Happy 88th birthday to actress, comedian, singer and writer Carol Burnett.
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On this day in 2007 the Metropolitan Opera debut of tenor Lawrence Brownlee as Almaviva.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dprmPPVfas
Happy 51st birthday soprano Eva-Maria Westbroek.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwTWsA6LqL4
On this day in 1970 Stephen Sondheim‘s musical Company opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMwotYjG0Ak
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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