“Pain and danger and fear”
Happy 90th birthday to actress Prunella Scales.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-eZnC5H09U
“The charming sitcom is all very well, but good comedy is based on pain and danger and fear.” — Prunella Scales
Born on this day in 1910 tenor Peter Pears.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCVNAYikjbE
Born on this day in 1904 choreographer and opera director Margarita Wallmann.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR6jI87y7Aw
Happy Pride Month to tenor Nicholas Phan.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE5JPxGQ-Cc
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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