JANUARY 17

1671 FP of Moliere's play Psyche with music by Lully in Paris.

1676 Death of Italian opera composer Pier Francesco Cavalli, in Venice.

1706 Birth of American Statesman, composer, publisher and inventor of the Glass Harmonica Benjamin FRANKLIN in Boston, MA. d-17 APR 1790. Franklin's bright idea.

1712 Birth of English organist and composer John STANLEY in London. d-London, 19 MAY 1786.

1727 Birth of German composer Johann Gottfried MUTHEL in Mölln, Lauenburg. d-Bienenhof, suburban Riga, Latvia; then Germany. 14 JUL 1788.

1734 Birth of Belgian, South Netherlands, composer Francois-Joseph GOSSEC in Vergnies. d-Paris, 16 FEB 1829.

1738 Death of French organist and composer Jean Francois Dandrieu in Paris.

1745 Handel advertises return of three-fourths costs to subscribers of his concert series indicating he can't please them. Prompting support, and resumtion of the concerts a week later.

1750 ('51?) Death of Italian composer Tomaso Albinoni, in Venice. b-Venice, 14 JUN 1671.

1773 FP of Mozart's motet Exsultate Jubilate in Milan.

1826 Death of Spanish composer Juan Crisostomo Arriaga, in Paris. b-Bilbao, 27 JAN 1806.

1847 Birth of Augusto Rotoli Teacher of Singing Born Rome 26 Nov 1904 Pupil :- Mattia Battistini

1850 Birth of Russian composer Sergey Ivanovich TANEYEV in St. Petersburg. d-Petrograd, 7 FEB 1918.

1869 Death of Russian composer Alexander Sergeyevich Dargomyzjski in St. Petersburg. b-Tula, 14 FEB 1813.

1875 Birth of Charles Rousseliere Tenor Born 17 Jan 1875 St Nazaire Died 11 May 1950 Debut as Samson in Samson & Delilah (Saint-Saens) Teacher :- Albert Vaguet Created Giorgio in Amica (Mascagni) Eduardo in Don Procopio (Bizet) Tebaldo in Ancetre (Saint-Saens) Andreas in Theodora (Leroux) Toliak in Vieil Angle (Gunsbourg) Julien in Julien (Charpentier) Spakos in Cleopatre (Massenet) Marcomir in Barbares (Saint-Saens) Andros in Promethee (Faure)

1880 FP of Cesar Franck's Piano Quintet in f. Marsick Quartet, with Camille Saints-Saëns at the piano, in Paris.

1884 FP of Jules Massenet's opera Manon in Paris, at the Opéra-Comique.

1890 Death of Austrian composer and cantor Salomon Sulzer in Vienna. b-Hohenewis, Vorarlberg, 30 MAR 1804.

1891 Death of Dutch composer Johannes Verhulst in Gravenhage. b-Gravenhage, 19 MAR 1816.

1901 FP of Pietro Mascagni's opera Le Maschere simultaneously in Genova; Teatro alla Scala, Roma; Torino; Venezia.

1902 Birth of Julius Katona Tenor Born 17 Jan 1902 Berlin Died 14 Mar 1977 Debut as Figaro in Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 1930 Teachers:- Gertrude Foerstel, Josef von Manowarda, Julius von Raatz-Brockmann Sang in premiere of Marina (Dostal)

1903 Birth of Dutch composer Iet STANTS in Utrecht. d-Culemborg, 3 FEB 1968.

1904 Birth of Hanus Thein Bass Born 17 Jan 1904 Pardubice Died 30 Dec 1974 Debut as Benes in Dalibor (Smetana) 17 Jun 1927 Teacher :- Egon Fuchs

1907 Birth of Dutch composer Henk BADINGS in Bandung, Java. d-Maarheeze, 26 JUN 1987.

1908 Birth of Heinz Marten Tenor Born 17 Jan 1908 Silesia Teachers:- Oscar Rees, Albert Fischer

1917 (SEP ?)Birth of Korean born German composer Isang YUN. d-1995.

1917 Birth of Czech born Canadian composer Oscar MORAWETZ.

1919 Polish Statesman and Composer Ignacy Jan PADEREWSKI becomes Prime Minister of Poland.

1920 Birth of American composer George HANDY. d-1997.

1927 Birth of American composer Donald ERB in Youngstown, OH.

1928 Birth of French composer Jean BARRAQUE in Puteaux. d-Paris, 17 AUG 1973.

1930 Birth of American composer Robert CEELY.

1931 Birth of American composer Frederick FOX.

1934 Birth of Canadian born American composer, conductor and teacher Sydney HODKINSON, in Winnipeg.

1934 Birth of Charlotte Berthold Mezzo-Soprano Born 17 Jan 1934 Lobau Debut as Cherubino in Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 1962 Teacher :- Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, Margarethe Barwinkel Created Sophie in Play of Love & Death (Cikker) Sang in premiere of Till (Wohlgemuth) Ein Engel kommt nach Babylon (Kelterborn)

1938 Birth of Norwegian composer Tormod SAEVERUD in Bergen.

1941 Birth of New Zealand organist Dame Gillian WEIR.

1942 Birth of Swedish composer Ulf GRAHN in Solna.

1942 Birth of German violinist Ulf HOELSCHER.

1942 Death of Rudolf Wittekopf Bass Born 11 Dec 1863 Berlin Died 17 Jan 1942 Debut 1888 Sang in premiere of Roland von Berlin (Leoncavallo)

1944 FP of Aaron Copland's Violin Sonata. Ruth Posselt, violin, with the composer at the piano at Times Hall in NYC.

1948 Birth of French pianist Anne QUEFFELEC in Paris.

1949 Birth of French violinist Augustin DUMAY.

1952 Birth of American composer Larry BELL.

1956 Birth of American composer and guitarist Anthony GLISE in St. Joseph, MO.

1957 Birth of Canadian soprano Nancy ARGENTA in Nelson BC Canada Debut as Huntress in Hippolyte et Aricie (Rameau) 1983 Teachers:- Vera Rozsa, Gerard Souzay, Peter Pears

1958 Birth of Agnes Mellon Soprano Born 17 Jan 1958 Epinay-sur-Seine Teachers:- Jacqueline Bonnardot, Nicole Fallion, Lillian Loran

1963 Birth of American composer Jonathan ROMEO.

1968 Death of Kipras Petrauskas Tenor Born 23 Nov 1886 Wilna Died 17 Jan 1968 Teacher :- S Gabel Debut in Birute (Petrauskas M) Pupils :- Valentinas Adamkevicius, Virgilius Noreika

1969 Death of Polish composer Grazyna Bacewicz, in Warsaw. b-Lodz, 5 FEB 1909.

1970 Death of Kathryn Meisle Mezzo-Soprano Born 12 Oct 1899 Philadelphia Died 17 Jan 1970 Debut as Erda in Siegfried (Wagner) 1923 Teacher :- William S Brady

1990 Death of Flora Rafanelli Mezzo-Soprano Born 30 Sep 1930 Florence Died 17 Jan 1990 Debut in Elise e Claudio (Mercadante) 1960 Teachers:- Nella del Vivo, Edoardo Muller

1991 FP of Ellen Taaffe Zwilich's Oboe Concerto. John Mack, with the Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi conducting.

2004 FP of John Harbison´s motet Abraham. Pittsburgh Symphony and London and Krakow Symphony Chorus members. Gilbert Levine conducting. Pope John Paul II in attendance at The Vatican. Program also included Mahlers Symphony No. 2.

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