1491 Death of Dutch choir master and vocal teacher Maitre Jacques Barbireau, in
Antwerp. b-c. 1420.
1746 Death of Margherita L'Epine Soprano
Born 1683 Died 8 Aug 1746
Created Eurilla in Pastor Fido (Handel)
Agilea in Teseo (Handel)
Flavia in Silla (Handel)
1759 Death of German composer Karl Heinrich Graun in Berlin. b-Wahrenbrück, 7 MAY 1704. Brother of composer Johann Gottlieb Graun.
1808 First work by Rossini, age 16, is performed at the Licceo in Bologna.
A cantata.
1810 FP of CATEL: "Les Bayadčres" Paris (1810).
1826 FP of Mercadante: "Gabreilla di Vergy" Lisbon (1828)
1837 FP of BARNET: "Blanche of Jersey" London (1837).
1840 FP of ERKEL; F. "Báthory Mária" Prague (1840).
1856 FP of DELIBES: "Deux vieilles gardes" Paris (1856).
1857 Birth of French composer Cecile CHAMINADE in Paris. d- Monte Carlo, 13
APR 1944.
1859 Birth of Escalaďs, Léon (t) (1859-1940) Fr. (81) b. Cuxac d'Aude, France,
Aug. 8, 1859; d. Same, Aug. 30, 1940. Debut in Sardanapale (Duvernoy) 1882
Teacher :- Louis-Henri Obin
Pupils :- Jose Luccioni, Riccardo Martin, Alexander Guys
1878 Birth of Robert Hutt Tenor
Born 8 Aug 1878 Karlsruhe Died 5 Feb 1942
Debut 1903
Teachers:- Wilhelm Guggenbuhler, Julius Kniese
1882 Birth of American pianist Olga SAMAROFF-STOKOWSKI (Hickenlooper), in
San Antonio, TX. d-NYC, 17 MAY 1948.
1882 (JC, GC=20 AUG) FP of P. Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture in Moscow.
1885 Birth of Leisner, Emmi (s/c) (1885-1958) Ger. (73) b. Flensburg, Aug. 8,
1885; d. Kampen on Sylt, Jan. 10, 1958: She
sang in Hellerau, Bologna and the Berlin Imperial Opera,(1913-21)
She sang at Bayreuth in 1925, and her career continued into the
1930s. She withdrew from the operatic stage and concentrated on
Lieder and oratorio work. She gave concerts in all major German
cities and the adjoining countries as well as in France, England,
U.S., Denmark, Sweden and the Middle East. On her
65th birthday she received the specially created Schleswig-Holstein
art award. Debut as Amneris in Aida (Verdi) 1913
Teacher :- Helene Breest
1886 Birth of Vezzani, César (t) (1886-1951) Corsican. (65) b. Bastia, Aug. 8,
1886; d. Nov. 11, 1951:
1886 Birth of Italian-American organist and composer Pietro Alessandro YON in Settimo Vittone. d-Huntington, L.I. NY, 22 NOV 1943. From 1907
was organist at St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC.
1886 Birth of Dutch composer Daniel RUYNEMAN in Amsterdam. Influenced by
music from Indonesia and inventor of "cup bells". d-Amsterdam, 25 JUL 1963.
1887 Birth of Raveau, Alice (m/s) (1884-1945) Fr. (67) b. Aug. 8, 1887; d.
Paris, May 13, 1945.
1888 Birth of Cesar Vezzani Tenor
Born 8 Aug 1888 Bastia Died 11 Nov 1951
Debut in Richard Coeur de Lion (Gretry) 17 Dec 1911
Pupil :- Pia Tassinari
1891 Birth of Carena, Maria (s) (1891-1966) It. b. Turin Aug. 8, 1891;
1891 Birth of German violinist Adolf BUSCH in Westphalia. d-Guilford, VT, 9 JUN 1952. Brother of Herman and Fritz. Organized the Busch Quartet and Busch Trio. The Trio included his son-in-law, pianist Rudolf Serkin.
1897 Birth of Onofrei, Dimitri (t) (1897-1966) b. Aug. 8, 1897; d. 1966:
1900 Birth of Polish-American composer Victor YOUNG in Chicago. d-Desert Hot Springs, CA 10 NOV 1956.
1905 Birth of French composer and conductor Andre JOLIVET in Paris. d-Paris, 20 DEC 1974. Was
composition professor at the Paris Conservatoire.
1905 Birth of American music librarian, at NYC Library, Carleton SPRAGUE
SMITH in NYC.
1905 Birth of Martini, Nino (t) (1905-1976) It. (71) b. Verona, Aug. 8, 1905; d.
Dec. 9, 1976: MET: Début: Dec. 28, 1933 [Duke] Rigoletto, 13
seasons, 110 perf., 9 works.
1908 Birth of Kaiser-Breme, Clemens (b) b. Aug. 8, 1908;
1912 Meeting between Sergei Diaghilev and Igor Stravinsky for commission of Le sacre du printemps for Ballets Russes at Karlsbad.
1913 Birth of American conductor, arranger and composer Alex STORDAHL, Staten Island NY. m-singer June Hutton.
1916 Birth of Swedish composer Stig RYBRANT in Norrkoping. d-Stockholm, 9 AUG 1985.
1920 Birth of Renato Ercolani Tenor
Born 8 Aug 1920 Perugia
Debut 1950
Sang in premiere of Tartarino di Tarascona (Guarino)
1921 Birth of American composer Roger NIXON in Tulare, CA.
1934 Death of Anna Davidova Meitschik Mezzo-Soprano
Born 1875 Minsk Died 8 Aug 1934
Teacher :- Leone Giraldoni
Pupil :- Aida Favia-Artsay
1938 Birth of Canadian composer Jacques HETU in Quebec.
1939 Birth of American composer and educator William HIBBARD in Newton, MA. d-1989.
1940 Birth of Gregor, József (bs) Hun. b. Rákosliget, Aug. 8, 1940; MET: Début:
Oct. 19, 1994 [Bartolo] Le Nozze di Figaro, 1 season (1994-95) 18
perf., 3 works. Debut as Sarastro in Zauberflote (Mozart) 1964
Teachers:- Endre Rosler, Gyorgy Kerenyi
1942 FP of Francis Poulenc's ballet Les Animaux modčles 'The Model Animals' at the Paris Opéra.
1943 Birth of Swedish composer Daniel BORTZ in Hässleholm.
1943 FP of W. Piston's Prelude and Allegro for organ and strings, on CBS radio network by organist E. Power Biggs, Arthur Fiedler conducting.
1944 Death of Aino Ackte Soprano
Born 23 Apr 1876 Helsingfors Finland Died 8 Aug 1944
Debut as Marguerite in Faust (Gounod) 1897
Teachers:_ Emmy Achte, Edmond Duvernoy, Paul Vidal,
Alfred Auguste Giraudet
1946 Birth of Pons, Juan (bs/t/b) Sp. b. Ciutadella Minora, Aug. 8, 1946; MET:
Début Jan. 4, 1983 [Di Luna] Il Trovatore, thru 2000, 15 seasons
(1982-83, 84-85, 86-87, 88-2000) 238 perf., 13 roles.
1946 Death of Maria Barrientos Soprano
Born 10 Mar 1884 Barcelona Died 8 Aug 1946
Debut as Amina in Sonnambula (Bellini) 24 July 1898
Teacher :- Francesco Bonet
Pupils :- Piero Pauli, Helena Arizmendi
1948 Death of Andrei Labinsky Tenor
Born 26 July 1871 Kharkhiv Died 8 Aug 1948
Debut 1897
Teachers:- Stanislaus Gabel, V M Samus
Created Vsevolod in Invisible City of Kitesh (Rimsky-Korsakov)
1950 Death of Russian composer Nikolai Miaskovsky at age 69, in Moscow. b-Warsaw, 20 APR 1881. Works List.
1996 Death of Swedish pianist and organist Ake Hermanson. b-Mollosund, 16 JUN 1923.
1990 Death of Franco Lo Giudice Tenor
Born 14 Mar 1893 Paterno Died 8 Aug 1990
Debut in Fanciulla del West (Puccini) 1915
Teachers:- Matteo Aderno, Beniamino Carelli, Di Cagno, Luigi Lucenti
Antonio Savastano
Created Gosta Berling in Cavalieri di Ekuba (Zandonai)
Sing in premiere Giuliano (Zandonai)
Dafni (Mule)
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