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 1899 film director and producer George Cukor.
Born on this day in 1917, 1915 or, most likely, 1910, soprano Dorothy Kirsten.
Born on this day in 1889 writer, filmmaker and designer Jean Cocteau.
Happy 80th birthday mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbaender.
Born on this day in 1714 composer Christoph Willibald von Gluck.
On this day in 1933 Richard Strauss’ Arabella premiered in Dresden.
Born on this day in 1685 playwright and librettist John Gay.
On this day in 1911, The Ziegfeld Follies opened at the rooftop Jardin de Paris.
On this day in 1967 the Metropolitan Opera presented its first Met in the Parks performance in Crocheron Park, Bayside, Queens.
Born on this day in 1927 director-choreographer Bob Fosse.
Born on this day in 1906 filmmaker, screenwriter, producer, artist, and journalist Billy Wilder.
Born on this day in 1921 Oscar and Tony winning actress Judy Holliday.
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