It’s a time for making merry
On this day in 1966 Jerry Herman‘s musical Mame opened at the Winter Garden Theatre, to run 1,508 performances.
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Happy 71st birthday mezzo-soprano Fiona Kimm.
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Happy birthday to baritone Michael Chioldi.
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Birthday anniversaries of soprano Joan Hammond (1912), baritone Giuseppe Valdengo (1914) and conductor András Kórodi (1922).
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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