Jolly old town!
On this day in 1939 the musical film The Wizard of Oz premiered at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre.
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Happy 67th birthday tenor Bruce Ford.
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Happy 98th birthday baritone Robert Massard.
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Happy 80th birthday mezzo-soprano Hanna Schwarz.
Birthday anniversaries of sopranos Elsie Morison (1924), Rita Hunter (1933) and Rita Shane (1936).
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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