2013 will mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of those two giants of Romantic Era opera, Richard Wagner and Giuseppe Verdi. It would also be the 100th birthday of Benjamin Britten and Morton Gould, two giants of 20th century music. Their birth year of 1913 was the year when Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris and caused a riot.
Fifty years ago, in 1963, The Beatles had their first #1 in the UK, "Please Please Me." Charles Mingus released his epic album, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, and future rockers James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of Metallica were born.
How will you make 2013 a memorable year in music?
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