On this day in 1914, George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion opened at His Majesty’s Theatre in London, starring Mrs. Patrick Campbell.
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On this day in 1975 soprano Katia Ricciarelli made her Met debut as Mimì.
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On this day in 2008 the first Metropolitan Opera performance of Philip Glass‘s Satyagraha.
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Happy birthday to La Cieca’s colleagues, performing arts scribes Eli Jacobson and Adam Feldman.
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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