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On this day in 1453 Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, fell to Muhammad II, ending the Byzantine Empire.
On this day in 1453 Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, fell to Muhammad II, ending the Byzantine Empire.
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Born on this day in 1860 composer Isaac Albéniz
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjoolfS4rmQ
Born on this day in 1892 tenor Mario Chamlee
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlMq9K414uY
Born on this day in 1897 composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8eYION7uDk
Born on this day in 1932 bass Karl Ridderbusch
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=105_gIA3sXc
Happy 67th birthday soprano Linda Esther Gray
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee2YrF8Tsno
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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