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.
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Born on this day in 1925 baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.
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Born on this day in 1943 soprano Elena Souliotis.
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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).
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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