Born on this day in 1898 actress and singer Irene Dunne.
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Happy 82nd birthday composer John Harbison.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77lt019tqUw
Birthday anniversaries of sopranos Hildegard Ranczak (1895) and Marion Talley (1907), tenor André Turp (1925) and bass Donald Adams (1928).
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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