In 1956 Leonard Bernstein‘s Candide.
In 1958 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song.In 1968 Burt Bacharach–Hal David‘s Promises Promises.Born on this day metteur en scène (etc.) Tom Volf.World AIDS Day 2022.Everyone’s an outlaw
On this day in 1962, the Metropolitan Opera presented Ernani starring Carlo Bergonzi, Leontyne Price, Cornell MacNeil and Giorgio Tozzi, conducted by Thomas Schippers.
On this day in 1951 Benjamin Britten‘s Billy Budd premiered in LondonBroadway openings on this day:
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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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