On This Day

You’ll hear a tuneful story

On this day in July 31 Judy Garland was At Home at the Palace for a four-week run.

By WindyCityOperaman

July 31, 2021

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Happy 91st birthday tenor Pedro Lavirgen.

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Happy 78th birthday soprano Patricia Wise.

Note that the Bayerische Staatsoper streams Tristan und Isolde beginning today at 11:00 AM.

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.