On this day in 1914 female impersonator Julian Eltinge opened in The Crinoline Girl at the Knickerbocker Theatre.
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On this day in 1991 soprano Renée Fleming made her Metropolitan Opera stage debut as Countess Almaviva.
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Born on this day in 1928 mezzo-soprano Christa Ludwig.
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Happy 89th birthday mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza.
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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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