1826 Birth of English organist William T. BEST in Carlisle. Edited Bach's
works. d-Liverpool, 10 MAY 1897.
1831 Birth of German conductor, teacher and composer Salomon JADASSOHN in Breslau. d-Leipzig, 1 FEB 1902.
1841 Death of German composer, conductor and cellist Bernhard Romberg in Hamburg. b-Dinklage, Oldenburg, 11 NOV 1767.
1841 FP of Robert Schumann's Concert Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, in Leipzig a Gewandhaus Orchestra rehearsal conducted by Felix Mendelssohn, with soloist Clara Schumann. It was revised as the first movement of his Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54.
1852 Birth of Austrian (German) cellist Robert HAUSMANN in Rottleberode, Harz. d-Vienna, 18 JAN 1909. Joachim Quartet 1879 -
1907.
1852 FP of FLOTOW: "Rübezahl" Retzien (1852); private perf. Public Frankfurt,
Nov. 26, 1853.
1865 Birth of American soprano Emma EAMES (Hayden) in Shanghai,
China. d- NYC, 13 JUN 1952. Debut Juliette in Romeo and Juliette (Gounod) 13 Mar 1889
Teachers:- Mathilde Marchesi, Clara Munger, Charles R Adams
Created Colombe in Ascanio (Saint-Saens)
Zaire in Zaire (De la Nux)
Ghisele in Ghisele (Franck)
Countess of Longford in Lady of Longford (E Bach)
1876 FP Wagner's Das Rheingold in Bayreuth complete version. It had received its premiere performance in Munich on 22 SEP 1869.
1879 Birth of English composer John IRELAND in Inglewood, Bowdon, Cheshire.
d-Rock Mill, Washington, Sussex, 12 JUN 1962.
1884 Birth of blind American violinist and composer Edwin GRASSE in
NYC. d-NYC, 8 APR 1954.
1887 Birth of Hipolito Lazaro Tenor
Born 13 Aug 1887 Barcelona Died 14 May 1974
Debut as Fernando in Favorita (Donizetti) 26 Mar 1910
Teacher :- Ernesto Colli
Created Gianetto in Cene delle Beffe (Giordano)
Ugo in Parisina (Mascagni)
Prince in Piccolo Marat (Mascagni)
Sang in premiere of Fedra (Romani)
Euda D'Urlach (Vives)
Eustudiante de Salamanca (Gaig)
1894 Birth of Russian composer Leonid POLOVINKIN in Kurgan. d-Moscow, 8 FEB 1949.
1912 Birth of
Albanese, Francesco (t) It. b. nr. Naples, Aug, 13, 1912; Début
Venice [Ramiro] La Cenerentola, (1942). Teacher :- F Salvi
1912 Birth of Spanish composer Francisco ESCUDERO in Zarautz. d-Donostia (San Sebastian) Spain, 7 JUN 2002.
1912 Death of French composer Jules Massenet in Paris at age 70. b-Montaud, 12 MAY 1842.
1913 Birth of HOLOUBEK: Ladislav (con/com/opera) (1913-1994) Czech. b. Prague,
Aug. 13, 1913; d. Bratislava, Sep. 4, 1994: Opera: "Stella"
(1939); "Svitanie" (1941); "Tuzba" (1944); "Túzba" (Bratislava,
1944); "Rodina" (Bratislava, 1960); "Professor Mamlock" (Bratislava,
1966).
1913 Birth of BOGATYREV: Anatoly Vasilievitch (com/opera) Russ; b. Vitebsk, Aug.
13, 1913.
1914 Birth of Mariano, Luis (t) (1914-1970) It. b. Aug. 13, 1914; d. 1970:
1916 Death of German conductor Fritz Steinbach in Munich. b-Grunsfeld, Baden, 17 JUN 1855.
1920 Birth of Fretwell, Elizabeth (s) Aussie. b. Melbourne. Debut as Senta in Flying Dutchman (Wagner) 1947
Teacher :- Joseph Hislop
Created Blanche Stroeve in Moon & Sixpence (Gardner)
1921 Birth of French conductor Louis FREMAUX in Aire-sur-la-Lys.
1926 Birth of Valentino Levko Mezzo-Soprano
Born 13 Aug 1926
1930 Birth of Bence, Margarethe (c) U.S. b. Kingston, NY, Aug. 13, 1930;
Dister, Louis (t) (1887-1964) Belgian. b. Comblain La Tour, Aug. 13,
1887; d. Comblain La Tour, Oct. 23, 1964. Teachers:- Res Fischer, Elinor Junker-Giesen, Mielsch-Nied
Created Babekan in Verlobung in San Domingo (Egk)
Sang in premiere of Ludos de Nato (Orff)
1930 Death of August Iffert Teacher of Singing
Born 13 May 1859 Braunschweig Died 13 Aug 1930
Pupils :- George Armin, Hans Breuer, Katherine Fleischer-Endel
Michael Gitowsky, Frieda Langendorff, Erik Schmedes
Eva von der Osten, Otto Watrin
1937 Birth of American soprano Felicia Patricia WEATHERS in St.
Louis. MET
Début: Oct. 21, 1965 [Lisa] The Queen of Spades, 2 seasons (1965-67)
6 perf., 1 role. Debut 1961
Teachers:- Charles Kullmann, Dorothea Manski
Sang in premiere of Visitation (Schuller)
1938 Birth of Jahn, Gertrude (m/s) Yugoslav. b. Zagreb, Aug. 13, 1938;
1940 Birth of Gertrude Jahn Mezzo-Soprano
Born 13 Aug 1940 Zagreb
Debut as Orfeo in Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck) 1963
Teachers:- Lily Kolar, Elisabeth Rado, Erik Werba, Josef Witt
Created Laura in Schwarze Maske (Penerecki)
1942 Birth of English soprano Sheila ARMSTRONG in Ashington,
Northumberland. Debut as Belinda in Dido & Aeneas (Purcell) 1966
Teachers:- J E Hutchinson, Frederick Jackson, Flora Nielsen
1942 Birth of English composer Philip GODDARD in Harrow Weald, Middlesex.
1942 Birth of American cellist, conductor and lawyer Jerome KESSLER in
Ithaca NY.
1943 Death of Jane Osborn-Hannah Soprano
Born 8 July 1873 Wilmington Oh Died 13 Aug 1943
Debut as Elisabeth in Tannhauser (Wagner) 1904
Teachers:- Mathilde Marchesi, Giovanni Sbriglia, Rosa Sucher
1944 Birth of American composer David MAHLER. Had residencies at Mills
College, Oakland, CA, and California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA.
1946 Birth of Helena Dose Soprano
Born 13 Aug 1946 Goteborg
Debut as Aida in Aida (Verdi) 1971
Teachers:- Luigi Ricci, Vera Rozsa
1948 Birth of American soprano Kathleen BATTLE in Portsmouth Ohio. MET: Début: Dec. 22, 1977 [Shepherd] Tannhäuser, 16 seasons (1977-
93) 224 perf., 15 roles. Debut as Suzanne in Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 1976
Teachers:- Franklin Bens, Italo Tajo
1946 Birth of Doese, Helena (s) Swed. b. Aug. 13, 1946;
1949 Birth of Gordon Sandison Baritone
Born 13 Aug 1949 Aberdeen
Debut as Casada in Merry Widow (Lehar) 1973
Teacher :- David Kelly
Sang in premiere of Catiline Conspiracy (Hamilton)
1955 Death of Florence Easton Soprano
Born 24 Oct 1882 Middlesborough Died 13 Aug 1955
Debut as Shepherd Boy in Tannhauser (Wagner) 1903
Teachers:- Elliott Haslam, Agnes Larkham
Pupils :- Nadine Conner, Arthur Carron, Jean Tennyson
Created Lauretta in Gianni Schicci (Puccini)
Mummy Tyl in Oiseau Bleu (Wolff)
Aelfrida in King's Henchman (Deems Taylor)
Sang in premiere of Angelus (Naylor)
1964 FP of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 10, arranged by Deryck Cooke. London Symphony conducted by Berthold Goldschmidt.
1973 FP of Thea Musgrave's Viola Concerto at a London Proms Concert. Her husband, Peter Mark was the soloist.
1976 FP of Duke Ellington's ballet Three Black Kings by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and the Duke Ellington Orchestra conducted by Mercer Ellington. Performed posthumously at the New York State Theater at Lincoln Center in NYC.
1987 Death of American composer Vincent Persichetti in Philadelphia at age 72. b-Philadelphia, PA 6 JUN 1915.
1996 Death of American composer Louise Victoria Talma in Yaddo, NY. b-Arcachon, France, 31 OCT 1906.
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