Someone has wounded you
On this day in 1969 the musical Dear World closed at the Mark Hellinger Theater after an extremely disappointing run of only 132 performances.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_inzotiwPPE
(Even that insane series of modulations can’t save this number.)
Happy 83rd birthday soprano Olivia Stapp.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT1Xhxo0pFk
Born on this day in 1931 mezzo-soprano/soprano Shirley Verrett.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsvqSDg4als
On this day in 1817 Rossini’s La gazza ladra premiered in Milan.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX1coI_QW4I
Birthday anniversaries of composer Marin Marais (1656), conductor Louis Fourestier (1892), mezzo-soprano Edith Coates (1908), countertenor Alfred Deller (1912) and soprano Florence Quartararo (1922).
Happy birthday to longtime parterrian Jon Taylor!
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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Topics: On This Day
