Born on this day in 1936 actress Mary Tyler Moore.
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Born on this day in 1876 cellist and conductor Pablo Casals.
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Born on this day in 1918 soprano Mado Robin.
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Birthday anniversaries of composers Tomás Bretón (1850) and Peggy Glanville-Hicks (1912), baritone Jules Bledsoe (1898) and tenor Kolbjörn Höiseth (1932).
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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