Happy 97th birthday composer Ned Rorem.
On this day in 1972 Stephen Schwartz‘s musical Pippin opened on Broadway with Ben Vereen, Jill Clayburgh and Irene Ryan starring.

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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