Fiddler on the fenestram

On this day in 55 A.D., Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman emperorship, died under mysterious circumstances in Rome, clearing the way for Nero to become Emperor.

By WindyCityOperaman on February 11, 2015 at 8:30 AM

On this day in 55 A.D., Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman emperorship, died under mysterious circumstances in Rome, clearing the way for Nero to become Emperor.

Born on this day in 1901 tenor August Seider
Born on this day in 1903 baritone Robert Weede
Born on this day in 1926 conductor Alexander Gibson
Happy 88th birthday tenor Michel Senechal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUQJvamq_Ag

Happy 78th birthday soprano Catherine Gayer
Happy 77th birthday soprano Edith Mathis
Happy 70th birthday baritone Lenus Carlson
Happy 69th birthday soprano Magdalena Falewicz
Happy 64th birthday bass-baritone Jean-Philippe Lafont
Happy 57th birthday soprano Gabriele Fontana

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