The mighty monarch of all melodramas
On this day in 1933 the film King Kong premiered simultaneously at Radio City Music Hall and the RKO Roxy.
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On this day in 1989 Ken Ludwig‘s play Lend Me A Tenor opened on Broadway
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Birthday anniversaries of composers Bedrich Smetana (1824), Kurt Weill (1900) and Marc Blitzstein (1905), tenor Thomas Burke (1890) and conductor Anthony Lewis (1915).
Happy 82nd birthday bass Robert Lloyd.
Happy 78th birthday conductor Leif Segerstam.
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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