Happy 93rd birthday to actress Vera Miles.
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Born on this day in 1900 composer Ernst Krenek.
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Happy 84th birthday soprano Celestina Casapietra.
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Birthday anniversaries of soprano Stella Roman (1904), bass-baritone Raimund Herincx (1927) and baritone Franz Ferdinand Nentwig (1929).
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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