On this day in 2010 Rialto divas Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch went into a revival of A Little Night Music at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
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Born on this day in 1924 tenor Carlo Bergonzi.
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On this day in 1668 Antonio Cesti’s opera Il pomo d’oro premiered in Vienna.
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Birthday anniversaries of composer Ernest Gold, soprano Marcella Pobbe (both in 1921) and baritone Antonio Salvadori (1949).
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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