On This Day

Pettifogging

Happy 66th birthday to comic genius Catherine O’Hara.

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On this day in 1830 Vincenzo Bellini’s I Capuleti ed i Montecchi premiered in Venice.

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On this day in 1913 Gabriel Faure’s Penelope premiered in Paris.

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Happy birthday to baritone Steven LaBrie.

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Happy birthday to librettist, playwright, dance scenarist, musical theatre writer and filmmaker Royce Vavrek.

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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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