Born on this day in 1921 contralto Lili Chookasian.
On this day in 1967 Judy Garland opened her final Broadway engagement, a concert entitled At Home at the Palace.
On this day in 1963, Barbra Streisand sang at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas… opening for Liberace.
Born on this day in 1876 actress and pedagogue Maria Ouspenskaya.
Born on this day in 1913 actor Laird Cregar.
On this day in 1940 Bugs Bunny made his film debut A Wild Hare, directed by Tex Avery.
Born on this day in 1909 actress and chanteuse Vivian Vance.
Born on this day in 1894 soprano Yvonne Printemps.
Born on this day in 1921 tenor Giuseppe di Stefano.
Born on this day in 1913 actress Coral Browne.
Born on this day in 1909 soprano Licia Albanese.
On this day in 1943, the musical film Stormy Weather premiered in New York City.
Born on this day in 1938 actress Natalie Wood.
Born on this day in 1868 soprano Florence Foster Jenkins.
Born on this day in 1821 mezzo-soprano and composer Pauline Viardot-Garcia.
Born on this day in 1914 soprano Eleanor Steber.
Born on this day in 1911 singer, dancer and actress Ginger Rogers.
Happy 41st birthday to Broadway’s Laura Benanti.
On this day in 2010 Broadway musical legends Bernadette Peters and Elaine Stritch joined the cast of A Little Night Music at the Walter Kerr Theatre.
Born on this day in 1895 soprano Kirsten Flagstad.
Born on this day in 1925 soprano Mattiwilda Dobbs and tenor Nicolai Gedda.
Happy 51st birthday tenor Jonas Kaufmann.
On this day in 1930 a cabaret singer named Ethel Merman made her vaudeville debut.
Born on this day in 1951 actress, director and (erstwhile) model Anjelica Huston.
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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.
