On this day in 1939, Lillian Hellman‘s play The Little Foxes opened at the National Theatre, providing actress Tallulah Bankhead with perhaps her greatest vehicle.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3HuPWDLWdg
No video of the immortal Tallulah in her great role, alas, so we make do with a clip from the 1941 film directed by William Wyler.
Happy 73rd birthday composer John Adams.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlUHKHLk_VU
On this day in 1686 Lully’s Armide premiered in Paris.
Birthday anniversaries of tenor Dino Borgioli (1891),soprano Hina Spani (1896), composer Georges Auric (1899), songwriter Harold Arlen (1905) and baritone Raymond Wolansky (1926).
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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