Here in little Dallas
On this day in 1993 the first issue of parterre box was published.
In 1953 the Wright-Forrest-Borodin musical Kismet opened on Broadway.in 1960 Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot opened on Broadway.Born on this day in 1921 soprano Phyllis Curtin.
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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