Born on this day in 1922 actress Mollie Sugden.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDuWfZ-6iss
Born on this day in 1936 soprano Ursula Schröder-Feinen.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rxTln3khys
Birthday anniversaries of librettist Luigi Romanelli (1751), soprano Annelies Kupper (1906) and opera director Jonathan Miller (1934).
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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