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 * ... that soprano Adele Addison (pictured) stepped into the role of Bess in the 1969 film version of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess as a last-minute replacement of a singer who sounded too shrill?
 * ... that French opera singer Gustave Huberdeau performed roles ranging from lead roles to character roles to mute roles?
 * ... that both Herbert Witherspoon and Göran Gentele died before the opening nights of their first seasons as general directors of the Metropolitan Opera?

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