“I am somebody”
Born on this day in 1896 actress and singer Ethel Waters.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLueDnHbVF4
Happy Halloween, Parterrians!
On this day in 1949 Marc Blitzstein‘s opera Regina opened on Broadway
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYjXBAhnD58
Birthday anniversaries of director and interviewer August Everding (1928) and soprano Bozena Ruk-Focic (1931).
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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Topics: On This Day
