Questo e Quello

On the origin of speechless

On this day in 1833 Charles Darwin rode a horse to Buenos Aires.

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On this day in 1833 Charles Darwin rode a horse to Buenos Aires.  

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWGchv7kHzw

Born on this day in 1807 librettist Giovanni Ruffini
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD60zlp-qnE

Born on this day in 1832 composer Johann Joseph Abert
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIQWYuETWfY

Born on this day in 1866 composer Gustave Doret
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeXK7jg15Cc

Born on this day in 1880 composer Ildebrando Pizzetti
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDe1IfTOCpM

Happy 91st birthday singer Gogi Grant
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHMWkFuIB-k

Happy 81st birthday actress Sophia Loren
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9mMqxrL69Q

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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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