On This Day

Young as we are

Born on this day in 1939 actor Sal Mineo.

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Happy 87th birthday baritone Sherrill Milnes. Metropolitan opera debut as Valentine in 1965, farewell as Amonasro in 1997.

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Happy 75th birthday bass-baritone James Morris.

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Happy 71st birthday tenor Rockwell Blake.

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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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