1703 Johann Sebastian Bach becomes organist at the Bonifaciuskirche in
Arnstadt.
1714 FP of MOURET: "Les Fêtes ou Le Triomphe de Thalie" opera/ballet, Paris
(1714).
1727 Death of English composer William Croft in Nether Ettington. b-Bath, 30 DEC 1678.
1738 Birth of composer Leopold HOFMANN in Vienna. d-Vienna, 17 MAR 1793.
1763 Death of Italian violinist Giovanni Battista Somis. Founded
Piedmontese school. b-Turin, 25 DEC 1686.
1804 Death of George Mattocks Tenor
Born 1734 Died 14 Aug 1804
Created Lionel in Lionel and Clarissa (Dibdin)
Rimenes in Artaxerxes (Arne T)
Tom Jones in Tom Jones (Philidor)
Palaemon in Chaplet (Boyce)
Ferdinand in Duenna (Linley / Linley)
Thomas in Love in a Village (Arne T)
Lord Ainsworth in Maid of the Mill (Arnold S)
1810 Birth of English organist Samuel Sebastian WESLEY, in London, son of Samuel. d-Gloucester,
19 APR 1876.
1814 FP of Rossini's opera Il Turco in Italia at La Scala in Milan.
1865 Birth of French composer Paul DUPIN in Roubaix. d-Paris, 6 MAR 1949.
1868 Birth of Italian composer Leone SINIGAGLIA. d-Turin, 16 MAY 1944.
1869 Birth of Mardones, José (bs) (1869-1932) Sp. (63) b. Fontecchia, Spain, Aug.
14, 1869; d. May 4, 1932: MET: Début Nov. 12, 1917 [Ramfus] Aida,
9 seasons (1917-26) 409 perf., 24 roles.
1869 Birth of Finnish composer and conductor Edvard Armas JARNEFELT in
Vyborg. d-Stockholm, 23 JUN 1958.
1870 Death of Josephine Fodor-Mainville Soprano
Born 13 Oct 1789 Paris Died 14 Aug 1870
Debut in Cantatrici Villane (Fioravanti) 1810
Teachers:- Eliodoro Bianchi, Caterino Cavos
Pupil :- Nikolay Ivanov
Created Amazilia in Amazilia (Pacini)
Almeriska in Costanzo ed Almeriska (Mercadante)
1870 Birth of American composer Lucius HOSMER in South Acton, MA, Aug.
14, 1870; d. Jefferson, NH, May 9, 1935: Opera: "The Walking
Delegate" rev., and produced under the title "Koreans, " "The Rose
of Alhambra" Musical (New York, 1907).
1876 FP of Wagner's Ring Cycle with Die Walkure, at Bayreuth. Premiered in Munich on 26 JUN 1870.
1886 Birth of Nevada, Mignon [Mathilde Marie] (s) (1886-1971) U.S. (84) b. Aug.
14, 1886; d. Long Melford, Eng. June 25, 1971. Debut as Rosina in Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 1907
Teachers:- Mathilde Marchesi, Emma Nevada (mother)
Pupil :- Kyra Vayne
1887 (15th?) Birth of American composer Marion BAUER in Walla Walla, WA. d-South Hadley MA, 9 AUG 1955.
1891 Birth of Dutch composer Marinus DeJONG in Oosterhout. d-Ekeren, Belgium, 13 JUN 1984.
1892 Birth of Luart, Emma (s) (1892-1968) Belgian. (75) b. Brussels, Aug. 14,
1892; d. Brussels, Aug. 26, 1968. Debut 1914
Created Sophie Arnoult in Sophie Arnoult (Pierne)
Jeanneton in Roi D'Yvetot (Ibert)
1892 Birth of English composer Kaikhosru Shapurji SORABJI (aka Leon DUDLEY) in Chingford.
His Opus Clavacem Balisticum (1934) is the longest continuous keyboard
work ever written. It takes some 5 and a half hours to play. d-Winfrith Newburgh, 14 OCT
1988.
1902 Birth of Konwitschny, Franz (con/opera) (1902-1962) Ger. b. Aug. 14, 1902;
d. 1962, Belgrade while conducting in a TV broadcast.
1904 Birth of French baritone Martial SINGHER, in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Pyrenees. d-Santa Barbara, CA 10 MAR 1990.
Educated as a public school teacher, then studied voice, at the
Paris Conservatory. Début Amsterdamn [Orestes] Iphigénie en Tauride
(1930). Sang at the Paris Opéra (1930-41); then Opéra-Comique, and
arrived in the U.S. (1941). He taught at the Mannes College of
Music (1951-62), and the Curtis Institute (1955-1968). He married
Margareta Busch, (1940); the daughter of conductor Fritz Busch
(con/opera) (1890-1951) Ger. MET: Début: Dec. 10, 1943
[Dappertutto] Les Contes d'Hoffmann, 12 seasons (1943-48, 49-50, 51-
52, 53-54, 55-59) 162 perf., 19 roles, 14 works.
1908 Birth of Carl Wessely Tenor
Born 14 Aug 1908 Troppan Died 11 Oct 1946
Debut 1931
Sang in premiere of Hochzeit des Jobs (Haas)
1909 Birth of Kozma, Tibor (con/opera) (1909-1976) Hun. b. Budapest, Aug. 14,
1909; d. Bloomington, Ind., Mar. 24, 1976: (Auto-Accident) MET:
Jan. 4, 1951, Die Fledermaus, 7 seasons (1950-57) 81 perf., 8
works.
1910 Birth of French composer Pierre SCHAEFFER in Nancy. Developed 'musique concrete'. d-Les Milles 19 AUG 1995.
1911 Birth of Dutch conductor and composer Jan KOETSIER, in Amsterdam.
1913 Birth of Tagliavini, Ferrucio (t) (1913-1995) It. b. Reggio Emilia, Aug. 14,
1913; d. Reggio Emilia, Jan. 28, 1995: MET: Début: Jan 10, 1947
[Rodolfo] La Bohème, 9 seasons (1947-54) 95 perf., 9 roles, 9 works.
Debut as Rodolfo in Boheme (Puccini) 26 Oct 1938
Teachers:- Amedeo Bassi, Italo Brancucci, Giulia Tess
Sang in premiere of Campagne (Rossellini)
1914 Birth of American composer Alexei HAIEFF. d-1994.
1916 FP of BOUGHTON: "The Round Table" Glastonbury (1916).
1923 Birth of American composer and newspaper music critic William FLANAGAN in Detroit. d-NYC, 31 AUG 1969 of drug overdose.
1924 Birth of French conductor Georges PRETRE in Waziers, France. MET:
Oct. 17, 1964, Samson et Dalila, 4 seasons (64-67, 76-77) 102
perf., 7 works.
1934 Birth of tenor Hiestermann, Horst in Ballenstedt
Debut 1957
Sang in premiere of Gespenstersonate (Reimann)
1934 Birth of Buzea, Ion (t) Rumanian. b. Cluj, Aug. 14, 1934; MET: Début:
[Rodolfo] La Bohème, Jan. 6, 1970, 3 seasons (1969-72) 15 perf., 8
works. Debut as Alfredo in Traviata (Verdi) 1960
Teachers:- Lya Pop, Luigi Ricci
1937 Birth of American composer, pianist and conductor Brian FENNELLY in Kingston, New York.
1938 Death of English composer and conductor Sir Landon Ronald, (aka Landon Ronald Russell) in London. b-London, 7 JUN 1873.
1942 FP of Edmund Rubbra's Symphony No.4 in London.
1946 Birth of English composer Bjørn KRUSE in London.
1948 Birth of American bass-baritone John CHEEK in Greenville, South
Carolina.
1950 Birth of American composer Joseph PEHRSON in Detroit, MI.
1951 Birth of American composer Philip CARLSEN in Coulee Dam, WA.
1952 FP of Richard Strauss' opera Die Liebe der Danae produced posthumously at the Salzburg Festival.
1953 Birth of American composer James HORNER in Los Angeles.
1953 Death of Friedrich Schorr Baritone
Born 2 Sep 1888 Nagyvarad Hungary Died 14 August 1953
Debut as Wotan in Walkure (Wagner) 20 Jun 1912
Teacher :- Adolf Robinson
Pupils :- Carlos Alexander, Ezio Flagello, Ossie Hawkins, Nell Tangeman
Grace Hoffmann, Corneil MacNeil, Arturo Sergi, Marilyn Tyler
Sang in premiere of Singing Devil (Schreker)
1954 FP of Malcolm Arnold's Harmonica Concerto. Larry Adler was soloist at a Proms Concert in London.
1959 Birth of Gasdia, Cecilia (s) It. b. Verona, Aug. 14, 1959; MET: Début: Nov.
6, 1986 [Juliette] Roméo et Juliette, 1 Season (1986-87) 4 perf.,
1role, 1 work.
1960 Birth of Italian soprano Cecilia GASDIA in Verona
Debut Giulietta in Contes D'Hoffmann (Offenbach) 1982
1961 Death of Heddle Nash Tenor
Born 14 Jun 1894 London Died 14 Aug 1961
Debut as Almaviva in Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 1924
Teachers:- Giuseppe Borgatti, Julien Kimbell
Pupils :- John Mitchinson, John Heddle Nash(son)
Created Doctor Manette in Tale of Two Cities (Benjamin)
1961 Death of Italian composer Guido Alberto Fano in Tauriano, Udine, Italy. b-Padua, 18 MAY 1875.
1961 FP of Henry Cowell's Scherzo from Air and Scherzo for saxophone. Sigurd Rascher was soloist at the Camp Kinhaven in Weston, VT. Composer also arranged it for saxophone and chamber orchestra.
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