Born on this day in 1929 soprano and administrator Beverly Sills.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnmivlmQA2Y
“You see why we play so many crazy ladies. We have to be crazy to start with.”
Happy 44th birthday soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGStUTBP90U
Happy National Tap Dance Day!
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fowdB58hDFQ&start=78
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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