Questo e Quello

He who placed me in this seat will keep me here

On this day in 1559 the coronation of Elizabeth I of England took place.

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elizabethOn this day in 1559 the coronation of Elizabeth I of England took place. 
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Born on this day in 1824 courtesan Marie Duplessis.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37oO1Fvuxa4

Born on this day in 1893 composer Ivor Novello.
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On this day in 1895 Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake premiered in St Petersburg.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG7JvpPGdEU

Happy 65th (or so) birthday María del Rosario Mercedes Pilar Martínez Molina Baeza AKA Charo!
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXxxbAAmS1M

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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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