On This Day
Happy 89th birthday actress, singer, and dancer Mitzi Gaynor.
Born on this day in 1910 soprano and founder of the Harlem School of the Arts Dorothy Maynor.
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.
On this day in 1924, the operetta Rose-Marie opened at the Imperial Theatre, to run 557 performances.
Born on this day in 1922 actress and singer Yvonne de Carlo.
On this day in 1940 Vivien Leigh married Laurence Olivier.
Born on this day in 1898 actress Shirley Booth.
Born on this day in 1915 actress Ingrid Bergman.
Born on this day in 1947 actress and singer Alice Playten.
On this day in 1964, Mary Poppins premiered in Los Angeles.
On this day in 1951 the film An American in Paris premiered in London.
Born on this day in 1918 composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
Happy 64th birthday director Francesca Zambello.
Happy birthday to actor, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, memoirist, drag legend and cabaret artiste Charles Busch.
Born on this day in 1893 poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist Dorothy Parker.
Born on this day in 1896 soprano, newspaper columnist, voice teacher and novelist Queena Mario.
Born on this day in 1918 author and actress Jacqueline Susann.
Born on this day in 1883 designer Coco Chanel.
Born on this day in 1750 composer Antonio Salieri.
Born on this day in 1893 actress, playwright and screenwriter Mae West.
Happy 62nd birthday Madonna.
Born on this day in 1879 actress Ethel Barrymore.
Born on this day in 1923 actress and singer Alice Ghostley.
Born this day in 1899 director and producer Alfred Hitchcock.
Born on this day in 1881 filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille.
Tell us: What was the best of 2025?
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.
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.