On This Day

“I hated the whole idea of being an actress”

Born on this day in 1921 actress and singer Judy Holliday.

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Happy 64th birthday mezzo-soprano Jennifer Larmore.

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On this day in 1868 Richard Wagner’s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg premiered in Munich.

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Birthday anniversaries of conductor Hermann Scherchen (1891), mezzo-soprano Larisa Avdeyeva (1925) and soprano Judith Raskin (1928).

Happy 75th birthday soprano Lucy Peacock.

Happy Pride Month to countertenor David Daniels and husband Scott Walters.

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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