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.
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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Born on this day in 1905 mezzo-soprano Bruna Castagna
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Born on this day in 1925 mezzo-soprano Oralia Dominguez
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1XkgLchtc0
Happy 83rd birthday baritone Heinz Horst Blankenburg
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHJA-rsTDq8
Happy 73rd birthday soprano Suzanne Murphy
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyhEMD6rAOI
WindyCityOperaman
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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