Born on this day in 1911 actress Gail Patrick.
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Born on this day in 1819 composer Jacques Offenbach.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0DTJ2FeQeg
Birthday anniversaries of soprano Giannina Arangi-Lombardi (1891), conductor and pianist Wilfrid Pelletier (1896) and mezzo-soprano Helene Bouvier (1905).
Happy Pride Month to transgender soprano Breanna Sinclairé.
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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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