“I didn’t hear the cheers”
Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge.
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Happy 63rd birthday baritone Thomas Quasthoff.
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Happy 57th birthday bass-baritone Bryn Terfel.
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Birthday anniversaries of tenor Aureliano Pertile (1885), soprano Pierrette Alarie (1921) and baritone Piero Cappuccilli (1929).
WindyCityOperaman
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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Topics: On This Day
