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“People believe what they want to believe”
Born on this day in 1931 actor Tab Hunter.
Born on this day in 1925 soprano Mattiwilda Dobbs and tenor Nicolai Gedda.Born on this day in 1929 baritone Hermann Prey.Birthday anniversaries of composer Reveriano Soutullo (1884); sopranos Ludmila Dvorakova (1923) and Jeanette Pilou (1937).
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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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