On This Day

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.
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Born on this day in 1928 performer and diplomat Shirley Temple.
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On this day in 1963 the Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick musical She Loves Me opened on Broadway (302 performances).
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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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