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On this day in 1834 Mount Vesuvius erupted.

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On this day in 79 AD Mount Vesuvius began stirring, on the feast day of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire. 

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfzMdcchCVI

Born on this day in 1900 composer Ernst Krenek
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9700q1Y6_pc

Born on this day in 1904 soprano Stella Roman
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=470LDSmLD70

Happy 87th birthday bass-baritone Raimund Herincx
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6_4rZBa1H0

Happy 85th birthday baritone Franz Ferdinand Nentwig
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72GSuJu276c

Happy 75th birthday soprano Celestina Casapietra
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugmbFrXksas

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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