On this day The Ziegfeld Follies of 1911 opened at the Jardin de Paris, with a cast boasting Fanny Brice, Bert Williams, The Dolly Sisters, Leon Errol, Bessie McCoy and Jeanne Eagels.
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Born on this day in 1916 baritone Giuseppe Taddei.
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Born on this day in 1933 conductor Claudio Abbado.
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Birthday anniversaries of tenors Richard Crooks (1900), Hugues Cuénod (1902), Hans Beirer (1911) and Wolfgang Windgassen (1914).
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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