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Happy 93rd birthday songstress Cleo Laine.
Born on this day in 1897 costume designer Edith Head.On this day in 1961 tenor Sandor Konya made his Met debut as Lohengrin. Ingrid Bjoner debuted as Elsa.Happy birthday to peripatetic parterre box scribe Michael Anthonio.
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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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