Traubel in mind
On this day in 1956 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical Pipe Dream closed at Shubert Theater, NYC, after 245 performances.
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Happy 65th birthday conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen.
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Birthday anniversary of composer John Gay (1685).
Happy 62nd birthday mezzo-soprano Magali Chalmeau-Damonte and baritone Andreas Schmidt.
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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