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Gone south

On this day in 1940, Irving Berlin's musical Louisiana Purchase, satirizing Huey Long, opened at the Imperial Theatre, to run 444 performances.

By WindyCityOperaman on May 28, 2023 at 5:45 AM

httpvh://youtu.be/JlVV_4JIzhQ

Born on this day in 1925 baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

Born on this day in 1943 soprano Elena Souliotis.

Birthday anniversaries include composers Thomas Moore (1779), Léon Vasseur (1844), Riccardo Zandonai (1883), José Padilla (1889), György Ligeti (1923) and Peter Westergaard (1931); baritone Sándor Svéd (1904); conductor Nicola Rescigno (1916); opera record and video producer John Culshaw (1924) and bass Richard Van Allan (1935).

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