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.

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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
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viHSfPpiIjM
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
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6P90woq0aQ
Happy 77th birthday soprano Edith Mathis
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svy3yapIJ3A
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
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm2TVyX5Pus
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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Topics: On This Day