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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Born on this day in 1914 actor Tyrone Power and in 1915 actress and singer Alice Faye.
Born on this day in 1929 actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn.
Born on this day in 1885 columnist and actress Hedda Hopper.
Born on this day in 1917 actress and singer Danielle Darrieux.
Born on this day in 1924 ballerina and actress Zizi Jeanmaire.
Happy 88th birthday to actress, comedian, singer and writer Carol Burnett.
Happy 87th birthday actress, singer, dancer, author and activist Shirley MacLaine.
Happy 89th birthday actress, comedian, director, and screenwriter Elaine May.
Born on this day in 1897 soprano Vivienne Segal, whose remarkable Broadway résumé included starring roles in the Ziegfeld Follies, The Desert Song, The Three Musketeers, The Chocolate Soldier, I Married an Angel, Pal Joey and A Connecticut Yankee.
Born on this day in 1919 comedienne and songstress Virginia O’Brien.
Born on this day in 1927 comedienne, actress and singer Edie Adams.
Born on this day in 1894 Empress of the Blues Bessie Smith.
Happy 81st birthday actress Julie Christie.
On this day in 1967 actress Melina Mercouri brushed up her song and dance skills to open Illya Darling, a musical version of Never on Sunday. The show ran 319 performances at the Mark Hellinger Theatre.
On this day in 1992 soprano Deborah Polaski made her Met debut as Kundry.
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