Happy 80th birthday soprano Gwyneth Jones.
Born on this day in 1931 actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Mike Nichols.
Born on this day in 1900 actress Natalie Schafer.
>Happy 44th birthday baritone Mariusz Kwiecien.
On this day in 1960 the Meredith Willson musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown opened on Broadway.
Born on this day in 1906 film, stage and opera director and designer Luchino Visconti.
Born on this day in 1923 soprano Victoria de los Angeles.
Happy Halloween, parterrians!
On this day in 1940 Panama Hattie opened at the 46th Street Theatre, to run 501 performances.
On this day in 1787 Mozart’s Don Giovanni premiered in Prague.
Happy 77th birthday actor, comedian, writer, and film producer John Cleese.
Born on this day in 1947 Senator, Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton
On this day in 1995 Victor/Victoria opened at the Marquis Theatre, to play 734 performances.
On this day in 1963 the Tom Jones–Harvey Schmidt musical 110 in the Shade opened on Broadway.
Born on this day in 1921 soprano Denise Duval.
On this day in 1883 the Metropolitan Opera House opened with a gala performance of Faust.
On this day in 1858 the Can-Can was first performed in Paris.
On this day in 1987 a revival of Anything Goes opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, to run 804 performances.
Born on this day in 1898 actress and singer Lotte Lenya.
On this day in 1963 the Arthur Schwartz-Howard Dietz–Mary Martin musical Jennie opened on Broadway.
Happy 91st birthday Dame Angela Lansbury.
Born on this day in 1889 soprano Margaret Burke Sheridan.
On this day in 1934 “Lux Radio Theatre” premiered.
Born on this day in 1853 actress and socialite Lillie Langtry
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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.
