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JANUARY 2 Today in classical music history

2012-01-01T16:18:00.000-06:00

Cristobal MORALES

1512 Birth of Spanish composer, choral director and vocalist Cristobal MORALES in Seville. d-Malaga, 14 JUN 1553.

1678 Opening of the Gaensemarkt Theater, Hamburg's first opera house.

1726 Death of Italian composer Domenico Zipoli in Córdoba, Argentina. b-Prato, 16 OCT 1688. Search Domenico Zipoli.

1732 Birth of Bohemian composer ofchurch music and organist Franz Xaver BRIXI in Prague. d- 14 OCT 1771. aka Frantisek Xaver BRIXI. Search Frantisek Xaver BRIXI.

1747 Death of French composer, violinist and conductor Jean-Fery Rebel in Paris. b-Paris 18 APR 1666. Search Jean-Fery Rebel.

1753 Death of Italian contralto Marie Maddalena Pieri. Born 1683 ? in Florence. Created Tamerlano in Tamerlano (Vivaldi)Sang in premiere of Carceriere de se Stesso (Orlandini) Bajazate (Leo) Artaserse (Hasse).

1780 (1 JAN?) Death of German composer Johann Ludwig Krebs, in Altenburg. b-Weimer, 1713. Search Johann Ludwig Krebs.

1825 Opening of the Munich Opera House.

1837 (Julian Calendar, 31 DEC) Birth of Russian composer Mili BALAKIREV in Nizhny-Novgorod. d-St. Petersburg, 29 MAY1910. Search Mili BALAKIREV.

1843 FP of Wagner's Flying Dutchman opera, in Dresden. CD-Flying Dutchman-Complete Opera.

1856 Birth of Finnish soprano Alma Fohstrom in Helsinki, Finland. Died 20 Feb 1936, Debut as Marguerite in Faust (Gounod) 1878Teachers:- Desiree Artot de Padilla, Francesco Lamperti, Henriette Nissen-Salomon.

1888 ('89?) Birth of Italian tenor Tito Schipa in Lecce. Died 16 Dec 1965, Debut as Alfredo in Traviata (Verdi) 1910Teachers:- Alceste Gerunda, Emilio PiccolaPupils :- Andrej Kucharsky, Cesare Valletti, Bruce BrewerCreated Ruggero in Rondine (Puccini)Sang in premiere of Caminante (Sanchez De Fuentes). Search Tito Schipa.

1884 Death of Italian soprano Marietta Gazzaniga in Voghera. Debut as Jane Seymour in Anna Bolena (Donizetti) 1840Teachers:- Cetta, Alberto MazzucatoCreated Climene in Cid (Pacini) Lina in Stiffelio (Verdi).

1890 Death of French tenor Julian Gayarre. Born 9 Jan 1844 in Valle de Roncal. Teachers:- Lamperti, Melchiorre VidalCreated Enzo in Gioconda (Ponchielli) Marcello di Bruges in Duca D'Alba (Donizetti).

1891 Death of French composer Alexis Roland-Manuel in Paris. b-Paris, 22 MAR 1891. Search Alexis Roland-Manuel.

1894 Birth of Polish American conductor Arthur RODZINSKI.

1895 Birth of Czech mezzo-soprano Marie Hlouskova in Caslav. Died 29 June 1940, Debut Veruna in V Studni (Blodek)Teacher :- Egon Fuchs, M NedbalPupils :- Ruzena Horakova, Josef Valka.

1901 Birth of Swedish tenor Torsten Ralf in Malmo, Sweden. Died 27 April 1954Debut as Cavaradossi 1924Teachers:- Hertha Dehmlow, John Forsell, Hjaldis IngebjartCreated Apollo in Daphne (Strauss)Sang in premiere of Zauberinsel (Sutermeister).

1904 Birth of American tenor James Melton in Moultrie, Ga. Died 24 April 1961, Debut as Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly 1938Teachers:- Gaetano De Luca, Enrico Rosati, Michael Raucheisen.

1904 Birth of Finnish soprano Lea Piltti. Died February 1982, Debut as Lakme in Lakme (Delibes) 1926Teachers:- Gabrielle Ritter-Ciampi, Olga EisnerPupils :- Seppo Juhani Ruohonen, Anita Valkki, Usko Viitanen.

1905 Birth of British composer Michael TIPPETT in London. d-London, 9 JAN 1998. Search Michael TIPPETT | BOOK-The Music and Thought of Michael Tippett: Modern Times and Metaphysics.

1907 Birth of Austrian tenor Todor Mazaroff in Vienna. Died 13 Sep 1975, Debut as Messenger in Prince Igor (Borodin) 1935.

1912 Birth of Italian bass Antonio Cassinelli in Noceto, Parma. Died 29 June 1993, Debut as Landgraf in Tannhauser (Wagner) 1937Pupil :- Maria ChiaraSang in premiere of Assassinio nella Cattedrale (Pizzetti) Madame Bovary (Pannain) Burlesca (Veretti) Misteri Gloriosi (Cattozzo).

1912 Birth of Canadian composer Barbara PENTLAND in Winnipeg. d-5 FEB 2000.

1913 Birth of American composer Gardner READ in Evanston, IL. Search Gardner READ.

1913 Birth of American organist and composer Robert Hall ELMORE. d-1985. Search Robert Hall ELMORE.

1915 Death of Austro-Hungarian composer Karl Goldmark, in Vienna. b-Keszthely, Austro-Hungarian Empire, 18 MAY 1830. Search Karl Goldmark.

1925 Birth of Russian mezzo-soprano Irina Arkhipova in Moscow. Debut 1954Teachers:- Nadejda Malisheva, Leonid SavranskyPupils :- Kristine Zadovska, Sonia Aksenova.

1928 Birth of Italian conductor Alberto ZEDDA.

1930 Death of Austrian soprano Therese Malten. Born 21 June 1855 in Intersburg. Died 2 Jan 1930Debut as Pamina in Zauberflote in 1873Teacher :- Gustav Engel, R Kale.

1936 FP of Morton Gould's Chorale and Fugue in Jazz. Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conducting.

1944 Birth of Hungarian composer and conductor Peter EOTVOS. Search Peter EOTVOS.

1945 Birth of English clarinetist Janet HILTON. Search Janet HILTON.

1947 Death of Swedish soprano Ellen Gulbranson. Born 4 Mar 1863 in Stockholm. Debut as Aida in Aida (Verdi) 1889Teachers:- Julius Gunther, Ellena Kenneth, Mathilde Marchesi, Blanche MarchesiPupil :- Eida Norena.

1950 Birth of Japanese tenor Taro Ichiara in the city of Sakata in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. Teacher:- Luciano Pavarotti.

1951 Birth of German composer Volker BLUMENTHALER in Nuremburg. Search Volker BLUMENTHALER.

1954 Birth of American composer Bill MOLENHOF. Search Bill MOLENHOF.

1954 Birth of American composer John LINK.

1955 American debut of Canadian pianist Glenn Gould in Washington, D.C. Search Glenn Gould.

1958 Birth of Russian pianist Vladimir OVCHINNIKOV. Search Vladimir OVCHINNIKOV.

1959 FP of Mili Balakirev's Overture on Russian Songs in Moscow.

1960 Death of mezzo-soprano Leila Megane. Born 1890, Died 2 Jan 1960, Teacher :- Jean de Reszke.

1963 Birth of American pianist Tzimon BARTO. Management Biography. Search Amazon.com for Tzimon BARTO

1993 Death of American violinist, conductor, and composer Karl Ahrendt in Athens, OH. b-Toledo, OH 3 MAR 1904. Director of the Ohio University School of Music, Athens, 1950-1967. Search Karl Ahrendt .

1997 Death of Italian bass Federico Davia. Born 7 July 1933 in Genoa. Debut as Colline in Boheme (Puccini) 1959Teachers:- Piero Magenta, Tristano IllersbergSang in premiere of Al Gran sole carico d'amore (Nono) Orfeo A.D MCMXLVII (Ramous) Alfabeto A Sopresa (Mortari).

1999 Death of Swiss composer Rolf Liebermann in Paris. b-Zürich, 14 SEP 1910. Timeline | Search Rolf Liebermann.

2000 FP of Bright Sheng's Naking, Naking in Hamburg. North German Radio Symphony, under Christoph Eschenbach. Also...

2000 FP of Christopher Rouse's Concert de Guadi for guitar and orchestra, guitarist Sharon Isbin.

JANUARY 1 Today in classical music history

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Giovanni Gabrieli

1583 Birth of Italian soprano Virginia Andreini in Milan. Died 1630, Created Arianna in Arianna (Monteverdi).

1585 Italian Composer Giovanni Gabrieli is second organist at St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice. His uncle Andrea Gabrieli was first. Search Giovanni Gabrieli.

1602 German organist and composer Hans Leo Hassler named court organist in Prague. Search Hans Leo Hassler .

1637 German harpsichordistand composer Johann Jakob Froberger, (1616 - 1667), a student of Frescobaldi, joins the Imperial Chapel in Vienna. Search Johann Jakob Froberger.

1666 FP of Benedetto Pallavicino's (1551-1601) first opera Demetrio at the Teatro San Moise in Venice.

1714 Birth of Italian castrato Giovanni Battista Mancini in Ascoli, Piceno. Died 4 Jan 1800Teachers:- Antonio Mario Bernacchi, Leo LeonardoPupil :- Celeste Coltellini.

1732 Death of Italian castrato Nicolino (Nicolo Grimaldi). Born Apr 1673 in Naples. Debut as Armillo in Stellidaura vendicata (Provenzale) 1685Teacher :- Francesco ProvenzaleCreated Rinaldo in Rinaldo (Handel) Amadigi in Amadigi di Gaula (Handel) Idaspe in Amanti Generosi (Mancini) Ambleto in Ambleto (Gasparini) Catone in Catone in Utica (Leo) Idreno in Semiramide Riconosciuto (Porpora) Tigrane in Tigrane (Scarlatti A)Sang in premiere of Caduta di Mineo (Scarlatti A) Prigioniero Fortunato (Scarlatti A) Scipione nelle Spagni (Scarlatti A) Cambise (Scarlatti A) Idaspe Fedele (Mancini) Massimiano (Orlandini) Didone Abbandonati (Vinci) Siroe Re di Persia (Vinci).

1764 Leopold Mozart and his two children dine at the French court.

1773 FP of the poem Amazing Grace by John Newton in Olney England. BOOK-Amazing Grace: The Story of America's Most Beloved Song by Steve Turner, Judy Collins (Introduction).

1777 Birth of American composer Micah HAWKINS in Head of the Harbor, NY. He played flute, piano and violin. Composed the first opera by an American composer on an American theme. The Saw-Mill, or Yankee Trick was performed at the Chatham Garden Theater in NYC in 1824-25. d-1825. Search Micah HAWKINS.

1780 Death of German composer Johann Ludwig Krebs in Altenburg. b-Buttelstedt, subarban Weimar 10 OCT 1713. Search Johann Ludwig Krebs.

1782 Death of German composer Johann Christian BACH in London at age 47. Youngest surviving son of J.S. Bach. b-Leipzig, 5 SEP 1735. Search Johann Christian BACH.

1801 The first musical presentation at the White House. The U.S. Marine Band performs for New Years day reception of President John Adams.

1806 Birth of Italian bass Giulio Pellegrini in Milan. Died 12 July 1858, Teacher :- Davide Banderali.

1821 Birth of French bass-baritone Joseph Tagliafico in Toulon. Died 27 Jan 1900, Debut 1844Teachers:- Luigi Lablache, PiermariniCreated Lefort in Pietro il Grande (Jullien).

1843 Birth of Russian composer Nikolay Nikolayevitch LODYZHENSKY in St. Petersburg. d-15 FEB 1916.

1847 FP Schumann's Piano Concerto in a. Clara Schumann, pianist, inVienna. CD-Robert Schumann/Edvard Greig: Concertos For Piano And Orchestra.

1848 Birth of tenor Adolf Krossing in Prazan. Died 28 Jan 1933, Debut in Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) 10 Nov 1870Teacher :- J V VogelCreated Skrivanek in Secret (Smetana) Michalek in Devil's Wall (Smetana)Sang in premiere of Debora (Foerster).

1865 Birth of Italian-American composer Giuseppe FERRATA in Gradioli. d-New Orleans, LA 1928.

1870 Birth of Dutch bass-baritone Anton Van Rooy in Rotterdam. Died 29 Nov 1932Debut as Wotan in Ring (Wagner) 1897Teacher :- Julius Stockhausen.

1871 Birth of Franch tenor Charles Dalmores in Nancy. Died 6 Dec 1939, Debut as Siegfried in Ring (Wagner) 1899Teachers:- Dauphin, Edmond-Alphonse Verguet, Franz EmmerichCreated Lancelot in Roi Arthus (Chausson)Sang in premiere Oracolo (Leoni).

1871 Birth of German baritone Freidrich Weidemann in Ratzeberg. Died 30 Jan 1919, Debut 1896Teachers:- Wilhelm Vilmar, Conrad Muschler.

1873 Birth of American recording executive and producer Frederick William GAISBERG. d-1951. See: Sound recording in India..

1876 Birth of bass Paul Payan. Died 1 Nov 1959. Teacher :- Jacques IsnardonSang in premiere of La Habanera (Laparra) Macbeth (Bloch) Lepreuse (Lazzari) Marouf (Rabaud).

1878 Birth of American Bandmaster and composer Edwin Franko GOLDMAN in Louisville, KY. d-NYC, 21 FEB 1956. Search Edwin Franko GOLDMAN.

1879 FP of Brahms Violin Concerto, Brahms conducting, Joseph Joachim,soloist, in Leipzig. CD-Hilary Hahn ~ Brahms · Stravinsky - Violin Concertos.

1885 Birth of American composer Roland DIGGLE. d-1954. Search Roland DIGGLE.

1889 Birth of Russian-American conductor Alexander SMALLENS in St.Petersburg.

1889 Birth of Polish-American composer Tadeusz JARECKI. d-1955. Trio: Fugato e Aria, for Piano, Violin and Cello, or Viola. Opusii. [Score and parts.].

1891 Antonin Dvorak was named professor of music at Prague Conservatory.

1892 Birth of Polish conductor Artur RODZINSKI. d- 1958. Search Amazon.com for Artur RODZINSKI.

1892 Birth of Swedish bass Sven D'Ailly in Stockholm. Died 14 Aug 1969, Teachers:- A Ekholm, Gillis BrattDebut 1912.

1894 FP of Antonin Dvorák's String Quartet No. 12 in F, Op. 96 American, in Boston. CD-Dvorák: The String Quartets.

1897 Death of French tenor Joseph Theodor Barbot. Born 12 April 1824 in Toulouse. Debut 1848. Teachers:- Elwart, Manuel Garcia JnrPupils :- Albert Vaguet, Meyriane HeglonCreated Faust in Faust (Gounod).

1898 Birth of Austrian conductor and accompaniest Viktor ULLMAN in Prague. d-Auschwitz, 18 OCT 1944. Search Viktor ULLMAN .

1898 Birth of German soprano Marta FUCHS in Stuttgart. d-22 SEP 1974 inStuttgart.Sang in premiere of Der Gunstling (Wagner-Regeny).

1907 Birth of Swiss conductor Erich SCHMID in Balsthal. d-Zurich, 17 DEC 2000. Search Erich SCHMID.

1908 Gustav Mahler (1860-1911), chosen as new conductor of the Metropolitan Opera inNYC, conducting Tristan and Isolde.

1911 Birth of Polish-American violinist Roman TOTENBERG. Father of Nina Totenberg, National Public Radio's legal affairs correspondent. Search Roman TOTENBERG.

1911 Birth of Italian baritone Cesare Bardelli in Sanpierdarena, Genoa. Died 13 Dec 2000, Debut as Amonasro in Aida (Verdi) 1937Teacher :- Alfredo Bardelli (father), Barsanti, Pizzi.

1920 Birth of French soprano Suzanne Juyol in Paris. Debut as Margared in Roi D'Ys (Lalo)Teacher :- Claire CroizaSang in premiere of Sampiero Corso (Tomasi).

1922 Birth of Ukrainian baritone Andrzej Hiolski in Lvov Lemberg. Died 26 Feb 2000, Debut 1941Teachers:- Adamo Didur, H OleskaSang in premiere of Devils of Loudon (Penderecki).

1926 Birth of German soprano Ingeborg Wenglor in Dresden. Debut as Marie in Waffenschmied (Lortzing ) 1948Teacher :- Elise StunznerSang in premiere of Der Arme Konrad (Forest).

1928 Birth of Portugese-American conductor Antonio de ALMEIDA. d-1997. Search Antonio de ALMEIDA.

1930 Birth of German composer Werner HEIDER in Furth.

1934 Birth of Italian soprano Liliana Poli in Florence. Debut as Micaela in Carmen (Bizet) 1959Created Woman in Tutto cio che accade (Bartolozzi)Sang in premiere of Persefone (Lupi).

1934 Birth of Dutch mezz-soprano Joyce Blackham in Rotherham. Debut as Olga in Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 1955Teacher :- Joseph Hislop.

1936 Birth of American conductor and Music Director of the Opera Orchestra of New York, Eve QUELER in NYC. Search Eve QUELER.

1940 Birth of Hungarian composer Laszlo SARY in Gyor.

1941 Birth of Portugese pianist Alberto PORTUGHEIS. Search Alberto PORTUGHEIS.

1942 FP of Carlos Chavez's Piano Concerto. Eugene List, pianist, with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Dimtri Mitropoulos in NYC. CD-Carlos Chávez: Concierto para Violin; Concierto para Piano

1947 Birth of bass Laszlo Polgar in Somogyszentpal, Hungary. Debut as Ceprano in Rigoletto (Verdi) 1971Pupil :- Istvan Kovacs.

1948 Birth of American composer Bernadette SPEACH. Search Bernadette SPEACH.

1948 Death of German pianist and conductor Herman Karl Zilcher in Wurzburg. b-Frankfurt-am-Main, 18 AUG 1881.

1953 Birth of American composer Kevin HANLON.

1953 FP of Ernest Bloch's Suite Hebraïque in Chicago. CD-Ernest Bloch: Works for Viola & Piano - Suite for Viola & Piano (1919) / Meditation & Processional / Suite Hébraique / Suite for Solo Viola.

1955 Birth of American mezzo-soprano Carol Sparrow in North Carolina. Created Miranda in Tempest (Hoiby).

1965 Death of Italian baritone Vincenzo Guicciardi. Born 28 Oct 1889 in Modena. Died 1 Jan 1965Created Robincan in Vole di Notte (Dallapiccola)Sang in premiere of La Notte di Zoraima (Montemezzi) Antonio e Cleopatra (Malipiero) Re Lear (Frazzi) Ivania (Pizzi).

1977 Death of American tenor Roland Hayes in Boston at 89.Born 3 Jun 1887 Chattanooga.Teachers:- Victor Beigel, A Calhoun, Georg Henschel, Arthur J Hubbard Amanda AldridgePupil :- Kenneth J Spencer.

1994 Death of tenor Stefan Islandi. Born 6 Oct 1907 in Iceland. Debut as Cavaradossi in Tosca (Puccini) 1933Teacher :- Ernesto Caronna.

1998 Death of American baritone Todd Duncan. Born 12 Feb 1903 in Danville Ky. Died 1 Jan 1998, Debut as Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) 1934Pupils :- Lawrence Winters, Philip Booth, David Griffith, Jerry Jennings Blair WilsonCreated Porgy in Porgy and Bess (Gershwin) Rev Stephen Kumalo in Lost in the Stars (Weill). Playbill for the 1942 Revival of Porgy and Bess Starring Todd Duncan and Etta Motten.

1998 Death of bass-baritone Randolph Symonette. Born 23 Nov 1918 in the Bahamas. Teachers:- Paul Althouse, Clytie Mundie. Americana: Randolph Symonette, baritone; Leslie Harnley, piano. lp.

DECEMBER 31 Today in classical music history

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1724 FP of J. S. Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 122 Das neugeborne Kindelein on the Sunday after Christmas as part of Bach's second annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig 1724-25.

1762 Leopold Mozart and his son and daughter leave Vienna to Salzburg.

1782 Mozart finishes the first of his 'Haydn' string quartets, K. 387.

1791 Birth of Austrian tenor Franz WILD.

1809 Death of German composer Franz Ignaz Beck in France. b-Manheim, 20 FEB 1734.

1827 Birth of French soprano Marie CARVALHO, aka Marie Felix-Miolan, in Marseilles. Died 10 July 1895Debut as Isabella in Robert Le Diable (Meyerbeer) 1849Teachers:- Louis-Gilbert Duprez, Francois Felix-Miolan (father)Pupil :- Elisabeth ParkinaCreated Marguerite in Faust (Gounod) Baucis in Philemon et Baucis (Gounod) Mireille in Mireille (Gounod) Sylvie in Colombe (Gounod) Juliette in Romeo et Juliette (Gounod) Topaze in Reine Topaze (Masse)Sang in premiere of Giralda (Adam) Noces de Jeannette (Masse)

1830 Death of Italian tenor Giacomo Davide. Born 1750 in Bergamo. Debut in premiere of Zon Zon (Gazzaniga) 1773Teacher :- Nicola SalaPupils :- Giovanni Davide(son), Andrea NozzariCreated Alceo in Aristo e Temira (Bertoni) Lucio Paperio in Quinto Fabio (Bertoni)Sang in premiere of Circe (Cimarosa) Idalide (Sarti) Lodoiska (Mayr) Ginevra di Scozia (Mayr) Zon Zon (Gazzaniga)Sang in premiere of Zaira (Federici).

1832 Death of Italian mezzo-soprano Adelaida Malanotte. Born 1785 in Verona. Debut 1806Created Enrico in Elisabetta D'Inghilterra (Pavesi) Semiramide in Semiramide (Rossini)Sang in premiere of Alzira (Manfroce)

1837 Birth of American composer John R. SWENEY in West Chester, PA. d-Chester, PA 10 APR 1899. On Joyful Wing: A Book of Praise and Song.

1842 FP of Albert Lortzing's opera Der Wildschütz 'The Poacher' at the Stadttheater in Leipzig.

1865 FP of Rimsky-Korsakov's Symphony No. 1, Balakirevconducting, in St. Petersburg. CD-Rimsky-Korsakov: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2; Tsar's Bride Overture; Fantasia.

1869 Death of tenor Anton Haizinger. Born 14 Mar 1796 in Lichtenstein. Debut as Gianetto in Gazza Ladra(Rossini) 1821Teachers:- Giuseppe Mozatti, Antonio Salieri, WolkertCreated Adolar in Euryanthe (Weber).

1871 Birth of tenor Charles DALMORES. d-1939.

1876 Birth of soprano Elisabeth Van Endert-Bohm in Neuss. Died 27 Feb 1956, Debut 1908Teacher :- Richard Muller, Wally Schauseil.

1877 Death of singing coach Alberto Mazzucato. Born 28 July 1813 in Udine. Pupils :- Sim Reeves, Marcella Lotti della Santa, Marietta Gazzaniga.

1879 Birth of soprano Genevieve Vix in Le Havre. Died 25 Aug 1939, Debut as Aphrodite in Aphrodite (Erlanger) 1906Created Concepcion in L'Heure Espagnole (Ravel) Circe in Circe (Hillmacher)Sang in premiere of Francisca da Rimini (Leoni) Demoiselles de Saint-Cyr (Chapuis). "Qui Te Fais Si Severe" ("Thais", J. Massenet).

1879 Opening of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzancein London. FP in USA, the night before.

1885 Birth of German conductor Frans Von HOESSLIN in Munich. d-France, 28 SEP 1946.

1889 Birth of Panamanian composer Alberto GALIMANY.

1892 Birth of tenor Frank Titterton in Handsworth. Died 24 Nov 1956, Teachers:- William Bennett, Ernesto Beraldi, Jean De Reszke Charles Victor, Mary Ann WooleyPupils :- John Fryatt, Eric Shilling.

1894 Birth of British composer Ernest John 'Jack' MOERAN in Heston, Middlesex. d-Kenmare, Ireland 1 DEC 1950.

1899 Birth of Mexican composer and violinistSilvestre REVUELTAS in Santiago, Papasquiaro. d-Mexico City, 5 OCT 1940. Search Silvestre REVUELTAS.

1899 Death of Austrian composer Karl Millöcker in Baden. b-Vienna, 29 APR 1842. Search Karl Millöcker.

1903 R. Strauss finishes Sinfonia Domestica.

1904 Birth of Russian-American violinist and composer Nathan MILSTEIN inOdessa.d-1993. Search Nathan MILSTEIN.

1907 Birth of tenor Lesley Chabay in Beksesaba, Hungary. Died 16 Mar 1989, Debut 1932Teachers:- Fritz Feinhals, Edoardo GarbinSang in premiere of Casanova in der Schweiz (Burkhard).

1908 Birth of baritone Marko Rothmuller in Zagreb. Died 20 Jan 1993, Debut as Ottokar in Freischutz (Weber) 1932Teachers:- Franz Steiner, Eugen Robert WeissPupil :- Gillian SandsCreated Truchess von Waldburg in Mathis der Maler (Hindemith).

1908 Birth of Russian-born American pianist Victor BABIN. d-1972. Search Victor BABIN.

1915 FP of Ernest Schelling's Impressions from an Artist'sLife, composer was the pianist, the Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted byDr. Karl Muck.

1916 Birth of Jaap SCHROEDER , in Amsterdam, Holland. Dutch violinist, conductor, and pedagogue.

1925 American concert debut of pianist Ottorino Respighi. Also well knownas Italian composer. Playing his Mixolydian Mode Piano Concerto with theNYPhilharmonic.

1927 Birth of soprano Jutta Vulpius in Erfurt. Debut as Queen of the Night in Zauberflote (Mozart) 1951Teacher :- Franziska Martienssen-LohmannCreated Lydia Barbent in Noch Einen Loffel Gift Liebling (Matthus).

1931 Birth of bass-baritone Noel Mangin in Wellington, New Zealand. Died 4 Mar 1995. Debut as Rodolfo in La Boheme (Puccini)Teachers:- Domenique Modesti, Joseph Hislop, Alexander KipnisCreated Dr Turtlespit in Help Help the Globolinks (Menotti) King in Taverner (Maxwell-Davies) Black Will in Arden Must Die (Goehr) Brown in Knife (Jones).

1934 Paris Opera gives 2,000th performance of Gounod'sFaust.

1936 Birth of mezzo-soprano Eva Randova in Kolin. CzechTeacher :- J Svabova. Debut 1962. Herr, deine Augen sehen nach dem Glauben (Chorus).

1938 Birth of American composer Calvin HAMPTON in Kittanning, PA. d-Port Charlotte, FL 5 AUG 1984.

1941 Death of soprano Mary Lewis. Born 29 Jan 1897 in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Debut as Marguerite in Faust (Gounod) 19 Oct 1923Teachers:- Jean De Reszke, Alice Henniger, William ThornerCreated Mary in Hugh the Drover (Vaughan Williams).

1948 Birth of English conductor Stephen CLEOBURY in London. Search Stephen CLEOBURY.

1948 Death of English composer, pianist and violinist Ethel Barnes in Maidenhead. b-1874.

1948 FP Antiles' Sym No 5. Eugene Ormandy conducting thePhiladelphia Orchestra.

1948 FP of Howard Hanson's Piano Concerto. Pianist Rudolph Firkusny with Boston Symphony Orchestra. CD-Music of Howard Hanson, Vol.2.

1950 Death of French composer Charles Koechlin, (SHARL KERSH' Lin) in Canadel, France. b-Paris, 27 NOV 1867. BOOKS-Catherine Urner (1891-1942) and Charles Koechlin (1867-1950): A Musical Affaire | Charles Koechlin, 1867-1950: His Life and Works (Contemporary Music Studies, Vol. 1).

1954 Death of Dutch composer and conductor Peter van Anrooy in The Hague. b-Zaltbomme, 13 OCT 1879. Search Peter van Anrooy.

1962 Birth of American composer Jennifer HIGDON in Brooklyn, NY. Search Jennifer HIGDON.

1962 Death of soprano Bella Alten. Born 30 June 1877 in Zaxaczewo, Poland. Debut as Aennchen in Freischutz (Weber) 1897Teachers:- Gustave Engel, Aglaia von Orgeni Salvatore Baccaloni BassBorn 14 Apr 1900 Rome Died 31 Dec 1969Debut as Bartolo in Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) Apr 1922Teacher :- Giuseppe KaschmannCreated Georgibus in Prezione Ridicole (Lattuada) Astolfi in Campiello (Wolf-Ferrari)Sang in premiere of Fra Gherardo (Pizzetti) Madama di Challant (Guarino) Maddalena (Michetti) Farsa Amorosa (Zandonai) Vigna (Guerrini) Il Dibuk (Rocca).

1970 Death of British composer Cyril Scott, in Eastbourne, England. b-Oxton near Birkenhead, 27 SEP 1879. Search Amazon.com for Cyril Scott | BOOK-Cyril Scott: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in Music).

1970 FP of Bruno Maderna's Oedipe-Roi in Monte Carlo.

1977 Death of soprano Maria Janowska. Born 20 Mar 1890 in Poznan, Poland. Debut as Zofi in Halka (Moniuszko) 1913Teacher :- Jean de ReszkeCreated Angele in Tsar Has A Photograph Taken (Weill).

1981 Death of soprano Cesarini Valobra. Born 3 July 1907. Debut in Boheme (Puccini) 1928Teacher :- Vittorio VanzaCreated Lisabetta in Cena delle Beffe (Giordano)Sang in premiere of Delitto e Castigo (Pedrollo) Maddalena (Michetti).

DECEMBER 30 Today in classical music history

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William CROFT

1678 Baptismal of English composer William CROFT in Nether Ettington. d-Bath, 14 AUG 1727. Search William CROFT.

1725 FP of J. S. Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 28 Gottlob, nun geht das Jahr zu Ende on the Sunday after Christmas as part of Bach's third annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig, 1725-27.

1731 First promoted public concert in America, in Boston. Merchant Peter Pelham sponsors a concert "of music on sundry instruments" at the GreatRoom near the tavern at 6pm. Admission is five cents per ticket.

1752 Birth of Bohemian cellist Anton KRAFT. In service of Prince Esterhazyat encouragement of Haydn who wrote concerto for him.

1756 Birth of Moravian composer Pavel VRANICKY, aka Paul Pavel Wranitzky, in Neureisch. d-Vienna, 26 SEP 1808.

1844 FP of Flotow's opera Alessandro and Stradella in Hamburg.

1853 Birth of French composer and conductor Andre MESSAGER in in Montlucon. d-Paris, 24 FEB 1929. Search Andre MESSAGER BOOK-Andre Messager: A Bio-Bibliography (Bio-Bibliographies in Music).

1859 Birth of Czech composer Josef Bohuslav FOERSTER in Prague. d-Novy Vestec, 29 MAY 1951. Search Josef Bohuslav FOERSTER.

1860 Birth of Rumanian tenor Giovanni Dimitrescu in Iasi, Rumania. Died 4 Mar 1913, Debut as Ernani in Ernani (Verdi) 1885Teachers:- Giuseppe Cima, George Stephanescu, Francesco Lamperti.

1866 Birth of French cellist Andre HEKKING in Bordeaux.

1877 FP of Brahms' Symphony No. 2, Hans Richter conducting in Vienna. CD-Johannes Brahms: The Symphonies.

(20th?) 1879 Birth of German soprano Margarethe Siems in Breslau. Died 13 April 1952, Debut as Margherite in Huguenots (Meyerbeer) 1902Teachers:- Mattia Battistini, Pauline Viardot-Garcia, Aglaia von Orgeni Louis BachnerPupil :- Sigrid OneginCreated Chrysothemis in Elektra (Strauss) Marshallin in Rosenkavalier (Strauss) Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss).

1879 FP Of Gilbert and Sullivans operetta The Pirates of Penzance. At 5th Avenue Theater in NYC. Their only operetta which was written and FP in USA. CD-Gilbert & Sullivan: Pirates Of Penzance.

1880 Birth of German music writer Alfred EINSTEIN in Munich. (Cousin of Albert) Music editor of 1937 edition of the Kochel Mozart catalog. | BOOK-Alfred Einstein on Music : Selected Music Criticisms.

1884 FP of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 7. Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Arthur Nikisch. CD-Bruckner: Symphonies 1-9.

1894 Birth of Russian soprano Nina KOSHETZ in Kiev. d-15 MAY 1965Debut as Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (Mozart) 9 Sep 1913Teachers:- Felia Litvinne, Umberto Mazetti, Sergei Taneyev, IgumnoffCreated Fata Morgana in Love of 3 Oranges (Prokofiev) Nastya in Kudeyar (Olenine) Son's beloved in Song of the Earth (Kankarovich). Search Nina KOSHETZ.

1904 Birth of Russian composer and pianist Dimitri KABALEVSKY in St. Petersburg. d-Moscow, 16 FEB 1987. Search Dimitri KABALEVSKY.

1905 FP of Franz Lehar's The Merry Widow in Vienna at theTheater-An-Der-Wein. CD-Lehár - The Merry Widow / Schwarzkopf, Wächter, Steffek, Gedda, Knapp, von Matacic.

1910 Birth of American composer and novelist Paul Frederick BOWLES in in Jamaica, NY. d-18 NOV 1999. Next to Nothing: Collected Poems, 1926-1977.

1914 Birth of French pianist and organist Odette ALLOUARD-CARNY in Paris.

1919 Birth of British organist, conductor and teacher Sir David WILLCOCKS. Search Sir David WILLCOCKS.

1921 FP of Prokofiev's opera Love For Three Oranges Prokofievconducting at the Chicago Opera House, Chicago IL. CD-Prokofiev: Love for Three Oranges.

1922 Death of German-American pianist and organist Richard Zeckwer in Philadelphia, PA. b-Stendal, Germany 30 APR 1850. Director of Philadelphia Musical Academy, 1876 to 1917, Academy merged with Hahn Conservatory.

1930 Birth of American composer Nancy Van De VATE in Plainfield, NJ. Search Nancy Van De VATE .

1932 Birth of American composer H. Leslie ADAMS in Cleveland, OH. Love Rejoices: Songs of H. Leslie Adams/Taylor.

1934 Death of Danish tenor Peter Cornelius. Born 20 Jan 1865 in Jutland. Died 30 Dec 1934, Debut as Escamillo in Carmen (Bizet) 1892Teachers:- Julius Lieban, Nyrop, Hermann SpiroCreated Jonathan in Saul og David (Nielson).

1935 Birth of Italian pianist Bruno CANINO. Search Bruno CANINO.

1943 Birth of American composer Rolf GEHLHAAR. Search Rolf GEHLHAAR.

1943 FP of Aram Khachaturian's Symphony No. 2 in Moscow.

1945 Birth of American composer Preston TROMBLY.

1946 Birth of American baritone David Arnold in Atlanta, Georgia. Sang in premiere of Winter's Tale (Harbison) Full Monn in March (Harbison).

1946 Death of American composer Charles Wakefield Cadman at age 65, in Los Angeles, CA. Born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania on December 24, 1881. Search Charles Wakefield Cadman.

1948 Birth of Hungarian composer Abraham Zalman WALKER.

1948 Death of New Zealand soprano Rosina Buckman. b-Blenheim, New Zealand, 16 MAR 1881, the secondchild of Henrietta Matilda Chuck, a singer and organist.Debut as Zara in Moorish Maid (Hill) 1905Teacher :- George Arnold BreedenPupil :- Tom WilliamsCreated Mrs Walters in Boatswain's Mate (Smyth) Nail in Nail (De Lara). Search Rosina Buckman.

1949 Death of German baritone Heinrich Rehkemper. Born 24 May 1894 in Schwerte. Died 30 Dec 1949, Debut as Reich in Merry Wives of Windsor (Nicolai) 19 Mar 1919Created Mr Heedless in Torneo Notturno (Malipiero)Sang in premiere of Herz (Pfitzner). Search Heinrich Rehkemper.

1950 ('52?) Birth of American soprano June Anderson in Boston. Debut as Queen of the Night in Zauberflote (Mozart) 1978Teacher :- Robert Leonard. June ANDERSON.

1952 Birth of American composer Tina DAVIDSON. Search Tina DAVIDSON.

1954 Birth of American composer Stephen JAFFE. Music of Stephen Jaffe, Vol. 3.

1954 Birth of Scottish soprano Janis Kelly in Glasgow. Debut as Yum Yum in Mikado (Sullivan) 1979Teachers:- Janice Chapman, Elisabeth Grummer, David Keren Audrey LangfordCreated Kitty in Anna Karenina (Hamilton)Sang in premiere of Hell's Angels (Osborne).

1955 Death of German tenor Heinrich Bensing. Born 26 July 1911 in Metz. Debut 1938Teachers:- H Ditt, O WaldnerCreated Telemachus in Odysseus (Reutter).

1958 Birth of English baritone Geoffrey Dolton in Shrewsbury. Debut as Guglielmo in Cosi fan Tutte (Mozart) 1983Created Lazar in Family Affair (Grant).

1959 Birth of American conductor Antonio PAPPANO. Search Antonio PAPPANO.

1961 FP of D. Shostakovich's Symphony No. 4. Moscow Philharmonic, Kiril Kondrashin conducting. CD-Shostakovich: Complete Symphonies.

1967 Death of Welsh baritone Ronald Lewis. Born 1916 Pengam Glamorgan. Sang in premiere of Manana (Benjamin).

1971 Birth of German-American composer Garrett BYRNES in Bad Kreuznach, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

1971 Death of Dutch composer Jan Mul in Overveen. b-Haarlem, 20 SEP 1911. Concertos for Piano Duet and Orchestra Volume 3 (Konzerte dur Klavier vierhandig) (Koch).

1973 Birth of Polish composer Slawomir ZAMUSZKO in Lodz. Slawomir ZAMUSZKO.

1973 Death of Franch singing coach Henri Busser in Toulouse. Pupil :- Georgi Boue.

1974 Death of Belgian soprano Blanche Bergmann. Born 19 Aug 1955 in Ghent. Teacher :- Gaetano Abrami.

1974 Death of Czech bass Hanus Thein. Born 17 Jan 1904 in Pardubice. Debut as Benes in Dalibor (Smetana)Teacher :- Egon Fuchs.

1977 FP of Daniel Pinkham's The Miracle at Cana. Liselyn Adams, flute and Barry Turley, organ at their wedding at King's Chapel in Boston.

1978 Death of Italian tenor Gino Del Signore. Born 30 Apr 1906 in Rome. Debut 1930Created Faoute in Nerone (Mascagni)Sang in premiere of Fiery Angel (Prokofiev).

1979 Death of American composer Richard Rodgers at age 77, in NYC. b-NYC, 28 JUN 1902. Search Richard Rodgers | BOOK-Richard Rodgers.

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John Bull

1617 English organistand composer, John Bull (c. 1562 - 1628) becomes organist of Antwerp Cathedral. Dr. John Bull Complete Works For Keyboard, Volume I.

1733 Opera of the Nobility, competing with Handel, present Porpora's Ariadne on Naxos at the Lincoln's Inn Fields. Most of cast taken from Handel's company.

1785 Death of German violist and composer Johann Rolle in Magdeburg. In the service of Frederick the Great. b-Quedlinburg, 1716.

1812 FP of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No 10 in G, Op 96. CD-Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas.

1814 Birth of bass-baritone Adolphe Alizard in Paris. Died 23 Jan 1850Debut as St Bris in Huguenots (Meyerbeer) 1837Teacher :- Davide BanderaliCreated Roger in Jerusalem (Verdi).

1819 Death of Austrian soprano Josefa Weber. Born 1759 in Zell. Died 29 Dec 1819. Created Queen of the Night in Zauberflote (Mozart). (Maria) Josepha Weber (later Josepha Hofer, Josepha Mayer, was a sister-in-law of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

1836 Death of Austrian composer Johann Baptist Schenk in Vienna. b-Vienna, 30 NOV 1753. Search Johann Baptist Schenk.

1850 Birth of Spanish composer Tomas BRETON in Salamanca. Search Tomas BRETON.

1865 Birth of Chilean composer Eleodoro de ZARATE in Valparaiso. Composed first Chilean opera.

1876 Birth of Spanish cellist, conductor and composer Pablo CASALS in(Vendrell) Tarragona, Catalonia. d-San Juan, Puerto Rico, 22 OCT 1973. Search Pablo CASALS.

1876 Birth of English violist Lionel TERTIS. d-1975. Search Lionel TERTIS.

1876 Birth of Italian tenor Giuseppe de LUCA in Rome. Search Giuseppe de LUCA.

1882 FP of Brahms' Piano Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 87, and String Quintet No. 1 in F, Op. 88, in Frankfurt. CD-Johannes Brahms: Complete Trios.

1890 Birth of French pianist Yves NAT. d-1956.

1893 FP of C. Debussy's String Quartet. Ysaye Quartet in Paris. CD-Grieg & Debussy: String Quartets.

1898 Birth of American bass and composer Jules BLEDSOE. d-14 JUL 1943.

1906 FP of Sibelius' Pohjola's Daughter. In St.Petersburg, Russia. CD-Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies & Tone Poems.

1908 Birth of American soprano Doris Doree in Newark. Died 13 Oct 1971, Debut as 3rd Norn in Gotterdammerung (Wagner) 1942Teacher :- Euphemia Giannini-Gregory.

1911 Birth of tenor Julian Miller in Calcutta. Died 23 Jan 1989, Teachers:- Ernesto Beraldi, Cristali

1911 FP of a concert by the San Francisco SymphonyOrchestra, under Henry Hadley.

1912 Birth of Australian composerand critic Peggy Glanville HICKS in Melbourne. d-1990. Search Peggy Glanville HICKS.

1916 FP of Max Bruch's Concerto for two pianos and orchestra. Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conducting, with pianists Rose and Ottilie Sultro.

1918 Birth of French soprano Mado Robin in Tours. Died 9 Dec 1960, Debut as Gilda in Rigoletto (Verdi) 12 Aug 1945Teachers:- Mario Podesta, Mme Fourestier.

1923 Death of American tenor Reed Miller. Born 29 Feb 1880 in South Carolina. Teacher :- E G Powell

1927 Birth of American composer Norman WARD.

1932 Birth of Norwegian tenor Kolbjorn Hoiseth in Borsa, Norway. Debut as Siegmund in Walkure (Wagner) 1959Teachers:- Eigil Nordsjo, Ragnar Hulten, Set Svanholm.

1937 Birth of American baritone Thomas Carey in Bennettsville, CT. Debut as Germont in Traviata (Verdi) 1964Teachers:- Rose Bampton, Rupert Gundlach, Hans Hotter, Lola UrbachCreated Mel in Knot Garden (Tippett).

1938 Birth of Dutch composer Bart BERMAN in Rotterdam.

1959 Death of English composer and teacher Robin Humphrey Milford in Lyme Regis. b-Oxford, 22 JAN 1903. Son of publisher Sir Humphrey Milford, who established the music department of the Oxford University Press. Search Robin Humphrey Milford.

1965 Death of Japanese conductor Kosaku Yamada in Tokyo. b-Tokyo, 9 JUN 1886.

1965 In NYC, at the MET Opera, conductor Zubin Mehta steps to the podium of the MET orchestra for the first time. Search Zubin Mehta.

1967 Death of conductor and band leader, Paul Whiteman, at age 76. BOOK-Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music: 1890-1930 (Studies in Jazz, 43).

1986 Death of Australian composer John Henry Antill in Sydney. b-Ashfield, New South Wales, 8 APR 1904. Music Director Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1936-1968. Studied composition with Alfred Hill. Member of the NSW Conservatory orchestra and ABC Symphony Orchestra. His major work is the ballet Corroboree (1944), blends Aboriginal and western themes. Composed operas, choral works, ballet suites, and a symphony.

1989 Death of German soprano Irma Beilke. Born 24 Aug 1904 in Berlin. Debut as Bridesmaid in Freischutz (Weber) 1926Teacher :- Gertrud WirtschaftPupils :- Evelyn Lear, Rose WagemannSang in premiere of Konig Hirsch (Henze) Die Pfiffige Magd (Weismann).

1990 Death of Finnish soprano Aulikki Rautawaara. Born 2 May 1906 in Vassa. Debut 1932Teachers:- Olga Eisner, Einojuhani RautawaaraPupil :- Maiju Kuusoja.

2004 Death of Italian soprano Floriana Cavalli. b-Bologna, 6 FEB 1926.

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Vicente ESPINEL

1551 Baptismal of Spanish writer and guitarist Vicente ESPINEL. He added fifth string to guitar and it became popular through out Spain.

1731 Birth/Baptism of German composer Johann CANNABICH in Mannheim. d-Frankfurt, 20 JAN 1798. Search Johann CANNABICH.

1732 Birth of castrato Giuseppe Aprile in Bisceglia Apulia. d-11 Jan 1813, Debut in Barone Deluso (Sciroli) 1752Teachers:- Girolamo Abos, Gregorio SciroliPupils :- Gaetano Crivelli, Francesca Festa, Michael Kelly, Andrea NozzariCreated Rinaldo in Armida Abbandonata (Jommelli)Sang in premiere of Ezio (Traetta) Caio Mario (Cimarosa) Tito nelle Gallie (Anfossi) Cresco (Sacchini) Ifigenie (Bertoni) Montezuma (Maio) Tamas Kouli Kau (Pugnani).

1736 Death of Italian composer Antonio Caldera in Vienna. b-Venice, 1670?.

1775 Birth of Portugese composer João Domingos BOMTEMPO in Lisbon. d-Lisbon, 18 AUG 1842.

1812 Birth of German cellist, conductor and composer Julius RIETZ. d-Dresden, 12 SEP 1877.

1837 Birth of American composer, pianist and organist Benjamin Johnson LANG.Conducted Handel and Haydn Society in Boston. d-1909. Father of composer Margaret Ruthven Lang.

1842 Birth of Canadian composer Calixa LAVALLéE in Verchères. d-Boston, MA 21 JAN 1891. Composed music of "O Canada", National Anthem. Search Calixa LAVALLéE.

1846 Birth of American composer Homer BARTLETT. d-1920.

1850 Birth of Italian tenor Francesco TAMAGNO in Turin. Was Verdi's firstOtello. d-31 AUG 1905. Debut as Nearco in Poliuto (Donizetti) 1874Teachers:- Carlo Pedrotti, Luigi VannucciniCreated Otello in Otello (Verdi) Didier in Marian Delorme (Ponchelli) Azaele in Figliuol Prodigo (Ponchielli) Hellion in Messaline (De Lara) Fabio Fabiani in Mary Tudor (Gomes) Sang in premiere of Gualterio Swarten (Gnaga) I Medici (Leoncavallo). Search Francesco TAMAGNO.

1860 Birth of German-Polish conductor and composer Alexander von FIELITZ in Leipzig. d-Bad Salzungen, 29 JUL 1930. Search Alexander von FIELITZ.

1870 Death of Russian army general, composer and violinist Alexei Feodorovich Lvov in Romano. b-Reval, 5 JUN 1795. Burial at Pazaislis Monastery, Kaunas, Lithuania. Composer of the Russian tsarist national anthem which you can hear at the end of Tchaikovsky's '1812' Overture.

1879 Birth of Swedish baritone Martin Oscar in Vanesborg, Sweden. Died 25 Apr 1921, Debut as Silvio in Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) 1902Teacher :- John ForsellPupil :- Folke Cembraeus.

1887 Birth of Russian bass Michael Gitowsky in Poltava, Russia. Debut 1923Teachers:- Waldemar Bernhardt, Piero Coppola, August Iffert, Lapierre Vittorio Vanza.

1888 Birth of composer Gabriel von WAYDITCH. d-1969.

1890 Birth of French pianist Yves NAT in Beziers. d-Paris 31 AUG 1956.

1891 Birth of Danish bass-baritone Holger Byrding in Mariager, Denmark. Died 12 June 1980, Debut as Gremin in Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 1911Teacher :- V LinkePupil :- Erik Sjoberg.

1893 Birth of Spanish tenor Miguel Fleta in Albalata, Spain. Died 31 May 1938, Debut Paolo in Francesca da Rimini (Zandonai) 14 Nov 1919Teachers:- Manuel Azo, Luisa PierrickCreated Calaf in Turandot (Puccini)Sang in premiere in Giuletta e Romeo (Zandonai) Flor de Nieve (Gaito).

1896 Birth of American composer Roger SESSIONS in Brooklyn, NY. d-Princeton, 16 MAR 1985.

BOOK-Roger Sessions: How a Difficult Composer Got That Way

1898 Birth of American composer Carl Ernest BRICKEN. d-1971.

1899 Birth of Italian composer Sebastiano CALTABIANO in Lucca. d-Lucca, 7 JUN 1987. Search Amazon.com for Sebastiano CALTABIANO.

1905 Birth of baritone Sven Olof Sandberg. Died 20 Sep 1974, Teacher :- Joseph HislopSang in premiere of Lips (Kreuder).

Sven Olof Sandberg

1905 FP of Lehar's operetta The Merry Widow in Vienna. CD-Lehár - The Merry Widow / Schwarzkopf, Wächter, Steffek, Gedda, Knapp, von Matacic.

1910 FP of Humperdinck's Konigskinder in NYC at the MET Opera. Thecomposer present. CD-Konigskinder-Complete Opera.

1912 Birth of bass Georges Vaillant in Algeria. Debut 1938Teacher :- Paul FranzSang in premiere of Moise (Levy).

1913 Birth of Italian baritone Paolo SILVERI in Balogna. Debut as Schwarz in Meistersingers (Wagner) 1939Teacher :- PeruginiPupils :- Peter Jeffes, Rodney Gibson, John Riley-Schofield. Search Paolo SILVERI.

1916 Death of Austrian composer Eduard Strauss. b-Vienna, 15 MAR 1835. Search Eduard Strauss.

1929 Birth of Bulgarian tenor Stojan Stoyanov in Sofia. Debut as Rudolfo in Boheme (Puccini) 1962Teacher :- Christo Brumbarov.

1930 Birth of Scottish soprano Noelle Barkerin Aberdeen. Teacher :- Hans HotterPupils :- Susan Bickley, Ethna Robinson, Anna Steiger, Katarina Karneus Catherine BensonCreated Tekla in Under Western Eyes (Joubert) Sophia in Lord Bateman (Sharp / Foster) 1st Woman in Tale of 2 Cities (Benjamin).

1930 FP of Henry Cowell's Piano Concerto, in Havana, Cuba. CD-American Piano Concertos: Henry Cowell

1932 Death of English organist Humphrey John Stewart in San Diego, CA. b-London, 22 MAY 1856.

1933 Birth of Italian mezzo-soprano Louisella Ciaffi Ricagno in Turin. Sang in premiere of Al gran sole carico d'amore (Nono).

1937 Birth of German baritone Klaus Hirte in Berlin. Debut 1964Teacher Hans Hager.

1937 Birth of Italian soprano Rita Orlandin Malaspina in BolognaDebut as Giovanna in Giovanna d'Arco (Verdi) 1963Teacher :- Carmen Melis.

1937 Death of French composer Maurice Ravel following brain surgery at age 62 in Paris. b-Ciboure, 7 MAR 1875. BOOK-Ravel: Man and Musician | Search Amazon.com for Maurice Ravel

1939 Debut of soprano Helen Traubel in Die Walkure at the MET Opera, in NYC. Search Helen Traubel

1940 Birth of Swiss beritone Kurt Widmer Baritone in Canton, St Gallen, Switzerland. Teachers:- Paul Lohmann, Franziska Martienssen-Lohmann.

1940 Birth of American composer Alvin SINGLETON in Brooklyn, NY.

1944 FP of Leonard Bernstein's musical On The Town, in NYC and runs for 462 performances. CD-On the Town [Original Broadway Cast]

1944 FP of Miklós Rósza's Concerto for String Orchestra, in Los Angeles.

1945 American naturalization of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.

1948 FP of Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 28, in Moscow.

1950 Birth of American composer Daniel Leo SIMPSON in Ft. Monmouth, NJ.

1953 Death of German baritone Robert Bussel. Born 2 July 1880 in Dresden. Pupil :- Wierner FaulhaberCreated Welko in Arabella (Strauss). Search Robert Bussel.

1953 Death of Cezch mezzo-soprano Marie Slechtova. Born 17 May 1885 in Prague. Debut as Blazenka in Secret (Smetana) 25 Feb 1909.

1955 Birth of American composer Jeff HARRINGTON.

1956 Birth of English violinist Nigel Paul KENNEDY in Brighton. Search Nigel Paul KENNEDY.

1963 Birth of American composer Scott BRICKMAN in Oak Park, IL. Search Scott BRICKMAN.

1963 Death of German bass-baritone Ludwig Hofmann. Born 14 Jan 1895 in Frankfurt. Debut 1918Teachers:- Rigutini, Ernst GrenzebachCreated Overseer/Peasant/Clergyman/Manufacturer in Prozess (von Einem).

1963 Death of German composer Paul Hindemith in Frankfurt. b-Hanau, 16 NOV 1895. Search Paul Hindemith | BOOK-Selected Letters of Paul Hindemith.

1966 Death of German bass Peter Roth-Ehrang. Born 8 June 1920 in Trier. Debut as Hermit in Freischutz 1950Teachers:- Paul Lohmann, Kurt PrasseSong in premiere of Hochzeit des Jobs (Haas) Visitation (Schuller). L'Orfeo / Act 3 - Ben mi lusinga al quanto.

1967 Death of Hungarian soprano Maria Nemeth. Born 13 Mar 1897 in Kormend, Hungary. Debut as Sulamith in Queen of Sheba (Goldmark) 1923Teachers:- Gyorgy Anthes,Fernando De Lucia, Felicie Kaschovska Geza Laszlo, Giannina Russ, Laura Hilgermann.

1969 Birth of American composer Randy NORDSCHOW. Search Randy NORDSCHOW.

1971 Death of Austrian-born, American film score composer Max Steiner in Los Angeles, CA. b-Vienna, 10 MAY 1888. Now Voyager, Casablanca, King Kong, Gone with the Wind and the popular Theme from 'A Summer Place'. Search Amazon.com for Max Steiner | BOOK-Max Steiner's Now, Voyager : A Film Score Guide | Max Steiner: The Lost Patrol; Virginia City; The Beast With Five Fingers.

1973 Death of American mezzo-soprano Marie Powers. Born 1910 in Mt Carmel, PA. Teachers:- Paul Althouse, Franchetti, Giannina Russ Ernestine Schumann-HeinkCreated Mother in Consul (Menotti) Azelia in Troubled Island (Still).

1987 Death of Spanish tenor Pablo Civil. Born 20 Nov 1899 in Teia, Nr Barcelona. 28 Dec 1987Debut as Duke in Rigoletto (Verdi) 9 Sep 1925Teacher :- Jose SabaterCreated Orfeo in Proserpina (Bianchi)Sang in premiere of Lucrezia (Respighi) Morte de Frine (Rocca) Canigo (Massana).

1969 Death of Italian soprano Chiarini Fino-Savio. Born 17 Jun 1878 in Turin. Debut as Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) 1899Teacher :- Maddalena Martinotti-Tacconis.

1991 Death of bass-baritone George Hancock. Born 1906, Died 28 Dec 1991Teacher :- Dino Borgioli.

1992 Death of Canadian soprano Ina Souez. Born 3 June 1908 in Windsor, Ontario. Debut as Mimi in Boheme (Puccini) 1928Teachers:- Sofia Del Campo,Florence Hinrichs, Rudolfo Mele Florence Lamont Hinman.

1997 Death of French composer Henry Barraud. b-Bordeaux, 23 APR 1900.

Hector Berlioz by Henry Barraud.

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1696 (26th?)FP of Bononcini's opera Il Trionfo di Camilla at the Teatro San Bartolomeo in Naples.

1723 FP of J. S. Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 64 Sehet, welch eine Liebe hat uns der Vater erzeiget on the 3rd Day of Christmas as part of Bach's first annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig 1723-24.

1724 FP of Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 133 Ich freue mich in dir on the 3rd Day of Christmas as part of Bach's second annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig 1724-25.

1725 FP of Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 151 Süsser Trost, mein Jesus kömmt on the 3rd Day of Christmas as part of Bach's third annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig 1725-27.

1734 FP of Bach's Herrscher der Himmels, erhöre das Lallen third of the six part Christmas Oratorio S. 248, in Leipzig.

1765 Birth of English soprano Elizabeth Billington in London. Died 25 Aug 1818, Debut as Polly in Beggar's Opera (Pepusch) 1783Teachers:- Johann Christian Bach, James Billington (husband) Venanzio Rauzzini, Antonio SacchiniCreated Ceres in Ratto di Prosperina (Winter)Sang in premiere of Inez di Castro (Bianchi) Fernando nel Messico (Portugallo).

1800 Birth of English composer and conductor Sir John GOSS.

1841 Birth of German composer and musicologist Philipp SPITTA in Wechold near Hoya. Biographer of Bach andSchumann. Search Philipp SPITTA.

1841 Franz Liszt performs at the Singakademie in Berlin and becomes popular with women all over Europe.

1856 Birth of French composer and teacher Andre GEDALGE in Paris. d-Paris, 10 FEB 1926. Search Andre GEDALGE.

1858 Death of French composer Alexandre-Pierre-François Boëly in Paris. b-Versailles, 19 APR 1785. Search Alexandre-Pierre-François Boëly.

1859 Birth of Irish pianist and composer Hope TEMPLE, aka Alice Maude Davis, in Dublin. d-Folkestone, 10 MAY 1938. m- French composer André Messager but did not live with him long. Her pianist career was ruined by a riding accident. She composed sentimental ballads.

1859 Birth of English music historian, writer and teacher William Henry HADOW in Ebrington. d-London, 8 APR 1937. Search William Henry HADOW.

1872 Birth of Danish composer, teacher and violinist Georg HOEBERG in Copenhagen. d-Verboek, 3 AUG 1950.

1882 Birth of English bass Charles Manners in London. Died 3 May 1935, Teacher :- William ShakespeareDebut / Creation as Private Willis in Iolanthe (Sullivan) 1882Formed Moody Manners Opera Company with his wife Fanny Moody.

1887 Birth of Dutch composer Bernard van DIEREN in Rotterdam. d-London, 24 APR 1936. Search Bernard van DIEREN.

1888 Birth of Spanish soprano Elvira De Hidalgo in Valderrobres, Teruel Province, Spain. Died 22 Jan 1980, Debut as Rosina in Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 1908Teachers:- Bordalba, Melchiorre VidalPupils :- Maria Callas, Leyla Gencer, Arda Mandikian, Elvina Ramella J Hill. Search Elvira De Hidalgo.

1890 Death of Italian baritone Giovanni Belletti. Born 17 Feb 1813 in Sarzana. Debut as Figaro in Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 1838Teacher :- Pilotti.

1891 Birth of American mezzo-soprano Carolina Lazzari in Milford Connecticut. Died 17 Oct 1946Debut as Giglietta in Isabeau (Mascagni ) 12 Nov 1917.

1892 Birth of American composer Felix LABUNSKI. d-1979. Search Felix LABUNSKI.

1896 FP of Ernest Chausson's Poéme Op. 25. Guy Ropartz conducting, Eugène Ysayë as soloist, in Nancy. CD-Joshua Bell - Poème ~ Chausson · Massenet · Saint-Saëns · Ravel / RPO · Litton.

1906 Birth of American pianist and composer Oscar LEVANT in Pittsburgh. d-Beverly Hills, CA 14 AUG 1972. Played Gershwin's music in movie An American in Paris. BOOK-A Talent for Genius: The Life and Times of Oscar Levant | Search Oscar LEVANT.

1906 FP of Florent Schmitt's Psalm XLVII in Paris.

1907 Birth of Dutch conductor and composer Willem van OTTERLOO in Winterswijk. d-Melbourne, Australia 1978. Director of Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras. Search Willem van OTTERLOO.

1909 Birth of American tenor Charles Holland in Norfolk, Va. Died 7 Nov 1987, Teacher :- Clyde BurrowsSang in premiere of Four Saints in 3 Acts (Thomson). Fundamentals of Multicomponent Distillation.

1916 Death of Russian music critic, writer and teacher Nikolai F. Soloviev in St. Petersburg. b-Petrozavodsk, 9 MAY 1846.

1920 Birth of German soprano Sigrid Ekkehard in Berlin. Debut 1943Teacher :- Hedwig Francillo-Kauffmann, Maja Nissen-Stone Lula Mysz-Gmeiner.

1925 Birth of American composer Allan BLANK. Works by Allan Blank and Margaret Brouwer.

1927 Birth of American composer Joseph CASTALDO.

1927 FP of Jerome Kern's Showboat in NYC. Search Kern Showboat | CD- Showboat: Presented By The Chicago Musical Review.

1930 Birth of Belgian composer Jacqueline FONTYN in Antwerp. Search Jacqueline FONTYN.

1931 Death of French tenor Agustarello Affre. Born 23 Oct 1858 in St Chinian. Debut as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 1890Teachers:- Edmond Duvernoy, Pierre GailhardPupil :- Marcel ClavareSang in premiere of Mage(Massenet).

1931 FP of George Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing in NYC. Search Gershwin's Of Thee I Sing | CD-Of Thee I Sing.

1932 Birth of French composer Louis-Noël BELAUBRE in Muret. Search Louis-Noël BELAUBRE.

1932 Opening of S. L. 'Roxy' Rothafel's Radio City Music Hall in NYC.

1934 FP of Daniel Gregory Mason's English Folk Song Suite andRachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by the New YorkPhilharmonic Orchestra under Bruno Walter. Rachmaninov was pianist. CD-Serge Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-4/Rhapsody On A Theme By Paganini.

1936 Birth of Russian mezzo-soprano Glafira Korolyova. Born 27 Dec 1936 in PermDebut as Olga in Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 1963Teachers:- R J Alpert, E K Levinson, F S Petrova.

1944 Death of American composer and pianist Amy Marcey Cheney (Mrs. H.H.A.)Beach, age 77, in NYC. b-Henniker, NH 5 SEP 1867.Search Mrs. H.H.A. Beach.

1945 Birth of Indian-born composer, longtime resident in Europe, Clarence Albertson BARLOW in Calcutta, India.

1947 Birth of American soprano Janet Perry in Minneapolis, MN. Debut as Zerlina in Don Giovanni (Mozart) 1969Teacher :- Eufemia Giannini-Gregory.

1949 Birth of American mezzo-soprano Isola Jones in Chicago. Debut as Olga in Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 15 Oct 1977.

1949 Birth of American composer Carson KIEVMAN. Search Carson KIEVMAN.

1954 FP of Menotti's The Saint of Bleecker Street in NYC. Won the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for Music. CD-Menotti: The Saint of Bleecker Street.

1958 Birth of Russian composer Igor PANOV in Magnitogorsk.

1958 Birth of English baritone Quentin Hayes in Southend, Essex, England.. Debut as Morales in Carmen (Bizet) 1985Teachers:- Rudolf Piernay, Arthur RecklessCreated Eddy in Greek (Turnage) Soldier in What is the Point(Gregory) Benno in East & West (McQueen) Taft in Camera (Moore). Sailor/Bearkeeper/Collinson/Helmsman in Tornrak (Metcalf).

1970 Birth of Russian conductor and composer Vsevolod CHMOULEVITCH in Iaroslavl. aka Vsevolod Polonsky.

1978 Birth of American composer Jason THOMAS in Tennessee.

1983 Death of Spanish soprano Fidelia Campigna. Born 1894 in Almeria, Andalusia. Died 27 Dec 1983, Debut as Margherita in Mefistofele (Boito) 1913Teacher :- Antonio DabuyoPupil :- Carlos Guichandut.

1986 Death of Swedish composer Lars Erik Larsson in Hälsingborg. b-Akarp, 15 MAY 1908. Search Amazon.com for Lars Erik Larsson.

1992 Death of American composer Stephen Joel Albert, in a car accident in Truro, MA. b-NYC, 6 FEB 1941.

1995 Death of Ukranian-American pianist Shura Cherkassky age 86. b-Odessa, 7 OCT 1911. Search Shura Cherkassky.

DECEMBER 26 Today in classical music history

2011-12-25T17:29:00.001-06:00

Johann Georg PISENDEL

1687 Birth of German composer and violinist Johann Georg PISENDEL in Cadolzburg.d-Dresden, 25 NOV 1755. Per Monsiuer Pisendel -- Six Virtuoso Violin Sonatas of the Baroque.

1696 FP of Antonio Bononcini's opera Il Trionfo di Camilla in Naples.

1709 FP of Handel's opera Agrippina.at the Teatro San Giovanni Grisostomo with much acclaim in Venice. CD-Handel - Agrippina / D. Jones, A. Miles, Ragin, Chance, Brown, J. P. Kenny, von Otter, EBS, Gardiner.

1723 FP of J. S. Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 40 Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes and Magnificat in E-flat, on the 2nd Day of Christmas as part of Bach's first annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig 1723-24.

1724 FP of Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 121 Christum wir colleen loben schon on the 2nd Day of Christmas as part of Bach's second annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig 1724-25.

1725 FP of Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 57 Selig ist der Mann on the 2nd Day of Christmas as part of Bach's third annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig 1725-27.

1734 FP of Bach's second part of the 6-part Christmas Oratorio S. 248 Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegen in Leipzig.

1762 Birth of German composer and clarinetist Franz Wilhelm TAUSCH. d-9 FEB1817.

1767 FP of Gluck's opera Alceste, at the Imperial Court Theater in Vienna. CD-Gluck: Alceste.

1770 FP of Mozart's opera Mitridate, composed at age 14, at the Teatro Regio Ducale in Milan.CD-Mozart - Mitridate / Augér, Baltsa, Cotrubas, Gruberova, Weidinger, Hollweg, Kübler; Hager.

1772 FP of Mozart's opera Lucio Silla, composed at age 16, at the Teatro Regio Ducale in Milan. CD-Mozart - Lucio Silla / P. Schreier · Gruberova · Bartoli · Upshaw · Kenny · Harnoncourt.

1808 Birth of Belgian composer Albert GRISART, aka Grisar, in Antwerp. d-Paris, 15 JUN 1869.

1827 FP of Franz Schubert's Piano Trio in Eb, Op. 100 D. 929. Ignaz Schuppanzigh, violin, Josef Linke, cello and Carl Maria von Bocklet, piano; at the Music Society Hall in Vienna. CD-Franz Schubert: Complete Trios.

1828 Birth of German composer Josef WIEDEMAN.

1828 Death of Irish tenor John Johnstone. Born 1 Aug 1749 in Kilkenny. Debut as Lionel in Lionel and Clarissa (Dibdin) 1775Created Dermot in Poor Soldier (Shield)Sang in the premiere of Woodman (Shield).

1830 FP of Donizetti's opera Anna Bolena at the Teatro Carcano, Milan. CD-Donizetti: Anna Bolena / Sutherland, Ramey, Mentzer, Bonynge.

1831 FP of Bellini's opera Norma, at La Scala, in Milan,unsuccessfully. CD-Bellini: Norma; Callas; Sutherland.

1833 FP of Donizetti's opera Lucretia Borgia in Milan. CD-Donizetti - Lucrezia Borgia / Caballé · Vanzo · Paskalis · Perlea.

1835 FP of Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor. CD-Donizetti - Lucia di Lammermoor / Sutherland · Pavarotti · Milnes · Ghiaurov · ROH Covent Garden · Bonynge.

1836 Death of Swiss music publisher and writer Johann Georg Nageli in Wetzikon. b-Zurich, 26 MAY 1773.

1838 Death of Polish composer Franciszek Lessel in Piotrkow Trybunalski. b-Warsaw, 1780. Search Amazon.com for Franciszek Lessel.

1855 Birth of Italian bass Francesco Navarini in Cittadella, Padua. Died 23 Feb 1923, Debut as Alfonso in Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) 1878Teachers:- Carlo Boroni, Giuseppe FelixPupil :- Mario AlbaneseCreated Lodovico in Otello(Verdi) Don Roldano Ximenes in Cristoforo Colombo (Franchetti) Almozor in Condor (Gomes) Giamshid in Regina del Nepal(Bottesini) Hermit in Melusina (Gramman) Maso in Fior d'Alpe (Franchetti).

1865 FP of Goldmark's Sakuntala Overture. Vienna Philharmonicperforming, in Vienna. CD-Goldmark: Rustic Wedding Symphony/Sakuntala.

1867 FP of Bizet's La Jolie Fille De Perth at the Théatre-Lyrique in Paris. CD-Bizet: The Fair Maid of Perth / Sir Thomas Beecham.

1869 Birth of American composer, teacher and painter Harry Newton REDMAN in Mount Carmel, IL. d-Boston, 26 DEC 1958.

1871 FP of first Gilbert and Sullivan opera, Thespis, or The Gods Grown Old, at the Gaiety Theatre, London. The music has been lost, except for one chorus that was reused in Pirates of Penzance.

1874 Birth of French bass Leon ROTHIER in Rheims. Died 6 Dec 1951Debut as Jupiter in Philemon & Baucis (Gounod) 1899Teachers:- Cresti, Pal Lherie, Leon MelchissedecPupil :- Richard CrooksCreated Father Time in Oiseau Bleu (Wolff) Junkman in Louise (Charpentier) Duquesnois in Peter Ibbetson (Deems Taylor)Sang in premiere of Le Juif Polonaise (Erlanger). Search Amazon.com for Leon ROTHIER .

1880 FP of J. Brahms' Tragic Overture Op. 81, in Vienna. CD-Brahms: Symphonies Nos. 1-4; Haydn-Variations; Tragic Overture.

1883 Birth of Greek composer Manolis KALOMIRIS in Smyrna. d-Athens, 3 APR 1962. Search Manolis KALOMIRIS.

1899 Birth of American composer, pianist, teacher and inventor Leopold MANNES in NYC. d-Cape Cod, MA 11 AUG 1964. Son of David Mannes founder of the Mannes School of Music. Worked for Eastman Kodak Co. and invented kodachrome color process with Leopold Godowsky, Jr. son of famed pianist. Search Amazon.com for Leopold MANNES.

1892 Death of Franch tenor Alexandre Talazac. Born 16 May 1853 in Bordeaux. Debut as Selim in Statue (Reyer) 22 Apl 1878Teachers:- Louis-Henri Obin, Saint-Yves BaxCreated Gerald in Lakme (Delibes) Des Grieux in Manon (Massenet) Hoffmann in Contes d'Hoffmann (Offenbach) Mylio in Roi D'ys (Lalo) Jean in Jean de Nivelle (Delibes).

1897 Birth of American contralto Marion TELVA (Toucke) in St. Louis, MO. d-Norwalk, CT, 23 OCT 1962. Debut as Singer in Manon Lescaut (Puccini) 1920Teacher :- Lilli LehmannCreated Mrs Deane in Peter Ibbetson (Taylor).

1897 FP of Rimsky-Korsakov's Sadko in Moscow. CD-Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov: Sadko.

1902 Birth of German soprano Clara Ebers. Born 26 Dec 1902 in Karlruhe. Debut 1924Teacher :- Eduard ErhardPupil :- Elke ScharyCreated Isabella in Columbus (Egk) Countess in Figaro Lasst Sich Scheiden (Klebe).

1905 Death of German pianist and teacher Fritz Spindler in Dresden. b-Wurzbach, 24 NOV 1817.

1916 Death of German kapellmeister Bernard Scholz in Munich. b-Mainz, 30 MAR 1835.

1920 Birth of French cellist Maurice GENDRON in Nice, France. d-Grezsur-Loing, 20 AUG 1990. Search Maurice GENDRON.

1921 Reopening of La Scala Opera House in Milan. Presenting Verdi'sFalstaff, Toscanini conducting.

1925 Birth of Serbian baritone Tugomir Alaupovic in Zemun. Debut in Zigeunerbaron (Strauss J) 1953Teachers:- Louis Kaderabek, Zlatko Sir.

1926 Birth of American Avant Garde composer and trumpeter Earl BROWN in Lunenburg, MA. d-Rye, NY 2 JUL 2002.

1926 FP of Sibelius' Tapiola tone poem. NY Sym Society, Walter Damrosch, conducting. CD-Sibelius: Karelia, Tapiola, Les Oceanides, Valse Triste, etc. / Davis, London SO.

1927 Birth of Rumanian tenor Ion Stoian in Konstanza, Rumania. Debut as Belmonte in Entfuhrung aus dem Serail (Mozart)Teachers:- Gheorghe Kulibin, Jean Rinzescu, Petre Stefanescu-Goanga Romulus Vrabiescu.

1936 FP by the Palistine Symphony Orchestra. Arturo Toscanini conducting music of Rossini, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Brahms and Weber in Tel Aviv.

1937 Birth of Polish soprano Teresa KUBIAK (Wojtaszek) in Ldzan. Debut as Halka in Halka (Moniuszko) 1965Teachers:- Olga Olgina, Gina CignaSang in premiere of Tragedyja albo rzecz O Janie i Herodzie (Twardowski).

1937 Death of English composer Ivor Gurney in Dartford. b-Gloucester, 28 AUG 1890. Search Ivor Gurney.

1937 Death of Welsh tenor Dan Beddoe. Born 16 Mar 1863 in Aberdare. Teachers:- H Howard Brown, J T Davies, Arthur Faffe, Allen Gill,Arthur Mees Eleanor McClellan, John Underner.

1938 Birth of Italian Soprano Adriana MALIPONTE in Brecia. Debut as Mimi in Boheme (Puccini) 1958Teachers:- Carmen Melis, Suzanne SteppenCreated Sardula in Last Savage (Menotti).

1938 Death of German mezzo-soprano Irene von Chavanne. Born 18 Apr 1868 Graz Died 26 Dec 1938Debut as Orsini in Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) 1885Teachers:- Desiree Artot de Padilla, Johannes Ress, Mme Souvestre-PaschalisCreated Herodias in Salome (Strauss)Sang in premiere of Feuersnot (Strauss). Alt: Irene von Chavanne, Inger Karén, Zarah Leander, Ursula Boese, Giulietta Simionato, Maureen Forrester, Maria Farantouri, Hanna Schwarz (German Edition).

1940 Birth of American soprano Kay Griffel in Eldoro, Iowa. Debut as Mercedes in Carmen (Bizet) 1960Teacher :- Lotte Lehmann.

1940 Birth of American composer William Foster McDANIEL in Columbus, OH.

1941 Birth of American composer Wayland ROGERS in Montecello, KY.

1941 FP of Robert Russell Bennett's Violin Concerto, NBC Symphony broadcast. The Violin Artistry of Louis Kaufman.

1945 Birth of American composer David R. HOLSINGER in Hardin, Missouri. Search David R. HOLSINGER.

1947 Death of French soprano Marguerite Carre. Born 16 Aug 1880 in Cabourg. Debut as Mimi in Boheme (Puccini) 1899Pupil :- Janine MicheauCreated Nina in Cherubin (Massenet) Zina in Vieil Angle (Gunsbourg) Jana in Cobzar (Ferrari) Jacqueline in Fortunio (Messager) Louise in Julien (Charpentier)Sang in premiere of Mariage de Telemaque (Terrasse) La fille de Roland (Rabaud) La Reine Fiametta (Leroux) La Lepreuse (Lazzari).

1950 Death of Dutch composer and American lawyer Henri Emile Enthoven in NYC. b-Amsterdam, 18 OCT 1903.

1952 Birth of French-American pianist Andre Michel SCHUB in Paris. Search Andre Michel SCHUB.

1953 Birth of English choral conductor Harry CHRISTOPHERS in Goudhurst, Kent, England. Search Harry CHRISTOPHERS. Search The Sixteen.

1958 Death of Canadian mezzo-soprano Eva Gauthier. Born 20 Sep 1886 in Ottawa. Debut as Micaela in Carmen (Bizet) 1910Teachers:- Jacques Bouhy, Dubulle, Giuseppe Oxilia, Anna Schoen-Rene William Shakespeare, Carlo Carigigiani, Frank Buels.

1963 Death of Welsh tenor Parry Jones. Born 14 Feb 1891 in Blaina, Wales. Debut 1914Teachers:- John Coates, Ernesto Colli, Karl Scheidemantel, Alberto VisettiPupils :- Patricia Kern, Ramon Remedios, Evelyn Dalberg.

1964 Birth of Irish composer Ian WILSON in Belfast.

1967 Death of Swedish tenor Carl Martin Oehman. Born 4 Sep 1887 in Floda, Sweden. Debut as Chenier in Andrea Chenier (Giordano) 1914Teachers:- Gentzel, Giuseppe Oxilia, QuadriPupils :- Nicolai Gedda, Carl-Axel Hallgren, Erik Saeden Uno Stjernqvist, Martti Talvela, Usko Viitanen.

1974 Death of Danish composer and professor Knudage Riisager in Copenhagen. b-Port Kunda, Estonia, 6 MAR 1897.

1974 Death of German bass-baritone Wilhelm Schirp. Born 27 July 1906 Elberfeld 26 Dec 1974Debut 1935Teacher :- Erna Thiele.

1985 Death of American soprano Doris Doe. Born 23 Mar 1899 in Bar Harbour, Maine. Died 26 Dec 1985Debut as Erda in Ring (Wagner) 1930Teachers:- Frank La Forge, Louise Homer.

1988 Death of Spanish composer Pablo Sorozabal in Madrid. b-Donostia, San Sebastian, 1897.

1989 Death of English composer Lennox Berkeley (BARK' lee) in London. b-Oxford, 12 MAY 1903. BOOK-Lennox Berkeley: A Source Book.

1991 Death of German bass-baritone Gustave Neidlinger. Born 21 Mar 1910 in Mainz. Debut 1931Teacher :- Otto RottsieperSang in premiere of Saul (Reutter).

2003 Death of English violinist Hugh Bean. Born in Beckenham, Kent, 22 SEP 1929. London Guardian. Bean was for more than half a century one of Britain's most distinguished and versatile violinists. From recording with the bands of Geraldo and Billy Cotton, he went on to lead the Philharmonia Orchestra. ~ age 74. Search Hugh Bean. On CD- celebrated interpretation of Vaughan Williams: Lark Ascending.

DECEMBER 25 Today in classical music history

2011-12-24T15:52:00.001-06:00

Orlando GIBBONS

1583 Baptismal of English composer and organist Orlando GIBBONS in Oxford. d-5 JUN1625. Search Orlando GIBBONS.

1711 Birth of French composer Jean-Joseph Cassanea de MONDONVILLE in Narbonne. d-Paris, 8 OCT 1772. Search Jean-Joseph Cassanea de MONDONVILLE.

1723 FP of Bach's Magnificat in Leipzig. CD-Bach: Magnificat, BWV.243/Jauchzet Gott In Allen landen, BWV.51.

1724 FP of Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 91 Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ performed Christmas Day as part of his second annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig 1724-25. CD-Gelobet seist du Jesu Christ.

1725 FP of Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 110 Unser Mund sei voll Lachens performed on Christmas Day as part of his third annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig 1725-27. CD-Bach: Sacred Cantatas 3

1728 Birth of German composer Johann Adam HILLER (HY'ler) in Wendisch-Ossig. d-Leipzig, 16 JUN 1804. Search Johann Adam HILLER.

1728 FP of Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 197a Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe. Asummed to be performed on Christmas Day in Leipzig as part of Bach's fourth annual Sacred Cantata cycle with texts by Christian Friedrich Henrici, aka Picander during 1728-29 season. CD-Les Lumières de Noël (Christmas Lights) (Box Set)

1734 FP of Bach's Christmas Oratorio, at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. Part 1 Jauchzet, frohlocket of the 6-part oratorio S. 248. CD-Bach - Christmas Oratorio / Gardiner

1739 Birth of French composer Joseph Jun BOULOGNE, Chevalier de Saint-Georges in Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe. d-Paris, 9/10 JUN 1799. Known as the black Mozart.

1762 Birth of Irish singer Michael KELLY in Dublin. d-Margate, 9 OCT 1826.Debut as Count in Buona Figliuola (Piccinni) 1779Teachers:- Giuseppe Aprile, Finaroli, Passerini, Venanzio Ruzzini Niccolo PerettiCreated Basilio & Don Curzio in Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) Euphemio of Ephesus in Equivico (Storace) Corrade in Una Cosa Rara (Martin y Soler) Iarbus in Dido Queen of Carthage(Storace) Lord William in Haunted Tower (Storace) Telemachus in Ulysses (Smith J C) Lord William in Haunted Tower (Storace) Valente in Sposa Malcontenti (Storace)

1815 FP of Beethoven's cantata Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt and the Namensfeier Overture, Op. 115, conducted by Beethoven at the Redoutensaal, a benefit for the Citizens' Hospital Fund, in Vienna. CD-Beethoven: Cantatas, Opferlied, Meeresstille | Beethoven: Complete Overtures

1815 First concert of the Handel and Haydn Society of Boston.

1818 FP of Franz Gruber's Silent Night composed on Christmas Eve 1818, in St. Nicholas Church, Obendorf, Germany. Words by Josef Mohr. CD-The John Rutter Christmas Album

1821 Beethoven finishes his Hammerklavier Sonata.

1829 Birth of American composer Patrick Sarsfield GILMORE. d-1892. Search Patrick Sarsfield GILMORE

1839 Birth of tenor Ferdinand Jager Tenor in Hanau. Died 13 Jun 1902, Debut 1865Teachers:- Thiele, Ferdinand HeynePupil :- Marie Dietrich.

1845 Death of German composer Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, in Berlin at age 86. The oldest surviving son of J.S. Bach. Westphalens Freude ihren vielgeliebten König Friedrich Wilhelm bey sich zu sehen. Eine Cantate ... Clavierauszug, etc.

1858 Birth of American bass Hermann Devries in New York Died 24 Aug 1949Debut as Meru in Africaine (Meyerbeer)Teacher :- Jean-Baptiste FaurePupil :- Ralph Errole.

1859 Birth of American composer Charles Whitney COOMBS in Bucksport, ME. d-Orange, NJ 24 JAN 1940. Search Charles Whitney COOMBS

1870 FP of Wagner's Siegfried Idyll, Christmas morning as his gift tohis wife Cosima. Hans Richter playing trumpet and Wagner conducting the ensemblefrom the top of staircase. Named for their son who also became a composerwho was six months old on that Christmas morning. CD-Wagner: Tannhäuser/Siegfried-Idyll/Tristan und Isolde

1873 Birth of mezzo-soprano Tilly Koenen in Java. Died 4 Jan 1941, Teacher :- Cornelie Van Zanten

1874 Birth of soprano [Natalina] Lina Cavalieri in Viterbo. Died 8 Feb 1944, Debut as Mimi in Boheme (Puccini) 1900Teacher :- Maddelena Mariani-MasiCreated Ensoleillad in Cherubin (Massenet). MET Opera.d-in air raid on Florence, 8 FEB 1944. Photos. and Postcards.

1874 Leopold Damrosch and the Oratorio Society of NYC give their FP of Handel's Messiah.

1876 Birth of Italian baritone Giuseppe De LUCA in Rome. d-NYC, 26 AUG 1950. Debut as Valentin in Faust (Gounod) 6 Nov 1897Teachers:- Ottavio Bartolini, Antonio Cotogni, Venaslao PersichiniPupils :- Gianna D'Angelo, Berhard Sonnerstadt, Leonard Warren Scipio ColomboCreated Sharpless in Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Michonnet in Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea) Paquiro in Goyescas (Granados) Schicci in Gianni Schicci (Puccini) Gledy in Siberia (Giordano)Sang in premiere of El Sueno d'Alma (Buchardo). Search Giuseppe De LUCA.

1877 Birth of soprano Gabriela Horvatova in Varazdin. Died 1967, Teacher :- RessePupil :- Bozena Kozlikova.

1883 Birth of Croatian-Yugoslav composer Fran LHOTKA in Wocice. d-Zagreb, 26 JAN 1962.

1885 Birth of American composer Gisella Augusta ZUCKERMANN aka 'Mana Zucca'. d-1981. Search Mana Zucca.

1897 John Philip Sousa finishes his Stars and Stripes Forever march. Search Stars and Stripes Forever

1900 Birth of American mezzo-soprano Gladys SWARTHOUT in Deepwater, MO. d-Florence, 7 JUL 1969. Debut as Shepherd in Tosca (Puccini) 1924Teacher :- Leopoldo Mugnone, Dino BigalliSang in premiere of Merry Mount (Hanson). Search Gladys SWARTHOUT

1902 FP of Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Kastchei the Immortal.Ippolitov-Ivanov conducting, in Moscow. CD-Rimsky-Korsakov: Kashcey the Immortal

1914 Death of German pianist and conductor Bernard Stavenhagen in Geneva. b-Greiz, 24 NOV 1862. Search Bernard Stavenhagen.

1916 Birth of tenor Artur Frinberg in Mellugin Latvia. Teacher :- R Berzin.

1917 Birth of soprano Miluse Dvorakova in Prague. Debut as Pamina in Zauberflote (Mozart) 1941Teachers:- Apollo Granforte, Tino PattieraSung in premiere of Kraluv Mincmistr (Vostrak).

1924 Birth of French composer Noël LEE.

1923 Birth of conductor Louis Gardner Lane was in Eagle Pass, Texas. He studied composition with Kent Kennan at the University of Texas at Austin where he earned his bachelor’s in music degree in 1943, and with Bohuslav Martinů at the Tanglewood Music Center (summer 1946), and with Bernard Rogers at the Eastman School of Music (master’s degree in music, 1947). He also studied opera with Sarah Caldwell (1950).

1925 Birth of tenor Eugenio Fernandi in Turin. Died 15 Aug 1991, Debut in Figlia del Diavolo (Mortari) 1954Teacher :- Aureliano Pertile.

1928 Birth of German composer Heinrich POOS in Seibersbach.

1931 First national broadcast of an entire opera, by the MET Opera fromNYC. Performing E. Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel.

1932 Birth of Italian bass Bonaldo GIAIOTTI in Ziracco UdineDebut 1957Teacher :- Alfredo Strano. Search Bonaldo GIAIOTTI.

1934 FP of D. Shostakovich's Cello Sonata, by cellist Viktor Kubatsky, the composer at the piano in Leningrad. CD-Rachmaninov & Shostakovich: Cello Sonatas.

1936 Death of Swiss composer Pierre Maurice in Geneva. b-Geneva, 13 NOV 1868.

1937 Arturo Toscanini conducts his first NBC concert broadcast. Music ofVivaldi, d minor concerto; Mozart, g minor symphony and Brahms firstsymphony. Search Arturo Toscanini.

1938 Birth of American composer David BORDEN. Search David BORDEN.

1940 Death of baritone Carl Richter. Born 3 July 1885 Stockholm. Debut as Amonasro in Aida (Verdi) 1911Teachers:- Gillis Bratt, Agnes Edholm, Vittorio Vanzo.

1941 Birth of American composer Ronald PERERA. Search Ronald PERERA.

1942 (? 24 NOV 1939) Birth of Italian soprano Maria CHIARA in Oderzo.

1943 Death of soprano Ilona Durigo. Born 13 May 1881in Budapest. Debut 1906Teachers:- Philipp Forsten, Bianca MaleczkyPupil :- Maria Stader.

1952 Birth of Canadian pianist Jon Kimura PARKER in Vancouver. Search Jon Kimura PARKER.

1963 Death of tenor Josef Gostic. Born 5 Mar 1900 in Stara Loka, Slovenia. Debut 1929Created Midas in Liebe der Danae (Strauss).

1963 Death of tenor Fritz Vogelstrom. Born 4 Nov 1882 in Herford, Westphalia. Debut as Tamino in Zauberflote (Mozart) 1903Teacher :- Dora Erl

1964 Birth of English tenor Ian BOSTRIDGE in LondonDebut as Lysander in Midsummer Night's Dream (Britten) 1994. Search Ian BOSTRIDGE.

1969 Birth of American composer Tom SCHNAUBER. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse: A Play for Children of All Ages.

1969 FP of John Antill's opera The First Christmas on an Australian radio broadcast.

1977 Birth of American composer Brendan EPSTEIN-HYNES in Houston TX.

1977 Death of English composer, actor, comedian aka The Little Tramp Charles Chaplin at age 88 in Vevey, Switzerland. b-London, 16 APR 1889. BOOK-Charlie Chaplin: A Photo Diary. The Film Music of Charles Chaplin.

1979 Death of tenor Mario Filippeschi. Born 7 June 1907 in Pisa. Died 25 Dec 1979, Debut as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) Jul 1937Teachers:- Arturo Pessina, Vicidomini.

1982 Death of tenor Gerhard Witting. Born 23 Sep 1889 in Bromberg. Debut 1912Created Second Beggar in Rembrandt van Rijn (Klenau) Andres in Wozzeck (Berg).

1995 Death of music historian and editor of Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Classical Musicians, Nicolas Slonimsky at the age of 101. Some sources indicate date as 26th or 27th. b-St. Petersburg, 27 APR 1894. BOOK-Slonimsky's Book of Musical Anecdotes Search Nicolas Slonimsky.

DECEMBER 24 Today in classical music history

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John Dunstaple or Dunstable

1453 Death of English composer John Dunstable in London, b-c.1390. [Dunstaple or Dunstable] English composer of polyphonic music of the late medieval era and early Renaissance. He was one of the most famous composers active in the early 15th century and was widely influential, not only in England but on the continent. Search John Dunstable.

1625 Birth of German composer Johann Rudolf AHLE in Mühlhausen. d-Mühlhausen, 9 JUL 1673.

1710 Birth of German organist and composer Johann Christoph ALTNIKOL in Berna, Silesia. d- Naumberg, 25 JUL 1759. Search Johann Christoph ALTNIKOL.

1739 FP of G. F. Handel's oratorio Acis and Galetea revision. CD-Handel - Acis and Galatea / Daneman, Petibon, Agnew, Cornwell, A. Ewing, Les Arts Florissants, Christie.

1772 Birth of Austrian composer Joseph WOLFL in Salzburg. d-Great Marylebone Street, London, 21 MAY 1812. Search Joseph WOLFL.

1781 The first promoted two-piano performance. Mozart andClementi playing a Paisiello piece, in Vienna. Easy Compositions of Clementi, Haydn and Mozart.

1813 Birth of American composer Henry Wellington GREATOREX. d-1858. Mr. Greatorex's concert, at Gilman's Hall, Wednesday evening, May first, 1839.

1821 Birth of composer Italian Giovanni BOTTESINI in Crema. d-Parma, 7 JUL 1889. Search Giovanni BOTTESINI.

1821 Birth of Dutch composer Johannes WORP in Broek in Waterland, The Netherlands. d-Groningen, 21 APR 1891.

1824 Birth of German composer and writer Peter CORNELIUS. d-1874. Search Peter CORNELIUS.

1835 Birth of Cosima WAGNER at Lake Como, daughter of Franz Liszt, married H. V.Bulow and R. Wagner. d-Bayreuth, 1 APR 1930. Promoted Bayreuth Festival and works of R. Wagner.

1840 England's Prince Albert also a composer and conductor, changes QueenVictoria's wind band into a complete orchestra and improves its'repertoire.

1846 Birth of Italian bass-baritone Giovanni TAGLIAPIETRA in Venice. Leading baritone with Patti, died 11 APR 1921. The famous Teresa Carrefio was his first wife.

1871 FP of Aida to commemorate the opening of the Suez Canalafter Verdi twice refused the commission, at the Khedival Theater in Cairo.CD-Verdi - Aida / Caballé · Domingo · Cossotto · Ghiaurov · Cappuccilli · Roni · NPO · Muti | DVD-Verdi - Aida / Levine, Domingo, Millo, Metropolitan Opera.

1874 Birth of Polish bass Adamo Didur in Sanok, Poland. Died 7 Jan 1946, Debut as Mepistopheles in Faust (Gounod) 1894Teachers:- Franz Emmerich, Valerie WysockiPupils :- Ira Malaniuk, Marian Nowakowski, Eugenia Zareska Andrzej HiolskiCreated Ashby in Fanciulla del West (Puccini) Woodcutter in Konigskinder (Humperdinck) Win-Shee in Oracolo (Leoni) Talpa in Tabarro (Puccini) Simone in Gianni Schicci (Puccini)Sang in premiere of Canterbury Pilgrims (De Koven) Anima Allegra (Vittadini) Figlia di Jorio (Franchetti).

1881 Birth of American composer Charles Wakefield CADMAN in Johnstown, PA. d-LA, 30 DEC 1946. Search Charles Wakefield CADMAN.

1887 (1888?) Birth of Spanish soprano Lucrezia BORI in Valencia. Search Lucrezia BORI. Died 14 May 1960 Debut Micaela in Carmen (Bizet) 31 Oct 1908 Teachers:- Frank La Forge, Gabriele Sibella, Pietro Varvaro Melchiorre Vidal Created Consuelo in Anima Allegra (Vittadini) Sang in premiere of El Suede d'Alma (Buchardo).

1887 FP of George W. Chadwick's Melpomene Overture. Boston Symphony. CD-Chadwick: Aphrodite; Suite Symphonique; Symphonic Sketches.

1906 Birth of German-American conductor and composer Franz WAXMAN (Wachsmann) in Konigshutte. d-LA, 24 FEB 1967. Score for film Sunset Boulevard won 1950 Oscar. Search Franz WAXMAN.

1908 Birth of English conductor and composer Sir Vivian DUNN. d-1958.

1908 (23rd?) Death of Belgian composer Francois Gevaert in Brussells. b-Huysse, 31 JUL 1828.

1915 Birth of baritone Bruno Aderhold Baritone. Sang in premiere of Amphitrion (Heinrich).

1918 Birth of Canadian-born American cellist Zara NELSOVA. d-10 OCT 2002. Search Zara NELSOVA.

1920 At the MET Opera in NYC, final performance of Enrico Caruso singingEleazar in La Juive by Halevy. Metropolitan Opera House in NYC. Caruso died in Naples at the age of 48 on 2 AUG 1921.

1923 Birth of Scottish bass-baritone David Kelly in Kilmarnock. Debut as Timur in Turandot (Puccini) 1955Pupils :- Gordon Sandison, Marie SlorachSang in premiere of Midsummer Night's Dream (Britten).

1925 Birth of English clarinetist Dame Thea KING. Search Dame Thea KING.

1927 Birth of American soprano Teresa STITCH-RANDALL in West Hartford CT. Debut as Gertrude Stein in Mother of us All (Thomson) Premiere 7 May 1947Created Evangeline in Evangeline (Luching)Sang in premiere of Mystere de la Nativite (Martin). Search Teresa STITCH-RANDALL.

1929 Birth of American composer Noel Da COSTA. d-2002.

1930 Death of composer Oscar Nedbal. Oscar Nedbal: Ballet Music (Andersen / From Tale To Tale).

1931 Birth of Argentine conductor and composer Mauricio KAGEL in Buenos Aires. Search Mauricio KAGEL.

1932 Death of Norwegian composer Eyvind Alnaes in Oslo. b-Fredrikstad, 29 APR 1872. Search Eyvind Alnaes.

1935 Death of composer Alban Berg, in Vienna, from an absessed tooth. b-Vienna, 9 FEB 1885.

1938 Birth of Russian tenor Denis Korolyov in Moscow. Debut as Lenski in Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 1964.

1939 Birth of Swedish conductor Arnold OSTMAN, in Malmö. Search Arnold OSTMAN.

1942 Birth of Italian soprano Maria Chiara in Oderzo, Italy. Debut as Desdemona in Otello (Verdi) 1965 [Ed. note: According to WHO'S WHO IN OPERA (1976 Ed.) which was compiled from questionnaires to the artists themselves, Maria Chiara was born in 1942, but on November 24, not December.The year of her debut as Desdemona in Otello (Verdi) at La Fenice is also given as 1966, not 1965.]Teachers:- Maria Carbone, Antonio Cassinelli. Search Maria Chiara.

1943 Birth of Czech mezzo-soprano Libuse Marova in Susice. Debut as Azucena in Trovatore (Verdi) 1965Teachers:- Premysl Koci, Josef Frydl, Stepanka Stepanova, Michael Zabejda. Search Libuse Marova.

1945 Death of German soprano Adelina Stehle. Born 30 Jun 1860 in Graz. Debut as Amina in Sonnambula (Bellini) 1881Pupil :- Giannini Arangi-LombardiCreated Walter in Wally (Catalani) Nanetta in Falstaff (Verdi) Nedda in Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Adin in Condor (Gomes) Maria in Guglielmo Ratcliffe (Mascagni) Matilde in Silvano (Mascagni). Century of Great Voices 1.

1950 Birth of American composer Libby LARSON aka Elizabeth Brown, in Wilmington, DE. Search Libby LARSON.

1951 FP of Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors. Live Christmas Eve broadcast on the NBC-TV network by the NBC Television Opera Theater. CD-Menotti: Amahl and the Night Visitors.

1953 Birth of German composer Hans-Jurgen von BOSE in Munich.

1954 Birth of American composer Cynthia FOLIO.

1954 Death of German mezzo-soprano Ella Gmeiner. Born 12 Nov 1874 in Kromstadt. Teachers:- Etelka Gerster, Emilio Herzog.

1957 Birth of American baritone Richard Cowan in Euclid, Ohio. Debut as Angelotti in Tosca (Puccini)Created Maestro Wolfgang in Ispirazione (Bussotti).

1960 Birth of American composer and pianist Michael JONES.

1965 Death of tenor Mariss Vetra. Born 19 July 1901 in Tirza, Latvia. Died 24 Dec 1965Debut as Faust in Faust (Gounod) 1922Created Laimons in Vaidelote (Medins) Edgars in Uguni (Kalnins)Sang in premiere of Kaiserin Katharina (Kattnig).

1966 Death of Spanish composer Gaspar Cassadó in Madrid. b-Barcelona, 30 SEP 1897. Search Gaspar Cassadó.

1967 Birth of American composer Andrew Earle SIMPSON. Search Andrew Earle SIMPSON.

1969 Death of Italian baritone Armando Dado. Born 1902 in Rome. Debut as Enrico in Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 1929Sang in premiere of Gli Orazi (Porrino).

1972 Death of French composer César Geoffray. b-20 FEB 1901. Search César Geoffray.

1975 Death of American composer and conductor Bernard Herrmann, in Los Angeles, at age 64, just completing the filmscore for Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. b-29 JUN 1911. Search Bernard Herrmann.

1976 Birth of American composer Philip ROTHMAN in Buffalo, NY.

1987 Death of Italian soprano Sara Scuderi. Born 11 Dec 1906 in Catania. Debut as Desdemona in Otello (Verdi) 1925Teacher :- Matteo AdernoSang in premiere of Volte Della Vergine (Carmassi) Giulio Cesare (Malipiero).

2000 Death of Danish bass-baritone Aage Haugland. Born 1 Feb 1944 in Copenhagen. Died 24 Dec 2000Debut as Brewer in Comedy on Bridge (Martinu)Teachers:- Kristian Riis, Mogens WoeldikeCreated Jason in Freispruch fur Medea (Liebermann). Nielsen: Saul And David.

2002 Death of Italian conductor Luciano Chailly in Milan. b-Ferrara, 19 JAN 1920. Composer of 13 operas, ballets and other works. Father of famed conductor Riccardo Chailly.

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Boismortier

1689 Birth of French composer Joseph Bodin de BOISMORTIER in Perpignan. d-Paris, 28 OCT1755. Wikipedia Bio.

1709 Birth of Belgian composer Jean-Noel HAMAL. d-26 NOV 1778. Search Jean-Noel HAMAL.

1785 FP of W. A. Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 22 in Eb K. 482, in Vienna. CD-Mozart: Great Piano Concertos, Vol. 2.

1806 FP Beethoven's Violin Concerto w/o rehearsal and a sight by FranzClement, 1st violin of the Orch Theatre an de Wein. CD-Beethoven: Concerto for violin in D.

1812 Birth of American composer William HAUSER near Bethania, North Carolina. d-Wadley, GA 15 SEP 1880.

1812 Death of French composer Michel Delaland in Chartres. aka as La Lande, de La Lande or Delalande, Michel-Richard Delalandewas a chorister at St Germain-l'Auxerrois in Paris, church organist in service to Louis IV. Works include ballets and instrumental pieces as well as motets with instrumental accompaniment and other church music. b-1657. Michel-Richard Delalande.

1869 Death of Polish composer Julian (Jules) Fontana in Paris. b-1810.-

1875 Birth of American bass-baritone Putnam Griswold in Minneapolis, MN. Died 26 Feb 1914, Debut as Leonato in Much Ado About Nothing (Stanford) Premiere 1901Teachers:- Jacques Bouhy, Franz Emmerich, Albert Randegger Julius StockhausenCreated Roman Governer in Mona (Parker) Leonato in Much Ado about Nothing (Stanford)Sang in premiere of Poia (Nevin).

1876 Birth of American soprano Edith Helena in Brooklyn, NY. Died 26 Nov 1956Debut as Violetta in Traviata (Verdi) 1904Teachers:- Alberto De Bassini, Giovanni Tagliapietra.

1880 FP of Antonin Dvorák's oratorio Stabat Mater in Prague. CD-Dvorak - Stabat Mater / Goerke · M. Simpson · Olsen · N. Berg · Atlanta SO · R. Shaw.

1883 Birth of American soprano Carolina White in Massachusetts. Died 5 Oct 1961, Debut as Gutrune in Gotterdammerung (Wagner) 1908Teachers:- Weldon Hunt, Paolo Longone, Sebastiani.

1883 Death of Scottish soprano Jane Shirreff. Debut as Mandane in Artaxerxes (Arne)Teacher :- Thomas Welsh.

1893 FP of Humperdinck's Hansel and Gretel fairy tale opera, at the Hoftheater in Weimar. CD-Great Recordings Of The Century - Humperdinck: Hansel Und Gretel / Karajan, Schwarzkopf, Grummer, Metternich, et al.

1899 Death of Italian soprano Marietta Piccolomini. Born 15 Mar 1834 in Siena. Created Lucrezia in Lucrezia Borgia (Donizetti) 1852Teachers:- Mazzarelli, Pietro Romani, RaimondiPupils :- Giuseppina PasquaCreated Almina in Almina (Campana). L'unione corale senese Marietta Piccolomini soprano.

1900 Birth of German baritone Karl SCHMIDT-WALTER in Gernersheim am Rhein. d-Kreuth, Oberbayerem, 14 JAN 1985. Debut 1921Teachers:- Gustav Landauer, Hans Reinmar, Richard TrunkPupils :- Rudolf Hartmann, Tonny Landi, Bent Norup, Wolfgang Annheisser.

1906 Birth of American composer and teacher Ross Lee FINNEY. in Wells, MN. d-1997. Search Ross Lee FINNEY.

1909 At The MET Opera in NYC, Alma Gluck first appears as the Happy Shade inthe Toscanini revival of Orfeo by Gluck starring Louise Homer.

1911 FP of Wolf-Ferarri's opera The Jewels of the Madonna, in Berlin.

1912 Birth of German bass Josef Greindl in Munich. Died 16 Apl 1993, Debut as Hunding in Walkure (Wagner) 1936Teachers:- Anna Bahr-Mildenburg, Paul BenderPupil :- Caterina LigendzaSang in premiere of Antigonae (Orff).

1913 Birth of Dutch composer Hans HENKEMANS in The Hague. d-1995. Search Hans HENKEMANS.

1919 FP of Carpenter's ballet The Birthday of the Infanta, based on an Oscar Wilde story, by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Stock.

1920 Birth of American tenor Paul Franke in Boston. Debut as Youth in Amore dei Tre Re (Montemezzi) 1 Dec 1948.

1921 FP of Carpenter's Krazy Kat Suite. Chicago Symphony Orchestra under Stock. Search Carpenter Krazy Kat .

1924 FP of Nicolae Brean's opera Golan in Cluj, Romania.

1934 Birth of Italian conductor Claudio SCIMONE who founded ensemble I Solisti Veneti in 1959. Studied with D. Metropoulos. Search Claudio SCIMONE. Search I Solisti Veneti.

1937 Death of English mezzo-soprano Muriel Foster. Born 21 Nov 1877 in Sunderland. Debut 1896Teacher :- Anna Williams.

1942 Birth of German composer Friedrich SCHENKER in Zeulenroda, Thüringen, Germany.

1942 Death of Polish bass-baritone Josef von Manowarda . Born 3 July 1890 in Cracow. Debut 1911Teacher :- Otto IroPupils :- Walter Hofermeyer, Alfred Poell, Ferdinand Burgmann Julius KatonaSang in premiere of Frau ohne Schatten (Strauss) Bakchantinnen (Wellesz).

1946 Birth of Czech soprano Edita GRUBEROVA in Raca near Bratislava, Slovakia. Search Edita GRUBEROVA. Debut as Rosina in Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 1968Teachers:- Ruthilde Boesch, Maria Medvecka.

1948 Birth of Italian composer Giorgio LANZANI in Milan. Stabat Mater.

1949 ('45?) Birth of American electronic music composer and lecturer Maggi PAYNE. Search Maggi PAYNE.

1949 Birth of American composer Adrian BELEW. Search Adrian BELEW.

1950 Death of Italian composer Vincenzo Tommasini in Rome. b-Rome, 17 SEP 1878. La Lavandaia di S. Giovanni. Poesia di G. Carducci ... Canto e pianoforte.

1952 Birth of Danish composer Hans ABRAHAMSEN. Search Hans ABRAHAMSEN.

1952 FP of D. Shostakovich's 24 Preludes and Fugues for piano which was part one of a two-part recital presented by pianist Tatyana Nikolayeva in Leningrad. CD-Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues, Op. 87

1957 Birth of American composer Stephen MELILLIO.

1960 Birth of American composer Elise KERMANI. Search Elise KERMANI.

1961 Birth of English tenor Paul Nilon in West Yorkshire. Debut as Volano in Giasone (Cavalli) 1984Teacher :- Frederic Cox. Otello: Otello, Act II: Duet: It is certain. She wrote this letter (Non m'inganno).

1963 Death of Czech composer Jan Fisher in Bratislava. b-Louny, North Bohemian Region, 15 SEP 1921.

1966 Death of German Helmut Neugebauer. Born 1890 in Posen. Debut as Singer in Rosenkavalier (Strauss) 1911Sang in premiere of Rauhensteiner Hochzeit (von Walterhausen) Francois Villon (Noelte).

1975 Birth of American composer Peter GILBERT in Louisville, KY.

1977 Death of Austrian soprano Lotte Schoene. Born 15 Dec 1891 Vienna Died 23 Dec 1977Debut as Bridesmaid in Freischutz (Weber) 15 Sep 1915Teachers:- Marie Brossement, Johannes Ress, Luise Ress.

1979 Birth of Spanish composer Xabier OIANGUREN in Eskoriatza.

1982 Birth of Korean cellist Han-Na CHANG in Seoul, Korea.

1986 Death of Italian baritone Carmelo Maugeri. Born 16 July 1889 in Catania. Debut as Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) 1913Teachers:- Matteo Adorno,TartineSang in the premiere of Giulietta e Romeo (Zandonai) Farsa Amorosa (Zandonai) Cecilia (Refice) Oro (Pizzetti) Deresto Tentanto (Casella).

1989 The first of two public performances of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Choral at the Philharmonie in West Berlin, conducted by Leonard Bernstein. Perfomed by an international orchestra celebrating the fall of the Berlin Wall. The second performance was on Christmas Day at the Schauspielhaus in East Berlin.

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Carl Friedrich ABEL

1723 Birth of German composer Carl Friedrich ABEL in Cöthen. d-London, 20 JUN 1787. Search Carl Friedrich ABEL.

1745 Death of Czech composer Jan Dismas Zelenka, at age 66, in Dresden. b-Lunovice, Czech Republic, 16 OCT 1679. Search Jan Dismas Zelenka.

1808 FP of Beethoven's Fourth Piano Concerto,Fifth Symphony and Sixth Symphony, at Theatre-an-der-Wein. CD-Beethoven: 9 Symphonien | CD-Beethoven: Piano Concertos (Box Set).

1819 Birth of German composer and conductor Franz ABT in Eilenberg, Saxony. d-Wiesbaden, 31 MAR 1885. Search Franz ABT.

1821 Birth of Italian composer and cellist Giovanni BOTTESINI in Crema. d-Parma, 7 JUL 1889. Search Giovanni BOTTESINI .

1837 FP of Albert Lortzing's opera Zar und Zimmermann 'Csar and Carpenter', at the Stadttheater in Leipzig. CD-Lortzing - Zar und Zimmermann / Prey · Schreier · Frick · Gedda · Köth - Heger.

1846 Birth of Swedish critic and conductor Johan Andreas HALLEN in Gothenberg, Sweden. d-Stockholm, 11 MAR 1925. Search Johan Andreas HALLEN.

1853 Birth of Venezuelan pianist, singer and composer Maria Teresa CARRENO in Caracas. d-NYC, 12JUN 1917. Search Maria Teresa CARRENO.

1853 Birth of Polish bass Eduardo de RESZKE in Warsaw. Died 25 May 1917Debut as Re in Aida (Verdi) 22 Feb 1876Teachers:- Alba, Ciaffei, Filippo Coletti, Jean de Reszke, Escudier Giovanni Sbriglia, StellerPupil :- Emanuel ListCreated Don Diego in Cid (Massenet) Ruben in Figliuol Prodigo (Ponchielli) Gilberto in Maria Tudor (Gomes) Duc D'Albe in Patrie (Paladilhe) King in Elda (Catalani) Colonel in Lady of Longford (Bach E) Duc de Sante-Fe in Aben-Hamet (Dubois)Sang in premiere of Elaine (Bemberg).

1858 Birth of Italian opera composer Giacomo PUCCINI in Lucca. d-Brussels,29 NOV 1924. BOOK-Puccini: His Life and Works (Master Musicians Series.)

1868 Birth of American composer Martin DUMLER. d-1958. Search Martin DUMLER.

1874 Birth of Austrian teacher and composer Franz SCHMIDT in Pressburg. d- Near Vienna, 11 FEB 1939. Search Franz SCHMIDT.

1874 Death of German composer Johann Peter PIXIS in Baden-Baden, Germany. Search Johann Peter PIXIS.

1883 Birth of French-American composer and conductor Edgard VARESE in Paris. d-NYC, 6 NOV 1965. Search Edgard VARESE | BOOK-Edgard Varese.

1884 FP of Ignaz Brulls opera Das Goldene Kreuz in Berlin.

1885 Birth of American composer and music writer-critic Deems TAYLOR inNYC. d-NYC, 3 JUL 1966. BOOK-Deems Taylor: A Biography | Wikipedia Bio.

1888 FP of J. Brahms' Violin Sonata No. 3 in d, Op. 108, in Budapest. CD-Brahms:The Violin and Viola Sonatas.

1894 Birth of German soprano Elisabeth RETHBERG aka Sattler. Search Elisabeth RETHBERG.

1894 (Jan 3?)Birth of Ukrainian composer Boris Nikolayevich LYATOSHYNSKY in Zhitomir. d-Kiev, 15 APR 1968. Search LYATOSHYNSKY.

1894 FP of Debussy's Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun. Orchestra of the Societe National de Musique. Composed in 1892 it was choreographed by Nijinsky. He performed the ballet in 1912 to Paris audiences who thought it was too erotic. CD-Debussy: Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune/Images for orchestra/Printemps.

1900 Birth of English composer Alan Dudley BUSH in Dulwich, South London. d-Watford, 31 OCT 1995. Search Alan Dudley BUSH.

1900 Debuts of Louise Homer and Marcel Journet at The MET, NYC, inVerdi's Aida.

1901 (23rd?)Birth of Russian born-American conductor Andre KOSTELANETZ in St. Petersburg. d-Port AuPrince Haiti, 13 JUN 1980. m-Soprano Lily Pons. Biography.

1902 Birth of Italian baritone Afro Poli in Pisa. Died 22 Feb 1987, Debut as Germont in Traviata (Verdi) 1927Pupil :- Domenic NatoleSang in premiere of Pulce D'Oro (Ghedini) Madonna Imperia (Alfano) Dama Boba (Wolf-Ferrari). Search Amazon.com for Afro Poli.

1903 Birth of Hungarian mezzo-soprano Rosette Anday in Budapest. Died 21 Sep 1977, Debut 1920Teachers:- Gyorgy Anthes, Mme Charles Cahier, Gino TessariCreated Simon's Wife in Danton's Tod (Von Einem) Mother in Werbeklied (Salmhofer).

1903 Death of French composer Paul Agricole Genin in Paris. b-Avignon, 14 FEB 1832. Berceuse, Op. 6 (English and French Edition).

1906 (21st?) FP of A. Glazunov's Symphony No. 8, in St. Petersburg.

1908 Birth of Austro-Italian tenor Rodolfo Moraro in Capodistria. Died 18 Aug 1994, Debut in Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 1939Created Doctor in Sasso Pagano (Viozzi).

1913 Birth of German soprano Elfriede Trotschel in Dresden. Died 20 June 1958, Debut as Aennchen in Freischutz (Weber) 1935Teachers:- Sophie Kuhnau-Bernard, Paul Schoeffler, Doris WinklerSang in premiere of Hochzeit des Jobs (Haas). Search Amazon.com for Elfriede Trotschel.

1915 Birth of American conductor (Hollywood Bowl Symphony) Felix SLATKIN in St. Louis, MO. Father of conductor Leonard Slatkin. d-Los Angeles, 8 FEB 1963. Search Felix SLATKIN.

1916 Birth of Swiss bass Fernando Corena in Geneva., Died 26 Nov 1984Debut as Varlaam in Boris Godounov (Mussorgsky) 1947Teacher :- Enrico RomaniCreated Cannizares in Cordovano (Petrassi)Sang in premiere of Figliuol Prodigo (Malipiero).

1921 Birth of Greek composer, teacher and guitarist Dimitri FAMPAS. d-3 MAY 1996. Father of guitarist Eva Fampas. Search Dimitri FAMPAS.

1921 Birth of composer Robert KURKA. d-12 DEC 1957. Search Robert KURKA.

1922 Birth of American soprano Anne Bollinger in Lewiston, Ohio. Died 11 July 1862, Debut as Frasquita in Carmen (Bizet) 1 Nov 1949Teachers:- Rosalie Miller, Lotte Lehmann.

1928 Death of vocal coach Selma Nicklass-Kempner. Born 2 Apl 1849. Debut 1867Teacher :- Jenny MeyerPupil :- Rita Fornia, Gertrude Forstel, Mary Hagen, Frieda Hempel Estelle Liebling, Ottilie Metzger-Lattermann, Rachel Morton Ursula van Dieman, Julie Shelley.

1935 Birth of Rumanian mezzo-soprano Viorica Cortez in Bucium, Rumania. Debut as Delilah in Samson et Delilah (Saint-Saens) 1965Created Lupa in Lupa (Tutino)Sang in premiere of Noces de Sang (Chaynes) Ondine (Daniel-Lesur).

1935 Death of American mezzo-soprano Sophie Braslau. Born 16 Aug 1892 in New York. Died 22 Dec 1935. Debut as Voice in Parsifal (Wagner) 27 Nov 1913Teachers:- Albert Buzzia-Peccia, Mario Marafioti, Marcella Sembrich Gabriele Sibella, Herbert WitherspoonCreated Shanewis in Shanewis (Cadman) Sang in premiere of Madame Sans-Gene (Giordano).

1938 Birth of Lithuanian-American composer Gunther TAUTENHAHN in Kowno. Search Gunther TAUTENHAHN.

1940 Death of Italian baritone Enrico Nani. Born 4 Nov 1873 in Rome. Died 22 Dec 1940, Debut as Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) 1899Teacher :- Antonio Cotogni.

1943 Birth of Australian composer Ross EDWARDS.

1950 Death of American composer and conductor Walter Damrosch, at age 88, in NYC. b-Breslau, 30 JAN 1862. Search Walter Damrosch.

1952 Birth of American composer Robert KAPILOW: Boston resident does witty radio pieces on how great pieces of music "work". Search Amazon.com for Robert KAPILOW.

1953 Birth of American composer David LEISNER in Los Angeles, CA. Search David LEISNER.

1954 Birth of English mezzo-soprano Jean RIGBY.

1960 Birth of American composer Nathan CURRIER.

1977 Death of Austrian composer Johann Nepomuk David in Stuttgart. b-Eferding, 30 NOV 1895. Search Johann Nepomuk David.

1981 Birth of American composer Zhou TIAN.

1991 Death of Austrian avant-garde composer, teacher and writer Ernst Krenek in Palm Springs, CA. b-Vienna, 23 AUG 1900. His Jazz-Opera Jonny spielt auf (1925) was his best-known work. He came to the USAmerica in 1937. Search Ernst Krenek.

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1810 Birth of German composer Ludwig SCHUNCKE. d- 7 DEC 1834. Robert Schumann's Closest "Jugendfreund": Ludwig Schuncke (English and German Edition).

1826 Birth of Austrian pianist and teacher Ernst PAUER in Vienna. Pupil ofMozart. d-Jugenheim, 9 MAY 1905. Search Ernst PAUER.

1830 Birth of Italian bass Gian Francesco Angelini. Created Padre Guardiano in Forza Del Destino (Verdi).

1843 Death of Irish folksong collector Edward Bunting in Dublin. Search Edward Bunting.

1846 Birth of German-American pianist and teacher Carl FAELTEN.

1848 Birth of American composer Edward Everett RICE. d-1924.

1850 Birth of Czech-Bohemian composer Zdenek FIBICH in Šerborice near Caslav. d-Prague, Czech Republic, 15 OCT 1900. Search Zdenek FIBICH.

1863 Birth of American mezzo-soprano Zelie De Lussan in Brooklyn, NY. d- 18 Dec 1949, Debut as Arlene in Bohemian Girl (Balfe) 1884Pupils :- Olga Haley, Janet Howe, Beatrice WaycottCreated Olof in Thorgrim (Cowen). American Divas (Les Divas Americaines).

1867 Birth of American composer John Winter THOMPSON. d-1951.

1872 Birth of Italian priest and choral director Lorenzo PEROSI in Tortona. d-Rome, 12 OCT 1956. Search Lorenzo PEROSI.

1880 Birth of American pianist Richard BUHLIG.

1880 Birth of German soprano Gertrude Forstel in Leipzig. Died 7 June 1950, Debut as Amina in Sonnambula (Bellini) 1900Teachers:- Angelo Neumann, Selma Nicklass-Kempner, Aglaia von OrgeniPupils :- Anny Helm, Ilse Hollweg, Marianne Warneyer, Aga Joesten Julius KatonaCreated Nuri in Tiefland (D'Albert).

1882 Birth of Italian baritone Enrico Molinari in Venice. d- 15 Jun 1956, Debut 1907Sang in premiere of Lodoletta (Mascagni).

1883 FP in USAmerica of Ponchielli's LaGioconda at the MET opera in NYC.

1890 FP of last version of Bruckner's Third Symphony. HansRichter conducting, in Vienna. CD-Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in d minor.

1890 Death of Danish composer Niels W. Gade in Copenhagen, at age 73. b-Copenhagen, 22 FEB 1817. Search Niels W. Gade.

1896 Birth of American composer Laurel ANDERSON in Fountain Green, Utah.

1896 Birth of American composer Leroy J. ROBERTSON. d-1971. Hymns from the crossroads B-lat instruments piano, all organs, or voice.

1897 Birth of German mezzo-soprano Paula Lindberg in Frankenthal. Died 17 April 2000, Debut as Erda in Ring (Wagner)Teachers:- Julius von Rattz-Brockmann, August PerronPupils :- Rotraud Hansmann, Marjon Lambriks.

1900 Death of German tenor Heinrich Vogl. Born 15 Jan 1845 in Munich. Died 21 Dec 1900, Debut as Max in Freichutz (Weber) 1865Teachers:- Karl Jenke, Franz LachnerPupils :- Mathilde Mallinger, Gustav WalterCreated Loge in Rheingold (Wagner) Siegmund in Walkure (Wagner) Baldur in Fremdling (Vogl)Sang in premiere in Faule Hans (Ritter).

1905 Birth of American film score composer Harry REVEL. d-3 NOV 1958. Search Harry REVEL.

1906 FP of Glazunov's Eighth Symphony, in St. Petersburg. CD-Glazunov: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8.

1908 FP of A. Schoenberg's Quartet No. 2 for strings and soprano. Rosé Quartet with soprano Marie Gutheil-Schoder, in Vienna. CD-Schoenberg: The String Quartets.

1912 Birth of Latvian soprano Mascia Predit Soprano. Teachers:- Salvatore Salviati, Rosina Storchio

1919 Birth of Ernst Wiemann BassBorn 21 Dec 1919 Stapelburg Died 17 May 1980Debut 1938Sang in premiere of Grune Kakadu (Mohaupt)Teachers:- Philomena Herbst-Latour, Paul Bender. Schubert : Symphony No. 3 / De Falla: El sombrero de tres picos / Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane, Op. 43 / Mussorgsky / Markevitch: songs.

1924 Birth of Italian baritone Gian Giacomo Guelfi in Rome. Debut as Rigoletto in Rigoletto (Verdi) 1950Teacher :- Titta RuffoCreated 2nd Priest in Prigioniero (Dallapiccola) Herod in Figlia del Diavolo (Mortari) Stranger in Prosperina y el Extranjero (Castro)Sang in premiere of Figlia di Jorio (Pizzetti) Mas'aniello (Napoli).

1924 Birth of American composer Charles BESTOR. Search Charles BESTOR.

1925 Birth of singing coach Lucie Manen. Died 2 Feb 1991Pupils :- James Bowman, David Galliver, Thomas Hemsley, Anne Pashley Peter Pears, Laura Sarti.

1925 Birth of Canadian tenor Andre Turp in Montreal. Died 26 Feb 1991, Debut in Gianni Schicci (Puccini) 1945Teachers:- Luigi Marletta, Mme Vita, Frank H Rowe, Edouard WoolleyCreated Lover in Andrea del Sarto (Lesur).

1926 Birth of American composer John Herbert McDOWELL. d-1985.

1927 Death of English tenor Courtice Pounds. Born 30 May 1862 in London. Debut 1881Created Fairfax in Yoeman of the Guard (Sullivan) Mario Palmieri in Gondoliers (Sullivan) Harry Benn in Boatswain Mate (Smyth) Indru in Nautch Girl (Solomon).

1928 Birth of Italian tenor Bruno Prevedi in Mantua. Died 12 Jan 1988, Debut as Tonio in Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) 1959Teachers:- Vladimiro Badiali, Alberto Soresina.

1931 Birth of American teacher, composer and cellist David Nathanial BAKER in Indianapolis, IN.

1934 Birth of Sandor Solyom-Nagy BaritoneBorn 21 Dec 1934 Siklos HungaryDebut as Scarpia in Tosca (Puccini) 1966Teacher :- Eva KutruczSang in premiere of Ecco-homo (Szokolay).

1934 FP, on Moscow Radio, of music suite from film score of Prokofiev's Lt.Kijé. CD-Prokofiev: Scythian Suite; Lt. Kijé; Khachaturian: Gayaneh.

1936 Debut at the MET Opera in NYC, of Swedish soprano Kerstin Thorborg.'Fricka' in Die Walkure.

1939 FP of S. Prokofiev's cantata Zdravitza 'A Toast'. Celebrate the 60th birthday of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in Moscow.

1940 Birth of Domenico Trimarchi Search Amazon.com for Domenico Trimarchi BaritoneBorn 21 Dec 1940 NaplesDebut as Belcore in Elisir D'Amore (Donizetti) 1964Teacher :- Gino Campese.

1940 Birth of American composer and guitarist Frank ZAPPA in Baltimore, MD. d-Los Angeles, CA 1993. BOOK-Electric Don Quixote: The Definitive Story of Frank Zappa

1941 Birth of American composer Roger NORTMAN in Leonia, NJ.

1944 Birth of American conductor and pianist Michael Tilson THOMAS inHollywood, CA. Search Amazon.com for Michael Tilson THOMAS.

1945 Birth of Dutch violist and composer Ig HENNEMAN in Haarlem. Website

1946 Birth of American conductor and general director of the New York City Opera, Christopher KEENE in Berkeley, CA. d-8 OCT 1996.

1953 Birth of American soprano Nadine Secunde in Independence, Ohio. Teacher :- Margaret HarshawCreated Prima Donna in Venus & Adonis (Henze).

1953 Birth of Hungarian pianist Andras SCHIFF in Budapest. Search Andras SCHIFF.

1957 Death of English composer Eric Coates in Chichester. b-in the midlands of England, Nottinghamshire, in 1886. Search Amazon.com for Eric Coates.

1958 Birth of American tenor Thomas RANDLE in Los AngelesCreated Dionysus in Bakxai (Buller) Vladimir Davidov & Agathon in Syposion (Schat) Rimbaud in Man who strides the Wind (Volans) Judas in Last Supper (Birtwistle).

1961 Birth of Slovakian composer Peter ZAGAR in Bratislava, Slovak Republic. Search Peter ZAGAR

1964 Death of Albanian composer Thomas Nassi in Orleans, MA. b-Dardha, Albania, 2 MAR 1892.

1965 Death of Canadian composer Claude Champagne in Montreal. b-Montreal, 27 MAY 1891.

1978 Birth of American composer Jon DeROSA. Search Amazon.com for Thomas Nassi

1984 Death of American soprano Judith Raskin. Born 21 June 1928, N Y. Debut as Baby Doe in Ballad of Baby Doe (Moore) 1956Teachers:- Anna Hamlin, Tibor KozmaCreated Bride in Labyrinth (Menotti)Sang in premiere of Deseret (Castle).

1993 Death of Russian tenor Ivan Kozlovsky. Born 24 Mar 1900 in Kiev. Died 21 Dec 1993, Debut as Faust in Faust(Gounod) 1918Teachers:- N V Lysenko, Muravyova.