On This Day

“Do they criticize me?”

Born on this day in 1893 actress Lillian Gish.

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On this day in 1964 1963 the Metropolitan Opera’s opening night was a new Nathaniel Merrill production of Aida.

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On this day in 1961 Frank Loesser’s musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying opened on Broadway.

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Happy 68th birthday composer Kaija Saariaho.

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Happy birthday to indefatigable parterre box scribe Chris Corwin.

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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