Human nature
Born on this day in 1921 actress Simone Signoret.
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Born on this day in 1867 conductor Arturo Toscanini.
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Born on this day in 1910 soprano Magda Olivero.
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Happy 75th birthday soprano Gabriela Benackova.
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Birthday anniversaries of on this day in 1881 composer Béla Bartók (1881), baritone Karl Hammes (1896), composer Julia Perry (1924), conductor and composer Pierre Boulez (1925), conductor Zdenek Kosler (1928), baritone Mario Sereni (1928).
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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