On This Day

Born in ultry-sultry Martinique

Born on this day in 1763 Joséphine de Beauharnais.

By WindyCityOperaman

June 23, 2023

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Born on this day in 1927 dancer and choreographer Bob Fosse.

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Born on this day in 1943 conductor J____ L_____.

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Happy 67th birthday soprano Sylvia McNair.

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Birthday anniversaries of composer Ernest Guiraud (1837) and tenors Kenneth McKellar (1927) and William Cochran (1943).

Happy 73rd birthday mezzo-soprano Livia Budai.

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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.