On This Day
Inside Ott
Happy 29th birthday baritone Jarrett Ott.
Single entendre
n this day in 1970 the movie Myra Breckinridge premiered.
Choreography is writing on your feet
Born on this day in 1927 dancer and choreographer Bob Fosse.
Citizen journalist
Happy birthday to critic Anne Midgette.
Master suite
On this day in 1868 Richard Wagner‘s Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg premiered in Munich.
Darling lily
On this day in 1825 Gioacchino Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims, ossia L’albergo del giglio d’oro premiered at the Théâtre Italien, Paris.
Eva im Paradies
Happy 73rd birthday soprano Eva Marton!
Natural sounds
On this day in 1967 Barbra Streisand‘s A Happening in Central Park, uh, happened in New York.
Le Jeune-homme et la Liberté
On this day in 1961 premier danseur Rudolf Nurevey defected from the (then) Soviet Union to the west via Paris.
The freeze ray needs work
Happy 43rd birthday actor Neil Patrick Harris.
Song o’ my heart
Born on this day in 1884 tenor John McCormack.
Black and white
On this day in 1855 Verdi’s Les vêpres siciliennes premiered in Paris.
Restart spreading the news
Happy Birthday, happy birthday, New York, New York!
Miss Show Business
On this day in 1922 singer, actress and vaudevillian Judy Garland was born.
Canard de la semaine
Born on this day in 1934 film personality Donald Duck..
Will wonders never cease?
On this day in 1786 commercially made ice cream was first advertised in the United States.
Bobby come on over for dinner
Happy 53rd birthday tenor Roberto Alagna.
Oh, brilliant more than fire
Today the world of opera mourns the death of soprano and pedagogue Phyllis Curtin, who passed away yesterday at the age of 94.
Split decision
On this day in 1876 bananas were introduced to the United States at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
Sul capo mio le chiome sento drizzarsi ancor!
Born on this day in 1920 mezzo-soprano Fedora Barbieri.
In a weak moment I have written a book
On this day in 1937 Margaret Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for Gone With the Wind.
“I’ve had a very checkered career”
Happy 79th birthday actress Sally Kellerman.
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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).
