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On this day in 1935 Porgy and Bess opened at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway.

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porgyOn this day in 1935 Porgy and Bess opened at the Alvin Theatre on Broadway. 
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Born on this day in 1813 composer Giuseppe Verdi.
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Born on this day in 1854 composer Jerónimo Giménez.
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Born on this day in 1903 composer Vernon Duke.
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Born on this day in 1905 conductor Alexander Shamil’yevich Melik-Pashayev.
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Born on this day in 1924 soprano Leyla Gencer.
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