Unsentimental lady
On this day in 2015 Chita Rivera opened her 18th Broadway show as the star of John Kander, Fred Ebb and Terrence McNally‘s The Visit.
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On this day in 1775 Mozart’s Il re pastore premiered in Salzburg.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31endWVIG3U
Born on this day in 1928 performer and diplomat Shirley Temple.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L8aRx5oa1c
On this day in 1963 the Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick musical She Loves Me opened on Broadway (302 performances).
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjRhvf-w8TE
On this day in 1961 “probably the greatest evening in show business history” took place at Carnegie Hall.
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Photo: Thom Kaine
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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