Born on this day in 1909 actress Ann Sothern.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZL4GMQjAmg&start=23
Born on this day in 1897 soprano Rosa Ponselle.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_wmjUk234s
Birthday anniversaries of poet Lord Byron (1788), playwright August Strindberg (1849), sopranos Suzanne Danco (1911) and Emmy Loose (1914), bass-baritones William Warfield (1920) and Hans Günter Nöcker (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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