Born on this day in 1904 actress Laura La Plante.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhdNEZQ5ecc
Born on this day in 1923 soprano Victoria de los Angeles.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2RKb19lzC8
Birthday anniversaries of composer Roger Quilter (1877), conductor Eugen Jochum (1902) and baritone Ernest Blanc (1923).
On this day in 1952 the Johnny Mercer musical Top Banana opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYs8u8omZ0c
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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