On this day in 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Carousel opened on Broadway
Birthday anniversaries of composer Germaine Tailleferre (1892), tenor Walter Widdop (1892) conductor Joseph Keilberth (1908) and mezzo-soprano Hertha Topper (1924).Happy 84th birthday tenor Kenneth Riegel. Happy 56th birthday soprano Veronique Gens. Happy 55th birthday soprano Barbara Frittoli.“I will never be satisfied”
Born on this day in 1933 actress Jayne Mansfield.
Happy 57th birthday soprano Natalie Dessay.On this day in 1774 Christoph Wilibald von Gluck‘s Iphigenia in Aulis premiered in Paris.
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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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