On This Day

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Born on this day in 1902 film director Max Ophüls.

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On this day in 2017 the Metropolitan Opera celebrated 50 years at Lincoln Center

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Birthday anniversaries of composers Johannes Brahms (1833) and Pyotr Ilyich Tchiakovsky (1840)

Anniversary birthdays for three great Swedish singers: soprano Elisabeth Söderström (1927) tenor Helge Brilioth and baritone Ingvar Wixell (both 1931).

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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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