Happy 39th birthday to Broadway’s Laura Benanti. 

Birthday anniversaries of lyricist Dorothy Fields (1905) and composer Jack Beeson (1921).

Happy 85th birthday guitarist/lutenist Julian Bream and happy 84th birthday composer Harrison Birtwistle.

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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