Born on this day in 1910 actress Anita Page.
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Happy 62nd birthday soprano Deborah Voigt.
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Birthday anniversaries of composer Italo Montemezzi (1875), librettist Béla Balázs (1884), conductor Kurt Eichhorn (1908), composer William Schuman (1910), tenor Jess Thomas (1927), soprano Gabriella Tucci (1929), director Götz Friedrich (1930) and baritone Victor Braun (1935).
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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