On This Day

“That might be a wisecrack, but I doubt it”

On this day in 1925 the George S. Kaufman / Irving Berlin musical The Cocoanuts opened at the Lyric Theatre starring The Marx Brothers.

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On this day in 1849 Verdi’s Luisa Miller premiered in Naples.

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On this day in 1949 the Jule Styne musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes opened on Broadway.

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On this day in 1991 Arthur Laurents / Charles Strouse / Richard Maltby Jr‘s Nick and Nora opened on Broadway and closed after nine performances

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Born on this day composers Jean Sibelius (1865) and Bohuslav Martinu (1890); conductor Emil Cooper (1877); soprano Irene Eisinger (1903); baritone Gérard Souzay (1920) and entertainer Sammy Davis Jr (1925.)

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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