Born on this day in 1868 soprano Florence Foster Jenkins. 

On this day in 1951 Dolores Gray and Bert Lahr opened in the revue Two on the Aisle at the Mark Hellinger Theatre for a run of 276 performances. Abe Burrows directed the show with sketches and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Jule Styne.

Birthday anniversaries of poet and novelist Gottfried Keller (1819), baritone Aldo Protti (1920), stage designer Robert O’Hearn (1921), soprano Amy Shuard (1924) and conductor Gerd Albrecht (1935).

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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