On This Day

“I learn the lines and pray to God”

Born on this day in 1889 actor’s actor Claude Rains.

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On this day in 1994 Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk finally bowed at the Met.

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On this day in 1970 the Richard Rodgers–Martin Charnin musical Two By Two, starring (yes) Danny Kaye as Noah, opened at the Imperial Theatre.

Born on this day composers Francois Couperin (1668) and Henri Rabaud (1873), dramatist and poet Friedrich von Schiller (1759), songstress Jane Froman (1907) and composer Ennio Morricone (1928).

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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