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.
On this day in 1979 the musical I Remember Mama opened at the Majestic Theater, to run 108 performances.
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On this day in 1593 dramatist Christopher Marlowe was reportedly stabbed to death…
Born on this day in 1894 actress and comedian Beatrice Lillie.
Born on this day in 1924 opera record and video producer John Culshaw.
Born on this day 1911 actor Vincent Price.
Happy 95th or perhaps 99th birthday soprano Inge Borkh.
Born on this day in 1929 (more or less) soprano Beverly Sills.
On this day in 1966 Jerry Herman‘s Mame opened on at the Winter Garden Theatre, to run 1508 performances.
On this day in 1963 at the 16th Cannes Film Festival, The Leopard directed by Luchino Visconti won the Palme d’Or.
Born on this day in 1813 composer Richard Wagner (not pictured).
On this day in 1959 that greatest of all musicals, Gypsy, opened on Broadway
On this day in 1896 the six-ton chandelier of the Palais Garnier opera house in Paris fell on the crowd.
Born on this day in 1861 soprano Nellie Melba.
On this day in 1890 Mascagni’s Cavalleria Rusticana premiered in Rome.
Born on this day in 1567 composer Claudio Giovanni Antonio Monteverdi.
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.
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