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 1959 Ed Wood‘s magnum opus Plan 9 from Outer Space premiered.
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Released on this day in 1943, the film musical Stormy Weather.
Born on this day in 1930 actress Sally Ann Howes.
Born on this day in 1911 “triple threat” performer Ginger Rogers.
On this day in 1989, soprano Jessye Norman sang “La Marseillaise” at the Place de la Concorde, Paris, to celebrate 200th anniversary of the French Revolution.
Born on this day in 1889 writer, filmmaker and designer Jean Cocteau.
On this day in 1944 the film noir Double Indemnity directed by Billy Wilder was released in Baltimore, Maryland
On this day in 1941 Noel Coward‘s play Blithe Spirit premiered in London.
On this day in 1956 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s musical Pipe Dream closed at Shubert Theater, NYC, after 245 performances.
On this day in 1846 Adolphe Sax received a patent for what would become his greatest invention.
On this day, The Ziegfeld Follies of 1924 opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre with a cast including Billie Burke, W. C. Fields, Will Rogers, Vivienne Segal, Ethel Shutta and Louise Brooks.
Happy Pride! On this day in 1978 the rainbow flag representing gay pride was presented for the first time during the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade.
Born on this day in 1763 Joséphine de Beauharnais.
On this day in 2006 The Devil Wears Prada premiered in Los Angeles.
On this day in 1966 Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, film directorial debut of Mike Nichols, is released.
On this day in 1974 the ultimate film noir, Chinatown, was released.
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