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Happy 75th birthday to singer, actress and icon Cher.

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On this day in 1978 tenor Rockwell Blake made his Met debut on tour in Minneapolis as Don Ottavio.

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Birthday anniversaries of bass-baritones Hans Hermann Nissen (1893) and Erich Kunz (1909); baritone Chester Ludgin (1925) and director Nikolaus Lehnhoff (1939).

This month in 1976, 17-year-old high school senior Aprile Millo performed the title role in Hello, Dolly, and she interpolated a high B-natural at the end of her big number, because of course she did.

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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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