Happy 73rd birthday to Broadway diva Betty Buckley.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yjlaCcVSRI
Born on this day in 1854 composer Leos Janacek.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeQK27m79yk
Born on this day in 1878 composer and performer George M. Cohan.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIr-FoBW5Xw
Happy 81st birthday mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbaender.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tU3KaheqrR0
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4ebQ9y4u7c
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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