne Murphy.
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Happy 80th birthday actress Linda Lavin.
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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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