The girl on the scene
Born on this day in 1893 actress and playwright Mae West, seen here trying her delicate pink hand at R&B at the tender age of 77.
Born on this day in 1686 composer Nicola Porpora.On this day in 1876 Wagner’s Götterdämmerung premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.Birthday anniversaries of conductor Georges Sébastian (1903) and bass Nicola Ghiuselev. (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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