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On this day in 2006, Klaus Florian Vogt made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Lohengrin.
On this day in 2006, Klaus Florian Vogt made his Metropolitan Opera debut as Lohengrin.
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Born on this day in 1844 impresario Richard D’Oyly Carte.
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On this day in 1960 Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt‘s The Fantasticks premiered at Greenwich Village’s Sullivan Street Playhouse.
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Birthday anniversaries of singer and actor Bing Crosby (1903), composer and conductor Alceo Galliera (1910) tenor Léopold Simoneau (1916) and lyricist and performer Betty Comden (1917).
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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