On this day in 79 AD Mount Vesuvius began stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. Born on this day in 1900 composer Ernst KrenekBorn on this day in 1904 soprano Stella RomanHappy 87th birthday bass-baritone Raimund HerincxHappy 85th birthday baritone Franz Ferdinand NentwigHappy 75th birthday soprano Celestina Casapietra
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On this day in 1834 Mount Vesuvius erupted.
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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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