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.

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.

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Born on this day in 1901 tenor August Seider
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ETLC37oqaI

Born on this day in 1903 baritone Robert Weede
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Born on this day in 1926 conductor Alexander Gibson
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOjLjEZnaOE

Happy 88th birthday tenor Michel Senechal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUQJvamq_Ag

Happy 78th birthday soprano Catherine Gayer
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Happy 77th birthday soprano Edith Mathis
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Happy 70th birthday baritone Lenus Carlson
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWluFBVgBZE

Happy 69th birthday soprano Magdalena Falewicz
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_jhkZST9ZU

Happy 64th birthday bass-baritone Jean-Philippe Lafont
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS0JVsdGwlE

Happy 57th birthday soprano Gabriele Fontana
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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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