Happy 78th birthday soprano Anna Tomowa-Sintow. On this day in 1964 Fiddler on the Roof opened on Broadway.Birthday anniversaries of baritone Herbert Janssen (1892), soprano Elisabeth Rethberg (1894) and stage director and librettist Colin Graham (1931).
Happy 88th birthday conductor Nello Santi. Happy 86th birthday composer Leonardo Balada. Happy 73rd birthday bass John Tomlinson.
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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