Famous Italian opera singer who lived through the 1906 San Francisco earthquake?

2	Who is the famous Italian opera singer who lived through the 1906 San Francisco earthquake? singer earthquake opera 1906 asked 16 Dec '09, 00:02 ashbury ♦♦ 5.4k●1●6●20 accept rate: 23%

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Enrico Caruso.

Fourteen years earlier, Caruso and other prominent Met artists had gone to San Francisco to participate in a series of performances at the Tivoli Opera House. Following his appearance as Don Jose in Carmen, he was awakened at 5:13 a.m. on April 18, 1906, in his Palace Hotel suite by a strong jolt. San Francisco had been hit by a major earthquake, which led to a series of fires that destroyed most of the city. The Met lost all the sets and costumes that it had brought on tour. Clutching an autographed photo of President Theodore Roosevelt as a talisman, Caruso made an effort to flee the city, first by boat and then by train. He vowed never to return to San Francisco; he kept his word.

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