On This Day

This time I know it’s for reel

Happy 67th birthday to the ineffable actor, screenwriter, playwright, female impersonator and memoirist Charles Busch.

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Born on this day in 1900 composer Ernst Krenek.

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Happy 82nd birthday soprano Celestina Casapietra.

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Birthday anniversaries of soprano Stella Roman (1904), bass-baritone Raimund Herincx (1927) and baritone Franz Ferdinand Nentwig (1929).

Happy 90th birthday actress Barbara Eden.

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Born on this day in 1913 callipygian song and dance man Gene Kelly.

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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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