On this day in 1958 Don Ameche and Elaine Stritch opened on Broadway in the musical Goldilocks.
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On this day in 1967 the Metropolitan Opera presented the debuts of mezzo Teresa Berganza as Cherubino and baritone Tom Krause as Count Almaviva.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lE3a9Xmozxo
Birthday anniversaries of conductor Fritz Stiedry (1883) and countertenor Russell Oberlin (1928).
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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