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On this day in 1954 the Harold Arlen-Truman Capote musical House of Flowers opened on Broadway.

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On this day in 1954 the Harold Arlen-Truman Capote musical House of Flowers opened on Broadway. 
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu91wObYGBs

Born on this day in 1910 composer Paul Bowles.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dWSiQK1Jeg

On this day in 1927 Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari‘s opera Sly premieres at LaScala.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P67W5RNyjIw

Born on this day in 1943 tenor Gösta Winbergh.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2DiZvGJ-cQ

On this day in 1948 Cole Porter‘s Kiss Me Kate opened on Broadway.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-E2GM5bB3IY

Happy 65th birthday soprano June Anderson.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e5sGY5aWVE

Happy 64th birthday director Graham Vick.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cC7FdkpEKc

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