Charity is in love
On this day in 1966 the musical Sweet Charity opened at the Palace Theatre, with Gwen Verdon and Bob Fosse collaborating.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0GopJaiEQE
On this day in 1781 the premiere of Mozart’s Idomeneo in Munich
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHK4yfM54eo
Birthday anniversaries of composers Daniel-François-Esprit Auber (1782), Frederick Delius (1862) and Luigi Nono (1924), sopranos Maria Müller (1898) and Lois Marshall (1924), mezzo Ira Malaniuk (1919) and tenor Gegam Grigorian (1951).
Happy 82nd birthday bass Justino Díaz.
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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