On this day in 1958 Alfred Hitchcock‘s psychological thriller Vertigo premiered in San Francisco.
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Happy 66th birthday mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter.
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On this day in 1982 Maury Yeston‘s Nine opened on Broadway.
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On this day in 1994 Stephen Sondheim‘s Passion opened on Broadway.
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Birthday anniversaries of composer Giovanni Paisiello (1740), librettist Luigi Illica (1857) and conductor Carlo Maria Giulini (1914).
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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