On this day in 490 BC Athenians and their Plataean allies defeated the first Persian invasion force of Greece at the Battle of Marathon. Born on this day in 1801 composer and pedagogue Giuseppe ConconeBorn on this day in 1890 composer Guido GuerriniBorn on this day in 1906 composer Dmitry ShostakovichBorn on this day in 1938 mezzo-soprano Tatiana TroyanosHappy 70th birthday conductor John MauceriHappy 67th birthday tenor Luis Lima
The tide of infamy was stemmed
On this day in 490 BC Athenians and their Plataean allies defeated the first Persian invasion force of Greece at the Battle of Marathon.
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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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