The sweet things in life to you were just loaned
On this day, George White’s Scandals of 1931 opened on Broadway.
On this day, George White’s Scandals of 1931 opened on Broadway with a cast featuring Ray Bolger, Ethel Merman, Rudy Vallée, Alice Faye and Ethel Barrymore Colt.
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On this day in 1954 Britten’s Turn of the Screw premiered in Venice.
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Born in 1919 commentator, writer and musicologist Deryck Cooke.
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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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