A journey to a star
Born on this day in 1895 film choreographer and director Busby Berkeley.
On this day in 1948 Verdi’s Otello was the first opera to be telecast from the Metropolitan Opera.Birthday anniversaries of composers Jean-Baptise Lully (1632) and Gaetano Donizetti (1797); tenors Erich Zimmermann (1892) and John Brecknock (1937).
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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