Born on this day in 1905 actress Kay Francis.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQOB2DekU1E
On this day in 1976 conductor Sarah Caldwell made history and her Metropolitan debut.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y0R4jEiqso
Happy 85th birthday baritone Renato Bruson.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iOgiL-_Fv8
Birthday anniversaries include baritone Carlo Tagliabue (1898), tenor Charles Kullman (1903), designer Oliver Messel (1904).
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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