On this day in 14 AD, Tiberius was confirmed as Roman Emperor by the Roman Senate, following the death of Augustus.

Born on this day in 1852 poet and librettist Francis Burdett Money-Coutts

Born on this day in 1860 composer Alberto Franchetti
Born on this day in 1893 composer Arthur Benjamin
(none of his operas excerpted on You Tube)
Born on this day in 1897 composer Pablo Sorozábal
Born on this day in 1910 composer Josef Tal
Born on this day in 1916 tenor József Simándy
Born on this day in 1932 mezzo-soprano Maureen Lehane
Happy 81st birthday bass-baritone Leonid Mikhailovich Kharitonov
Happy 78th birthday mezzo-soprano Ruth Hesse
Happy 43rd birthday soprano Anna Netrebko

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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