Born on this day in 1884 actress and playwright Jane Cowl.
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On this day in 1918 Puccini’s Il Trittico had its world premiere at the Met.
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Born on this day in 1911 bandleader Spike Jones.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qT4zQAo5S78
Happy 79th birthday soprano Karan Armstrong.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb1Kv_IN0mM
Birthday anniversaries of tenors Georges Thill (1897) and Richard Cassilly (1927).
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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