Take a lesson!
Happy 75th birthday to songstress, actress and producer Bette Midler.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkq21nPQ0Rk
On this day in 1951 Benjamin Britten‘s Billy Budd premiered in London.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loofqNmPauk
Broadway openings on this day:
In 1956 Leonard Bernstein‘s Candide
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgXMxhMhYm4
In 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p5MRGQP5e4
In 1968 Burt Bacharach–Hal David‘s Promises Promises
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15S4M5EAG8Y
World AIDS Day 2020.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT9TVkhLKPU
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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