On This Day
Born on this day in 1961 Broadway (and elsewhere) diva LaChanze.
On this day in 1952 Bette Davis headlined the opening night of the Broadway revue Two’s Company.
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Parterre Box concludes the thrilling first year of Talk of the Town by inviting your lightning rod opinions on several more categories of operatic argumentation.
Born on this day in 1932 songstress Abbe Lane.
Born on this day in 1910 songstress Lillian Roth.
On this day in 1955 the film The Rose Tattoo premiered in New York City.
Happy 90th birthday actress and singer Rita Moreno.
Born on this day in 1903 actress Una Merkel.
Born on this day in 1902 actress Margaret Hamilton.
On this day in 1949 the Jule Styne musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes opened on Broadway.
Born on this day in 1893 actress Fay Bainter.
Born on this day in 1900 actress Agnes Moorehead.
Born on this day in 1898 soprano Grace Moore.
Born on this day in 1921 film songstress Deanna Durbin.
On this day in 1993 the first issue of parterre box was published.
Born on this day in 1923.
On this day in 1968, for the first time in history, it was Turkey Lurkey Time.
Born on this day in 1920 actress Virginia Mayo.
Born on this day film choreographer Busby Berkeley.
Born on this day in 1923 actress Gloria Grahame.
Born on this day in 1909 author James Agee.
Happy 82nd birthday to The Queen of Rock and Roll.
“Liberace invites us to his Thanksgiving holiday celebration, playing and singing songs of the season, as well as classical numbers such as Falla’s ‘Ritual Fire Dance’ which a Hopi Indian dances to.”
Born on this day in 1848 prima donna assoluta (and pedagogue supreme) Lilli Lehmann.
Born on this day in 1892 illustrator and designer Erté.
STEMdiva status
Ahead of a special boozy, bawdy Valentine’s Day concert, artistic director of Opera Lafayette Patrick Quigley speaks with soprano Maya Kherani about her journey from MIT to rising American Baroque star.
A Baroque Valentine’s with Opera Lafayette | Feb | DC & NYC
Celebrate love in all its guises with tender ballads, amorous duets, cheeky verses, and bawdy drinking songs plus food, cocktails and wine.