The love goddess
Born on this day in 1918 actress Rita Hayworth.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9cKV63fa_8
Happy 40th birthday to queer mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dX04gnah8Q
On this day in 1991 soprano Deborah Voigt made her Metropolitan Opera debut as Amelia.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmhlE1Tn4cA
Three Broadway openings:
Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick‘s Tenderloin (1960).
Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz‘s Jennie with Mary Martin (1963).
Burton Lane and Alan Jay Lerner‘s On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1965).
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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