On this day in 1940 Bugs Bunny made his film debut in A Wild Hare.
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Born on this day in 1915 tenor Mario Del Monaco.
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Happy 71st birthday soprano Carol Vaness.
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Birthday anniversaries of dramatist Alexandre Dumas fils (1824), composer Enrique Granados (1867), bass Ivar Andrésen (1896) and conductor Gianandrea Gavazzeni (1909).
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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