Born on this day in 1913 journalist and panelist Dorothy Kilgallen.
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Happy 56th birthday baritone Peter Mattei.
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Birthday anniversaries of composer Charles Lecocq (1832); tenors Jan Peerce (1904) and Alessandro Ziliani (1906); soprano Ina Souez (1908) and bass-baritone Alois Pernerstorfer (1912).
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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