Born on this day in 1900 composer Kurt Weill.
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On this day in 1989 Ken Ludwig‘s play Lend Me A Tenor opened on Broadway
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Birthday anniversaries of composers Bedrich Smetana (1824) and Marc Blitzstein (1905), tenor Thomas Burke (1890) and conductor Anthony Lewis (1915).
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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