Happy 89th birthday to Broadway singer-dancer supreme Chita Rivera.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpmF-8Cf6jc
On this day in 1964 the American premiere of Menotti’s The Last Savage took place at the Metropolitan Opera featured George London, Nicolai Gedda, Roberta Peters and Teresa Stratas, with Thomas Schippers conducting.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzDD7lktEVI
Birthday anniversaries of tenor Vladimir Rosing (1890), bass Manfred Schenk (1930) and soprano Teresa Zylis-Gara (1930).
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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