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On this day in 1955 Tennessee Williams‘ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opened at the Morosco Theatre, to run 594 performances.

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CatOn this day in 1955 Tennessee Williams‘ play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof opened at the Morosco Theatre, to run 594 performances. 

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Born on this day in 1912 bass Fritz Ollendorf.
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Happy 84th birthday soprano Christiane Eda-Pierre.
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Born on this day in 1936 soprano Luisa Bosabalian.
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Happy 79th birthday baritone Benjamin Luxon.
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Born on this day in 1946 director and designer Herbert Wernicke.
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Happy 61st birthday soprano Charlotte Margiono.
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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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