Born: 1925, Brooklyn, NY

Died: April 30, 1995, Pittsburgh, PA

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Lee Cass, bass-baritone, studied voice with Mark Harrell at the Juilliard School of Music and earned a doctorate at the University of Pittsburgh. When NBC experimented with televised opera in the early 1950s, he was a regular in its casts. Opera companies he sang with include: New York City Opera, the Cleveland Opera, the Civic Light Opera of Pittsburgh and the Santa Fe Opera Festival. He also appeared in Broadway productions: the original "Most Happy Fella," "Green Willow" and "All in Love."

Lee Cass taught at Carnegie Mellon University.

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