On this day in 1918, Allied troops occupied Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire. Born on this day in 1850 author and poet Robert Louis StevensonBorn on this day in 1914 librettist and composer John La Touche
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On this day in 1918, Allied troops occupued Constantinople, the capital of the Ottoman Empire.
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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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