Born on this day in 1940 1900 actress and songstress Helen Morgan.
Birthday anniversaries of tenor Hans Hopf (1916), theatre and opera director John Dexter (1925) and composer Marvin David Levy (1932).

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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