1687 Birth of Dutch composer Willem de FESCH in Alkmaar. d-London, 1757.
1717 French flutist and composer Jacques-Martin Hotteterre becomes royal flutist flutte de la chamber de Roy and is paid 6000 livres.
1794 FP of CIMAROSA: "Le astuzie femminili" Naples (1794).
1800 FP of Spontini: "Gli Elist delusi" Palermo (1800).
1813 Death of German composer Daniel Gottlob Türk in Claussnitz. b-Halle, 10 AUG 1750. Türk's exercises.
1815 FP of C. M. Von Weber's Clarinet Quintet in Bb, Op. 34, with clarinetist Heinrich Bärmann, in Munich.
1831 FP of BARNET: "The Picturesque" London (1831).
1834 FP of BARNET: "The Mountain Sylph" London (1834).
1846 FP of Mendelssohn's oratorio Elijah, composer conducting at
Birmingham Festival in England.
1847 Birth of Ippolit Pryanishnikov Baritone / Teacher of Singing
Born 26 Aug 1847 Kerch Died 11 Nov 1921
Debut in Maria di Rohan (Donizetti) 1876
Teachers:- Achille Corsi, Ronconi
Pupils :- Georgy Baklanov, Nikolai Bolshakov, Nikolai Figner
Elena Katulskaya, Eugenia Mravina, Felix Senius, Maria Slavina
Created Lionel in Maid of Orleans (Tchaikovsky)
Mizàgir in Snow Maiden (Rimsky-Korsakov)
1871 Birth of Järnefelt, [Pakarinen] Mailli (s) Swed. b. Joensuu, Aug. 26, 1871;
d. Turku, July 4, 1929
1879 Birth of Russian-English violinist Michael ZACHAREVITCH in Ostroy. d-London, 20 DEC 1953.
1887 Birth of Nicaraguan composer Luis A. DELGADILLO in Managua. d-Managua, 20 DEC 1961.
1888 Tchaikovsky finishes his 5th Symphony.
1889 Birth of Italian conductor Franco GHIONE in Parma. d. 1964:
1894 Birth of American composer, pianist and critic Arthur LOESSER in
NYC. d-Cleveland, 4 JAN 1969.
1906 Death of Eugen Gura Baritone
Born 8 Nov 1842 Pressern N. Saatz Died 26 Aug 1906
Debut in Waffenschmied (Lortzing) 1865
Teacher :- Joseph Herger
Pupil :- Hermann Gura
Created Gunther in Gotterdammerung (Wagner)
1913 Birth of Sinimberghi, Gino (t) (1913-1996) It. (83) b. Rome, Aug 26, 1913; d.
Dec. 29, 1996: He made his début, in Italy, (1937). He went on to
became a member of the Berlin State Opera until (1944); he also sang
in Leipzig, Danzig, Hamburg, Vienna and Paris. He returned to Italy
in (1944). Sinimberghi he had an important career at both the Rome
and Fenice Operas. He appeared in several Italian films from the
late 40s and at Glyndebourne (1950); he sang [Orfeo] in Monteverdi's
Orfeo at Frankfurt (1960). A light lyric tenor, he recorded over a
period of forty-five years (1937-82).
1914 FP of BOUGHTON: "The immortal hour" Glastonbury (1914).
1915 Birth of British composer Humphrey SEARLE in Oxford. d-London, 12 MAY 1982.
1915 Birth of Brouwenstijn, Gré [Gerda Demphina] (s) Dutch. b. Den Helder Holland,
Aug. 26, 1915; d. Dec. 14, 1999. Debut as Lady in Zauberflote (Mozart) 1940
Teachers:- Ruth Horna, Boris Pelsky, Jap Stroombergh
1918 Birth of American composer Paul BOUMAN in Hamburg, MN.
1920 Birth of Raffeale Arie Bass
Born 26 Aug 1920 Bulgaria Died 17 Mar 1988
Debut 1945
Teachers:- Apollo Granforte, Riccardo Stacciari, Carlo Tagliabue
Christo Brambarov
Created Trulove in Rake's Progress (Stravinsky)
Dikoy in Uragano (Rocca)
Aegisthis in Clitennestra (Pizzetti)
Sang in premiere of Stirpe di Davide (Mannino)
1922 FP of BOUGHTON: "Alkestis" Glastonbury, (1922).
1923 (?)Birth of Sawallisch, Wolfgang (con/opera) in Munich.
1939 Birth of Killebrew, Gwendolyn (m/s) U.S. b. Philadelphia, PA, Aug. 26, 1939;
MET: Nov. 21, 1967 [Waltraute] Die Walküre, 5 seasons (1967-69, 70-
71, 76-77, 79-80) 26 perf., 4 works. Debut as Waltraute in Walkure (Wagner) 21 Nov 1967
Teachers:- Hans Heinz, Christopher West
1939 Birth of Koller, Dagmar (s) Austrian. b. Klagenfurt.
1947 Birth of Duminy, Philippe (b) Fr. b. Boulougne.
1950 Death of Giuseppe De Luca Baritone
Born 25 Dec 1876 Rome Died 26 Aug 1950
Debut as Valentin in Faust (Gounod) 6 Nov 1897
Teachers:- Ottavio Bartolini, Antonio Cotogni, Venaslao Persichini
Pupils :- Gianna D'Angelo, Berhard Sonnerstadt, Leonard Warren
Scipio Colombo
Created Sharpless in Madama Butterfly (Puccini)
Michonnet in Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilea)
Paquiro in Goyescas (Granados)
Schicci in Gianni Schicci (Puccini)
Gledy in Siberia (Giordano)
1954 FP of Alan Rawsthorne's Practical Cats based on texts of T.S. Eliot, for speaker and orchestra, at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland.
1956 Birth of English composer and violist Sally BEAMISH.
1956 FP of B. Martinu's Frescoes of Piero della Francesca for orchestra, at the Salzburg Festival in Austria.
1957 FP of Panufnik's Rhapsody for orchestra in London.
1958 Death of English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams at age 85, in London. b-Down Ampney, England, 12 OCT 1872.
1960 Birth of American Saxophonist Branford MARSALIS in New Orleans.
1960 Birth of American composer and trombonist Monique BUZZARTé.
1967 Birth of Philippe Duminy
Born 26 Aug 1967 Boulougne
Created Leon in St Francoise D'Assise (Messiaen)
Dvoubratsky in Meister und Margarita (Holler)
Sang in premiere of Ecume des Jours (Denisov)
1970 Death of John Myrrdyn Tenor
Born 1901 Briton Ferry S. Wales Died 26 Aug 1970
Pupil :- Clifford Williams
Created Richard in John Socman (Lloyd)
1971 Death of Anita Rio Soprano
Born 20 July 1873 Almeda California Died 26 Aug 1971
Debut as Elvira in Don Giovanni (Mozart) 1909
Teachers:- Florenza D'Arona, J Armour Galloway
1976 Death of Lotte Lehmann Soprano
Born 27 Feb 1888 Perleberg Died 26 Aug 1976
Debut as 3rd Boy in Zauberflote (Mozart) 1910
Teachers:- Etelka Gerster, Helene Jordan, Mathilde Mallinger, Erna Tiedke
Eva Reinhold, Erna Tiedke, Elise Elizza
Pupils :- Jeannine Altmeyer, Karen Armstrong, Janet Baker, Grace Bumbry
Judith Beckmann, Mattiwilda Dobbs, Kay Griffel, Marilyn Horne
Nan Merriman, Carol Neblett, Maralin Niska, Katsuumi Niwa
Marcella Reale, Gerard Souzay, Benite Valente, Shirley Verrett
Jeanne Cook, Anne Bollinger, Adair McGowen, Page Swift
Anne Brown, William Cochran
Created Composer in Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss)
Barak's Wife in Frau ohne Schatten (Strauss)
Christine in Intermezzo (Strauss)
1983 Birth of American composer Alex TEMPLE in New Haven, CT.
2001 FP of André Previn's Tango, Song and Dance at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland; with Previn's future wife, violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter and pianist Lambert Orkis.
2003 FP of John Harbison's Cucaraccia and Fugue for four violas. Token Creek Chamber Music Festival, Madison, WI.
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