On this day in 1938, Orson Welles directed and narrated a radio adaptation of War of the Worlds.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf6omuz1MrM
On this day in 1944 the Aaron Copland / Martha Graham ballet Appalachian Spring had its premiere in Washington DC.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KIn6xHbSZg
Three Broadway premieres: Cole Porter‘s Panama Hattie (1940); Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson‘s Lost in the Stars (1949) Stephen Schwartz‘s Wicked (2003).
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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