On This Day

What would we do without you?

Birthday Celebrations of Musical Theater composers:

By
112 comments

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhvb2uHLoXA

Born on this day in 1930 composer Stephen Sondheim

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y-hmaltmxs

Happy 76th birthday composer Andrew Lloyd Webber

On this day in 1962 Harold Rome’s musical I Can Get It For You Wholesale opened on Broadway

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i3W3n1fty4

Birthday anniversaries of soprano Edith Mason (1893),
soprano/mezzo-soprano Martha Mödl (1912),
and bass-baritone Günter von Kannen (1940)

Happy 79th birthday baritone Alan Opie

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.

Comments

Sign up for Parterre’s free newsletter.

Exclusive opera reviews, commentary, and top reads
delivered to your email weekly…ish.

Win a Free Ticket to Opening Night at
The Met! Verdi's Macbeth w/ Quinn Kelsey & Lise Davidsen

By submitting your email address, you will receive a free subscription to Parterre Box’s email newsletters and occasional special offers from us and our affiliates. You can unsubscribe at any time and we encourage you to read more about our Privacy Policy.