Born on this day in 1885 columnist and actress Hedda Hopper.
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Happy 68th birthday conductor Valery Gergiev.
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Happy 73rd birthday soprano Jeannine Altmeyer.
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Birthday anniversaries of composer Vicente Martín y Soler (1754), lyricist Lorenz Hart (1895), soprano Aulikki Rautawaara (1906); conductors Charles Bruck (1911), Anton Guadagno (1925) and Horst Stein (1928).
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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