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Happy 69th birthday singer and actress Lulu. Born on this day in 1500 sculptor Benvenuto Cellini.Born on this day in 1801 composer Vincenzo Bellini.On this day in 1927 the Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart musical A Connecticut Yankee opened on Broadway.On this day in 1960 the Meredith Willson musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown opened on Broadway.
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.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.