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On this day in 2006 The Devil Wears Prada premiered in Los Angeles.
And while we’re at it, happy 74th birthday to the protean lady in question Meryl Streep.httpvh://youtu.be/BGlFcXHIg5ABorn on this day in 1910 tenor Peter Pears.Born on this day in 1904 choreographer and opera director Margarita Wallmann.Today is the 55th anniversary of the passing of Judy Garland.
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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Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.