Born on this day in 1934 actress Rue McClanahan.
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Happy Presidents Day to US parterrians!
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Born on this day in 1907 librettist and poet W H Auden.
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Born on this day composer Léo Delibes (1836) and soprano Maria Nezadal (1897).
Happy 82nd birthday tenor Heinz Zednik.
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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