“It’s human to lie”
On this day in 1950 the film Rashomon, directed by Akira Kurosawa, was released.
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Born on this day in 1918 composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
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Happy 83rd birthday bass-baritone José Van Dam.
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Happy 64th birthday soprano Ruth Ann Swenson.
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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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