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On this day in 1955 the Richard Adler/Jerry Ross musical Damn Yankees opened on Broadway.

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On this day in 1955 the Richard Adler/Jerry Ross musical Damn Yankees opened on Broadway. 
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yudtzNCgp_c

Born on this day in 1819 composer Stanislaw Moniuszko.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XhgXjC70kE

Born on this day in 1869 composer Hans Pfitzner.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdxvMEftHmA

Born on this day in 1891 soprano Yelena Andreyevna Stepanova.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtGmrLOsjHk

Born on this day in 1900 conductor Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFUSYBpl3ig

Born on this day in 1905 soprano Maria Caniglia.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ErVMiQT2Jw

Born on this day in 1908 bass Kurt Böhme.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBmjfhGbkmE

Born on this day in 1919 bass-baritone George London.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lA0vQoLObk

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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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