Crowned heads
On this day in 1774 Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette became King and Queen of France.httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnoNmpWl4S4
Born on this day in 1697 composer Jean-Marie Leclair
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZaySB7edpU
Born on this day in 1901 tenor Max Lorenz
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezg-SMfiFOc
Born on this day in 1914 tenor Richard Lewis
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nj3ToieJ-js
Born on this day in 1919 conductor Peter Maag
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VDlhhhhhZQ
Born on this day in 1920 tenor Hans Kaart
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd5ybC5sTgM
Born on this day in 1920 stage designer Josef Svoboda
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhh_sgWPr4I
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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