Born on this day in 1813 composer Giuseppe Verdi (1813) and soprano Leyla Gencer (1924 or thereabouts).
On this day in 1935 Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess opened at the Alvin Theatre, to run 124 performances.

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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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