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.
Born on this day in 1861 soprano Nellie Melba.
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Happy 57th birthday soprano Lauren Flanigan.
On this day in 1890 Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana premiered in Rome.
Happy 67th birthday bass Ferruccio Furlanetto.
Born on this day in 1567 composer Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi.
Happy 91st birthday soprano Patrice Munsel.
Born on this day in 1842 composer Arthur Sullivan.
On this day in 1988 Carrie-The Musical opened on Broadway, to run five performances.
On this day in 1959 the musical Once Upon a Mattress opened off-Broadway.
On this day in 1994 Stephen Sondheim‘s Passion opened on Broadway.
On this day in 1952 Mad Magazine was first published.
On this day in 1964 Joe Orton‘s Entertaining Mr Sloane premiered in London.
On this day in 1955 the musical Damn Yankees opened at the 46th Street Theatre, to run 1,019 performances.
Happy 86th birthday soprano Roberta Peters.
On this day in 1960 Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt‘s The Fantasticks premiered at Greenwich Village’s Sullivan Street Playhouse.
On this day in 1786 Le nozze di Figaro premiered in Vienna.
On this day in 1803 the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for $15 million.
On this say in 1429 Joan of Arc arrived at the seige of Orleans.
On this day in 1965 Barbra Streisand starred in My Name is Barbra on CBS.
On this day in 1922 Fritz Lang‘s film Dr Mabuse, der Spieler premiered in Berlin.
On this day in 1970 Company opened at the Alvin Theatre to run 690 performances.
On this day in 1926 Puccini’s opera Turandot premiered in Milan.
Happy 82nd birthday actress/author Shirley MacLaine.
On this day in 2005 the first video was uploaded to YouTube.com.
