That lucky star I talk about is due
On this day in 1959 Ethel Merman created the musical theater diva’s ultimate role: Madame Rose in Gypsy.
On this day in 1892 Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci premiered in Milan.Happy 72nd birthday soprano Rosalind Plowright.Birthday anniversaries composer Pablo Luna (1879) and basses Giulio Neri (1909) and Forbes Robinson (1926).
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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