Born on this day in 1907 actress Barbara Stanwyck.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMy79FE7tu4
The cher public are invited to share more favorite Stanwyck clips.
On this day in 1782 Mozart’s Die Entführung aus dem Serail premiered in Vienna.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPrcZjrgcgs
Happy 65th birthday playwright Tony Kushner.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8VMwJ-s6-o
Born on this day in 1911 performer Ginger Rogers.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRqK-KxNLAY
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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