Born on this day in 1899 composer, playwright and actor Noel Coward.
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Born on this day in 1770 composer Ludwig van Beethoven.
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Birthday anniversaries of composers Adrien Boieldieu the elder (1775) and Zoltán Kodály (1882) conductor Artur Bodanzky (1877), tenors James McCracken (1926) Donald Grobe (1929) and Philip Langridge (1939).
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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