An improbable farce
On this day in 1941 Noel Coward‘s play Blithe Spirit premiered in London.
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Born on this day in 1714 composer Christoph Willibald von Gluck.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF3cQkZkR2Y
Birthday anniversaries of theatre and opera director Tyrone Guthrie (1900), conductor Bryan Balkwill (1922) and baritone György Melis (1923).
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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