“In additional to Margaret Hamilton and Billie Hayes, the special also includes appearances by Billy Barty, Tim Conway, Roz Kelly, Florence Henderson, Betty White, and Donny & Marie Osmond.”

On this day in 1949 Marc Blitzstein‘s opera Regina opened on Broadway.

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.

Comments