My house is made of flowers
On this day in 1954 the Harold Arlen–Truman Capote musical House of Flowers opened at the Alvin Theatre, to run 165 performances.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu91wObYGBs
On this day in 1927 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari‘s opera Sly premiered at La Scala.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P67W5RNyjIw
On this day in 1948 Cole Porter‘s Kiss Me Kate opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E2GM5bB3IY
Happy 67th birthday soprano June Anderson.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e5sGY5aWVE
Happy 66th birthday director Graham Vick.
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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