What’s wrong with Sammy Kaye?
On this day in 1960 the Charles Strouse-Lee Adams musical Bye Bye Birdie opened on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre, to run 607 performances.
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Happy 66th birthday soprano Barbara Bonney.
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Happy 64th birthday soprano Aprile Millo.
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On this day in 1883 Leo Delibes‘ Lakmé premiered in Paris.
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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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