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'''Molossus''' was an acclaimed [[Corumm]]ese operatic tenor and theater actor who is renowned for introducing the [[Corumm]]ese public to opera and popularizing theater with plays such as ''Gromeluta'' and ''Tyranno'', were he played Engelfärt the Flatulent and the [[Caphirian]] [[Imperator]] [[Magasevetus]], respectively. He was a prolific recorder of both entire operas and single arias, releasing some twenty opera albums during his opera career. In 1997 he was awarded the Meritorious Golden Crane medal by the government for his extensive work in the musical arts. | '''Molossus''' was an acclaimed [[Corumm]]ese operatic tenor and theater actor who is renowned for introducing the [[Corumm]]ese public to opera and popularizing theater with plays such as ''Gromeluta'' and ''Tyranno'', were he played Engelfärt the Flatulent and the [[Caphirian]] [[Imperator]] [[Magasevetus]], respectively. He was a prolific recorder of both entire operas and single arias, releasing some twenty opera albums during his opera career. In 1997 he was awarded the Meritorious Golden Crane medal by the government for his extensive work in the musical arts. | ||
Born in obscurity and of uncertain parentage, Molossus was raised by nuns in a [[Democratic Christian Church of Corumm and the East|church]] and named after a breed of dog from [[Sarpedon]]. Notable for his cyclopean size (he stood at 2.6 meters), bloated appearance and bulging eyes; Molossus suffered from a form of gigantism. His booming tenor voice was in large part thanks to his barrel sized chest and in his later years he suffered from morbid obesity, gout, diabetes and the odd extra vestigial limb. He died during a vacation in [[Trossera]] from diabetic complications. | Born in obscurity and of uncertain parentage, Molossus was raised by nuns in a [[Democratic Christian Church of Corumm and the East|church]] and named after a breed of dog from [[Sarpedon]]. Notable for his cyclopean size (he stood at 2.6 meters), bloated appearance and bulging eyes; Molossus suffered from a form of gigantism. His booming tenor voice was in large part thanks to his barrel sized chest and in his later years he suffered from morbid obesity, gout, diabetes and the odd extra vestigial limb. He died during a vacation in [[Trossera]] from diabetic complications. Molossus was a devoted lifelong member of the [[Democratic Christian Church of Corumm and the East]] and left all his estate to it. | ||
===Early life and training=== | ===Early life and training=== | ||
Molossus was abandoned in front of a church as a child of mere days, hence his exact birthdate is at best guesswork. According to the nuns who briefly spoke with the woman who left him there, she spoke a form of vulgar Caphiric, hence the suspicion she might have been a runaway slave from [[Caphiria]]'s embassy. An ugly, misshapen fleshy lump of a child by all accounts, Molossus would grow prodigiously in a few short years, becoming a sort of workhorse for the church. Possibly suffering from a degree of mental retardation, he nonetheless was allowed to become a choirboy by the nuns and they would spend hours helping him memorize religious songs. Recognizing his powerful voice as something worthy of being developed, the nuns raised money to hire someone to give vocal training to Molossus. | |||
===Musical career=== | ===Musical career=== | ||
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||