Born on this day in 1909 actress and chanteuse Vivian Vance.
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Happy 53rd birthday soprano Anne Schwanewilms.
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Birthday anniversaries of playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856), writer Aldous Huxley (1894) and conductor Donald Voorhees (1903).
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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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