The greatest star

On this day in 1964 the Jule StyneBob Merrill musical Funny Girl opened on Broadway.

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Birthday anniversaries of soprano Viorica Ursuleac (1894), conductor André Cluytens (1905) and bass Arnold van Mill (1921).

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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