Born on this day in 1927 actress Janet Leigh.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFT3fzU-x5g
Born on this day in 1907 or so soprano Dorothy Kirsten.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1pJYliZC3o
Birthday anniversaries of composer and librettist Nicola Francesco Haym (1678), tenor Ernst Haefliger (1919), baritone Peter Glossop (1928) and soprano Deborah Cook (1938).
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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