On this day in 1098, after a five-month siege, Crusaders seized Antioch. Born on this day in 1832 composer Charles LecocqBorn on this day in 1904 tenor Jan PeerceBorn on this day in 1906 tenor Alessandro ZilianiBorn on this day in 1908 soprano Ina SouezBorn on this day in 1912 bass-baritone Alois PernerstorferHappy 77th birthday soprano Valerie MastersonHappy 58th birthday soprano Lynne DawsonHappy 50th birthday baritone Peter Mattei
Holy war
On this day in 1098, after a five-month siege, Crusaders seized Antioch.
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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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