Born on this day in 1939 actress France Nuyen.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IdOC01mPfs
Born on this day in 1930 tenor Pedro Lavirgen.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8RQRsf8SN4
Birthday anniversaries of composer Robert Planquette (1848), bass Don Garrard (1929), conductor Steuart Bedford (1939) and soprano Deborah Riedel (1958).
Happy 80th birthday soprano Patricia Wise.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkmNZreB0bk
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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