I’ll find you in each dream
Born on this day in 1910 singer, actress and arts advocate Kitty Carlisle Hart.
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Star-eyed dream children
On this day in 1924 the operetta Rose-Marie opened at the Imperial Theatre.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).
Something to talk about
The cher public (not pictured) made the sizzling month August a time of listening and discussion.
Good times and bum times
Born 100 years ago today actress and singer Yvonne De Carlo.
Hamlet
John Osborn is featured in the rarely-heard tenor version of Ambroise Thomas’ grand opera.
Sweeter music when she sings
Born on this day in 1918 lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner.
Where is style? Where is skill?
Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of soprano, mezzo-soprano and opera director Regina Resnik.
“The world worships the original”
Born on this day 1915 actress Ingrid Bergman.
“What am I trying to do?”
Born on this day in 1889 cinematographer James Wong Howe.
Starry-eyed again
Born on this day in 1916 actress and comedian Martha Raye.
You can’t ignore convention
Born on this day in 1897 director and screenwriter Douglas Sirk.
I had too much to dream last night
Trove Thursday previews next week’s BBC Proms presentation of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius with a 2008 broadcast conducted by Colin Davis with Sarah Connolly, Ben Heppner and Gerald Finley.
Go into your dance
Born on this day in 1909 dancer and actress Ruby Keeler.
Sister tract
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz is perfect figure for an opera; known, but not known enough, especially in English-speaking countries, with a life that involved plenty of love, poetry and tragedy.
“Typecasting is a good thing”
Happy 64th birthday actor Steve Guttenberg.
“I couldn’t kill a fly”
Happy 93rd birthday to actress Vera Miles.
Tristan und Isolde
From Santa Fe Opera, featuring Simon O’Neill and Tamara Wilson.
With scented dew still wet
Born on this day in 1893 poet, short story writer, critic and satirist Dorothy Parker.
Turandot
Gustavo Dudamel conducts this performance from the Bastille Opera.
“A woman is closest to being naked when she is well dressed”
Born on this day in 1883 designer Coco Chanel.
My blue ‘Evan’
No uneasy stock market or rickety roller coaster has generated more stomach-churning highs and lows than the musical Dear Evan Hansen.