Accolade
On this day in 1778, at the sixth performance of the play Irène, the audience crowned playwright Voltaire with a laurel wreath.
On this day in 1778, at the sixth performance of the play Irène, the audience crowned playwright Voltaire with a laurel wreath.
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Born on this day in 1746 painter Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
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Born on this day in 1853 painter Vincent van Gogh
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Born on this day in 1844 poet Paul Verlaine
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Happy 74th birthday soprano Laila Andersson-Palme
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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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