Keep it a happy song
On this day in 1965 the Kander-Ebb musical Flora, the Red Menace opened at the Alvin Theatre, to run 87 performances.
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On this day in 1881 Smetana’s Libuse premiered in Prague.
Birthday anniversaries of composer William Grant Still (1895) and soprano Bidu Sayão (1902).
On this day in 1959 the musical Once Upon a Mattress opened off-Broadway.
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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