On This Day

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On this day the revue New Faces of 1956 opened at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, featuring an eclectic collection of talent including Maggie Smith, Jane Connell, Tiger Haynes, John Reardon, Bill McCutcheon and Inga Swenson.

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Happy 56th birthday soprano Eva Lind.

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Born on this day in 1929 composer Cy Coleman.

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Birthday anniversaries of tenors John McCormack (1884), Heddle Nash (1894), Bernd Aldenhoff (1908) and Beno Blachut (1913); baritone Roger Bourdin (1900) and conductor Rudolf Kempe (1910).

Happy Pride Month to countertenor John Holiday.

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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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