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Born on this day in 1895 soprano Kirsten Flagstad.
Happy 71st birthday soprano Sylvia Sass.Birthday anniversaries of baritone Mario Basiola (1892), lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II (1895), tenor Albert Lance (1925) and soprano Yoko Watanabe (1953).
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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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