1723 FP of FUX: "Costanza e Fortezza" Prague (1723).
1726 FP of FUX: "La corona d'Arianna" Vienna (1726).
1730 FP of HASSE: "Arminio" Milan (1730).
1731 FP of FUX: "Enea negli Elisi, ovvero Il tempio dell'Eternità" Vienna
(1731).
1733 FP of Pergolesi's opera La Serva Padrona, in Naples.
1735 Rameau finishes work on his popular Les Indes Galantes for Paris performance.
1749 Birth of German social philosopher and dramatist, Johann Wolfgang von GOETHE
in Frankfurt. Popular work, Faust. d-Weimar, 22 MAR 1832.
1767 Death of composer and harpsichordist Johann SCHOBERT and his entire
family and household from eating poisonous mushrooms, in Nürnberg. b-Silesia, c.1735.
1783 Birth of Josef Rockel Tenor
Born 28 Aug 1783 Neunberg Died 18 Sep 1870
Debut 1804
Pupil :- Henrietta Sontag
1791 Birth of Louise Albert-Himm Soprano
Born 28 Aug 1791 France
Teachers:- Girolamo Crescentini, Plantade
1827 FP of BARNET: "Two Seconds" London (1827).
1827 FP of Barnet "The Deuce is in Her" London (1830).
1830 Birth of Austrian theater director Maximilian STEINER. Grandfather of film music composer Max Steiner.
1831 Birth of Swedish conductor and composer Fredrik V. L. NORMAN in Stockholm.. m.
violinist Wilma Neruda. d-Stockholm, 28 MAR 1885.
1849 FP of Liszt's Tasso at Weimar Goethe Centennery Festival.
1850 FP of Richard Wagner's Lohengrin conducted by Franz Liszt at
Weimar, w/Karl Beck (t) (1814-1879)
Austrian; Franz Liszt, conducting.
1853 Birth of
1866 Birth of Balling, Michael (con/opera) (1866-1925) Ger. b. Heidingsfeld, Aug.
28, 1866; d. Darmstadt, Sep. 1, 1925: Established the first music
school in New Zealand.
1867 (21st?) Birth of Italian composer Umberto GIORDANO in Foggia. d-Milan, 12 NOV 1948.
1872 Birth of American composer Alfred Baldwin SLOANE. d-1925.
1873 Birth of Swedish organist, conductor and composer Svante SJOBERG in Karlskrona. d-Karlskrona, 18 JAN 1935.
1882 Birth of American writer and music critic Pierre V. R. KEY in Grand Haven, MI. d-NYC, 28 NOV 1945.
1885 Birth of Alice Zeppilli Soprano
Born 28 Aug 1885 Monte Carlo
Debut as Stella in Chopin (Orefice) 26 Dec 1902
Teacher :- Elettra Callery-Viviani
Sang in premiere of Dispettosi Amanti (Parelli)
1890 Birth of English composer Ivor GURNEY in Glouscester. d-Dartford, Kent, 26 DEC 1937.
1894 Birth of Austrian conductor Karl BOHM in Gratz. d-Salzburg, 14 AUG 1981. MET: Début Oct. 31, 1957, Don
Giovanni, 16 seasons (1957-61, 62-63, 64-67, 68-74, 77-79) 261 perf.
of 16 works.
1900 Birth of Nielson, Flora (s) (1900-1976) Can. b. Vancouver, Aug. 28, 1900; d.
1976. Debut 1910
Teachers:- Felicie Kaschovska, Anna Thurfield, Elena Gerhardt
Pupils :- Sheila Armstrong, Norma Burrowes, Lesley Garrett, Felicity Lott
Kathryn Harries
1901 Birth of Irene Jessner Soprano
Born 28 Aug 1901 Vienna Died 10 Jan 1994
Debut as Elsa in Lohengrin (Wagner) 1930
Teacher :- Victor Fuchs
Pupils :- Teresa Stratas, Lilian Sukis, Jeanette Zarou
1901 Birth of Hungarian music critic and musicologist Paul Henry LANG in
Budapest. d-Lakeville, Ct, 22 SEP 1991.
1903 Death of August Labitsky.
1905 Death of Yannis Apostolou Tenor
Born 1863 Athens Died 28 Aug 1905
Teachers:- Alexander Katakouzenos, Napoleon Lambelet
1906 Birth of TAMKIN: David (com/opera (1906-1975) U.S. b. Chernigov, Aug. 38,
1906; d. Los Angeles, June 21, 1975: Opera: "The Dybbuk" (N.Y.,
1951); "Blue Plum Tree of Esau" (1962).
1913 Birth of American tenor "Reuben TICKER", known as American opera tenor
Richard TUCKER in Brooklyn, NY. d-Kalamazoo, MI 8 JAN 1975. MET: Début: Nov. 14,
1945 [Enzo] La Gioconda, 31 seasons (1944-75) 735 perf., 31 works.
Debut as Alfredo in Traviata (Verdi) 1943
Teachers:- Paul Althouse, J S Weiser, Martino, Borghetti
1914 (GC, JC=16 AUG)Death of Russian composer Anatol Liadov at age 59, at his home near Novgorod. b-St. Petersburg, 11 MAY 1855.
1917 Birth of Italian composer Ugo AMENDOLA in Venice. d-Venice, 20 FEB 1995.
1929 Birth of Hungarian conductor Istvan KERTESZ in Budapest. d-Kfar Saba, Israel 16 APR
1973, drowning in Mediterranean Sea. Biography.
1924 Birth of Klobucar, Berislav (opera/con) b. Aug. 28, 1924;
1927 Birth of Nicolae Herlea Baritone
Born 28 Aug 1927 Bucharest
Debut as Silvio in Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) 1951
Teacher :- Aurelius Costescu-Duca
1931 Birth of Deutekom, Cristina [Chrustube Engel] (s) Dutch. b. Amsterdam, Aug.
28, 1931; Her father worked in a sugar factory and the family had no
musical background at all, although her mother reportedly had a
beautiful voice, and both the parents were active choir members.
After singing lessons, during a period of five years, she enrolled
in the conservatory, and married Jaap Deutekom in 1952, he was a
member of the choir of the Nederlandse Opera. Christine Deutekom
made her début at the Nederlandse Opera [Queen of the night]
Zauberflöte (1963),. She first appeared in Munich, Frankfurt,
Barcelona and Milan, afterwards, she sang outside of Europe, Vienna,
Munich, London, Paris, Buenos Aires, San Francisco, Bologna, Rome,
Venice, Florence, and Trieste. In 1985, because of a heart attack,
she ended her career. She gave singing lessons to many promising
students, and is as guest-teacher to the Royal Conservatory at The
Hague.. MET: Début: Sep. 28, 1967 [Queen] Die Zauberflöte, 3
seasons (1967-68, 73-75) 19 perf., 3 works.
Debut as Queen of the Night in Zauberflote (Mozart) 1963
Teachers:- Coby Riemensma, Johann Thomas
Pupils :- Wiebke Goetjes, Anneleen Bijnen
1931 Birth of English conductor Robert IRVING in Winchester. d-Winchester, 1991.
1931 Birth of British tenor John SHIRLEY-QUIRK
(KIRK) in Liverpool. MET:
Début: Oct. 18, 1974 [Seven Villians] Death in Venice, 3 seasons
(1974-75, 78-79, 90-91) 30 perf., 10 roles, 4 works. Debut as Mittenhofer in Elegy for Young Lovers (Henze)
Teachers:- Austin Carnegie, Roy Henderson
Pupils :- Christopher Robson
Created Shadrach in Burning Fiery Furnace (Britten)
Ferryman in Curlew River (Britten)
Traveller in Death in Venice (Britten)
Spencer Coyle in Owen Wingrave (Britten)
Father in Prodigal Son (Britten)
Lev in Ice Break (Tippett)
Gil-Martin in Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Wilson)
1931 Birth of Bela Karizs Tenor
Born 28 Aug 1931 Budapest
Debut as Calaf in Turandot (Puccini) 1969
Teacher :- Jeno Sipos
1939 FP of BOGATYREV: "In the Forests of Polesye" Moscow (1939).
1941 Birth of American bass Paul PLISHKA in Old Forge, PA. MET:
Début: Sep. 18, 1967 [Monk] La Gioconda, as of 2000, he has sung in
1282 perf., 78 roles, 59 works. Debut 1961
Teachers:- Armen Boyajian, Alberta Masiello
Pupil :- Cynthia Ballentine
1942 Birth of Alfred Anderson Baritone
Born 28 Aug 1942 USA
Created Eliassen in Labyrinth (Norgard)
Madman in Tell-Tale Heart (Bernstein B)
1946 Birth of Mauti-Nunziata, Elena (s) It. b. Palma, Aug. 28, 1946; Has sung at
Dallas, Verona, and La Scala, MET: Début: Nov. 5, 1977 [Mimi] La
Bohème, 2 seasons (1977-78, 79-80) 26 perf., 3 works.
1947 Birth of Austrian conductor Gustav KUHN in Turrach. He
studied at the academies of Salzburg and Vienna under Bruno Maderna
and Herbert von Karajan. He has won numerous awards including the
Lilly Lehmann Medal of the Mozarteum Foundation. Mr. Kuhn's
discography includes recordings on the BMG, EMI, CBS, Phillips,
Capriccio, Koch/Schwann and Arte Nova labels.
1948 (29th?) Birth of Italian soprano Lucia Valentini-Terrani in Padua. d. Seatle WA, June 11, 1998: MET: Début: Nov. 16, 1974
[Isabella] L'Italiana in Algeri, 1 season (1974-75) 4 perf., 1 work.
Debut as Angelina in Cenerentola (Rossini) 1969
1949 Birth of English pianist Imogen COOPER in London.
1949 Founding of the Aspen Music Festival in Colorado as part of 200th
anniversary of Goethe's birth.
1954 FP of Vincent Persichetti's Symphony No. 5 for strings, by the Louisville Orchestra.
1956 FP of Bohuslav Martinu's Frescoes of Piero della Francesca for orchestra, at the Salzburg Festival in Austria.
1959 Death of Czech composer Bohuslav Jan Martinu in Liestal. b-Policka, 8 DEC 1890.
1961 Birth of American composer John BERNERS in Milwaukee, WI.
1963 FP of Sir Michael Tippett's Concerto for Orchestra at the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland.
1964 Death of Aristide Baracchi Baritone
Born 31 July 1885 Reggio Emilia Died 28 Aug 1964
Created Slave Admonisher in Nerone (Boito)
Mandarin in Turandot (Puccini)
Vinicio in Nerone (Mascagni)
Guardian of Fire & 4th Shepherd in Maria D'Allessandria (Ghedini)
Sang in the Premiere of Cena delle Beffe (Giordano)
Diavolo nel Campanile (Lualdi)
Fra Gherardo (Pizzetti)
Bella e il Monstro (Ferrari-Fontana)
Delitto e Castigo (Pedrollo)
1968 Birth of American composer Geoffrey GORDON in Flint, MI.
1971 FP of MALIPIERO: "L'Iscariota" Siena (1971).
1971 FP of MALIPIERO: "Uno dei dieci" Siena (1971).
1972 Death of French composer and conductor, René Leibowitz at age 59, in Paris. b-Warsaw, 17 FEB 1913.
1999 FP of Philip Glass' Symphony No. 5 Requiem, Bardo and Nirmanakaya. Dennis Russell Davies conducting the Vienna Radio Symphony and performers at the Salzburg Festival in Austria.
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