“It’s a flaw in the iris”
On this day in 1974 the ultimate film noir, Chinatown, was released.
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Born on this day in 1819 composer Jacques Offenbach.
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Birthday anniversaries of soprano Giannina Arangi-Lombardi (1891), conductor and pianist Wilfrid Pelletier (1896) and mezzo-soprano Helene Bouvier (1905).
Happy 86th birthday bass Stafford Dean. Happy 78th birthday tenor Wolfgang Neumann. Happy 77th birthday baritone Brent Ellis.
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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