On this day in 1983 soprano Aprile Millo made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amelia in Simon Boccanegra. 

Born on this day in 1921 soprano Phyllis Curtin.
On this day in 1953 the Wright-Forrest-Borodin musical Kismet opened on Broadway.
On this day in 1954 William Walton’s Troilus and Cressida premiered in London.
On this day in 1960 Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot opened on Broadway.
On this day in 2008 Liza Minnelli opened Liza’s at the Palace. At the Palace Theatre.

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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