#CaterinaCornaro was born #OnThisDay in 1454, becoming the last ruling monarch of an independent #Cyprus in 1474 before being deposed by Venice in 1489; #GaetanoDonizetti wrote an #opera based on her life; here's the aria "Viene o tu":
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Regata storica a Venezia, sfilata di gondole sul Canal Grande Rievocata l'accoglienza del 1489 a Caterina Cornaro, sposa del re di Cipro

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Caterina Cornaro

#CaterinaCornaro was born #OnThisDay in 1454, becoming the last ruling monarch of an independent #Cyprus in 1474; #GaetanoDonizetti wrote an #opera based on her life; here's Montserrat Caballé singing "Viene o tu, che ognora io chiamo"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZKK...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catheri...