Hear her, what a song
Born on this day 99 years ago “Miss Show Business” Judy Garland.
Happy 52nd birthday tenor Jonas Kaufmann.Happy 81st birthday soprano Helen Donath.Birthday anniversaries of composer Carl Orff (1895), mezzo-soprano Ebe Stignani (1903), soprano Ljuba Welitsch (1913) bass Ian Wallace (1919) and bass-baritone Gerd Nienstedt (1932).
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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