On this day in 1415 Henry V‘s forces defeated the larger French army at the Battle of Agincourt. 

Born on this day in 1824 librettist Antonio Ghislanzoni

Born on this day in 1825 composer Johann Strauss Jr
Born on this day in 1838 composer Georges Bizet
Born on this day in 1891 conductor Karl Elmendorff
Born on this day in 1926 soprano Galina Vishnevskaya
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE0FfhPfMpo

Born on this day in 1926 soprano Anita Välkki

Born on this day in 1940 soprano Hana Janku
Happy 73rd birthday contralto Ortrun Wenkel
Born on this day in 1943 tenor Giuliano Ciannella

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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