Broadway Premieres: On this day in 1950 Gian Carlo Menotti’s The Consul opened.
Also on this day (in 1956) Lerner and Lowe’s My Fair Lady opened.
Birthday anniversaries of composer Nicola Vaccai (1790), soprano Rose Pauly (1894), tenors Kurt Baum (1900) and Mirto Picchi (1915).

WindyCityOperaman

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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