Madonna‘s self-titled debut album was released 40 years ago today.
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An honest but poor chorus girl
On this day in 1920 the musical comedy Poor Little Ritz Girl opened on Broadway with a score shared between Sigmund Romberg and Richard Rodgers.
Happy 82nd birthday conductor Riccardo Muti.Birthday anniversaries of bass Gottlob Frick (1906) and tenors Kenneth Neate (1914) and Deon van der Walt (1958).
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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