On this day in 1793, Queen Marie-Antoinette of France was tried and convicted in a swift, pre-determined trial in the Palais de Justice, Paris, and condemned to death the following day. Born on this day in 1905 mezzo-soprano Bruna CastagnaBorn on this day in 1925 mezzo-soprano Oralia DominguezHappy 83rd birthday baritone Heinz Horst BlankenburgHappy 73rd birthday soprano Suzanne Murphy
I cannot wear my crown upon my heart
On this day in 1793, Queen Marie-Antoinette of France was tried and convicted in a swift, pre-determined trial in the Palais de Justice, Paris, and condemned to death the following day.
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Dan Soda (Windy City Operaman) is a Chicago native whose first visit to opera was at age 17 and Massenet’s Werther with Troyanos and Kraus. Nothing was ever the same. Opera and concert performances, recordings and video are an obsession. He prepares Parterre Box’s daily birthday and anniversary tributes. He also enjoys concerts, live theater and movies.
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