On This Day

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Born on this day in 1905 actress Clara Bow.

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Happy 60th birthday mezzo-soprano Olga Borodina.

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Happy 65th birthday soprano Alessandra Marc.

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Happy 81st birthday baritone Bernd Weikl.

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Birthday anniversaries of composers Sigmund Romberg (1887), Aarre Merikanto (1893) and Avet Ruben Terteryan (1929); bass Ludwig Weber (1899); conductor Charles Farncombe (1919) and tenor Peter Schreier (1935).

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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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