Born on this day in 1844 actress Sarah Bernhardt.
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Happy 96th birthday composer Ned Rorem.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9N2yGGbcac
On this day in 1972 Stephen Schwartz‘s musical Pippin opened at the Minskoff Theatre, to run 1,944 performances.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADeU6qz37B4
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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