How to succeed in Byzantium without really trying
On this day in 475, Basiliscus became Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople.
On this day in 475, Basiliscus became Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople.
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Born on this day in 1876 composer Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wseA5MrNgsQ
Born on this day in 1904 baritone Julius Huehn
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Born on this day in 1908 conductor Leopold Ludwig
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Born on this day in 1920 baritone Theodor Uppman
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjoSIRLnRTE
Born on this day in 1921 composer and pianist Leo Smit
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W996REFaj3s
Born on this day in 1926 composer Morton Feldman
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0exs9F-888s
Happy 80h birthday soprano Margherita Rinaldi
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyMXdq2dJ-o
Born on this day in 1937 baritone Vicente Sardinero
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wzv-2SJoPXw
Happy 74th birthday mezzo-soprano Anne Howells
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEZtX3LdP58
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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