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1660 Birth of French composer Andre CAPRA in Aix-en-Provence. d-Versailles, 14 JUN 1744.
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1667 Birth of French composer and teacher Michel Pignolet de MONTECLAIR in Andelot. d-22 SEP 1737.
- 1680 Death of Italian composer Petronio Franceschini in Venice. b-Bologna, 9 JAN 1651.
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1687 (5th)Birth of Italian violinist, theorist and composer Francesco GEMINIANI
in Lucca, Italy. d-Dublin, 17 SEP 1762
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1693 FP of M.A. Charpentier's opera Médée in Paris.
CD-Charpentier - Médée / HuB000005ED8nt, Padmore, Deletré, Zanetti, Salzmann, Les Arts Florissants, Christie
1732 Death of English composer John Gay in London at age 47. b- Barnstaple, Devon 1685.
1806 Birth of German composer Johann BURGMULLER in Regensburg. d-Beaulieu, France 13 FEB 1874.
1816 FP of G. Rossini's opera Otello at the Teatro del Fondo in Naples. CD-Rossini - Otello / Ford, Futral, Matteuzzi, D'Arcangelo, Lopera, Shkosa; Parry
1845 FP of Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto in a, Op. 54. Ferdinand Hiller conducting, with pianist Clara Schumann in Dresden. CD-Robert Schumann/Edvard Greig: Concertos For Piano And Orchestra
1855 Birth of American composer William J. HENDERSON. Music writer-critic for New York Sun.
1861 Birth of American soprano Lillian RUSSELL in Iowa.
1866 Birth of Frantisek Pacal Tenor
Born 4 Dec 1866 Litomysl Died 19 Oct 1938
Debut as Messenger in Aida (Verdi)
Teacher :- Josef Lev
1867 Death of Constance Nantier-Didier Mezzo-Soprano
Born 16 Nov 1831 Ile de Bourbon Died 4 Dec 1867
Debut as Giulia in Vestale (Mercadante)
Teacher :- Louis-Gilbert Duprez
Created Preziosilla in Forza Del Destino (Verdi)
1869 Birth of Fritz Feinhals Baritone
Born 4 Dec 1869 Cologne 3 Aug 1940
Debut as Silvio in Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) 1895
Teachers:- Alberto Giovannini, Alberto Selva
Pupils :- Manfred Huebner, Andor Lendvai, Emma Trentini, Alexander Sved
Created Carlo Borromeo in Palestrina (Pfitzner)
1872 FP of Lecoq's opera La Fille de Madame Angot 500 performances in Brussels.
1877 Birth of Marcia van Dresser Soprano
Born 4 Dec 1877 Memphis Died 11 Jul 1937
Teachers:- Hermine Bosetti, Jean De Reszke, Mrs Robinson-Duff
1879 Birth of Irish composer and conductor Herbert Hamilton HARTY in Hillsborough,
County
Down. d-Brighton, 19 FEB 1941.
1881 FP of P. Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Hans Richter conducting,
Adolf Brodsky, soloist. CD-Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Violin Concerto
1882 Birth of Otto Helgers Bass
Born 4 Dec 1882 Frankfurt
Debut 1909
Teacher :- Eugen Hildach
Created 3rd Shopper in Peer Gynt (Egk)
Cornelius Witsen in Rembrandt van Rijn (Klenau)
Sang in premiere of Schwanda the Bagpiper (Weinberger)
1886 Birth of Russian-American clarinetist Simeon BELLISON in Moscow. From 1920 principal of the New York Philharmonic.
1888 Birth of Emma Zador Mezzo-Soprano
Born 4 Dec 1888 New York
Debut 1913
Pupil :- Doris Jung
1893 MET debut of Nellie Melba as Lucia in NYC.
1898 FP of Antonin Dvorák's symphonic poem Hero's Song Op. 111, in Vienna.CD-Dvorak: Symphonic Poems
1902 Death of Feodor Stravinsky Bass
Born 20 June 1843 Noviy Dvor Died 4 Dec 1902
Debut as Rudolfo in Sonnambula (Bellini) 1873
Teacher :- Camille Everardi
Created Dunois in Maid of Orleans (Tchaikovsky)
Andrey in Dubrovsky (Napravnik)
Mamirov in Enchantress (Tchaikovsky)
King Frost in Snow Maiden (Rimsky-Korsakov)
Mayor in May Night (Rimsky-Korsakov)
Ivan the Terrible in Merchant Kalashnikov (Rubinstein)
High Highness in Vakula the Smith (Tchaikovsky)
1907 Birth of Solomon Khromchenko Tenor
Born 4 Dec 1907 Zlatopol
Teacher :- Engel-Krom
1909 FP of Ermanno Wolf-Ferrarri's Secret of Suzanne at the Hoftheater in Munich.
1910 Birth of American (Russian father) composer and conductor Alex NORTH in Chester, PA, Philadelphia. Studied at Curtis. Film scores, ballets and orchestral works. Biography. Family developed site: published on 10th anniversary of death. d-8 SEP 1991.
1913 Death of Maria Koubatova Soprano
Born 10 Dec 1873 Prague Died 4 Dec 1913
Teachers:- Franz Privoda, Maria Setova-Petzold
1920 FP of Wolfgang Korngold's opera Die tote Stadt in Hamburg. CD-Korngold - Die tote Stadt / Leinsdorf
1922 FP of Sir Arnold Bax's Sym No 1, in London.CD-Sir Arnold Bax: The Complete Symphonies
1926 (1928?) Birth of American harpsichordist and teacher Fernando VALENTI in NYC. d- Red Bank, NJ 6 SEP 1990.
1927 FP of Mossolov's ballet Steel composed for Soviet Union tenth anniversary in Moscow.
1928 Birth of Richard Cassily Tenor
Born 4 Dec 1927 Washington DC Died 30 Jan 1998
Debut as Michele in Saint of Bleeker St (Menotti) 1955
Teacher :- Hans Heinz, Rosa Ponselle
1929 Death of German organist and teacher Karl Walter.
1935 Death of Norwegian composer Johan Halvorsen at age 71, in Oslo. b-Drammen, 15 MAR 1864.
1937 Birth of Artur Korn Bass
Born 4 Dec 1937 Wuppertal
Debut as Sam in Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) 1963
Created Zola in Dreyfus Affare (Meier)
1938 Birth of Australian Mezzo Soprano Yvonne (Fay) MINTON in Sydney.
Debut as Lucretia in Rape of Lucretia (Britten) 1964
Teachers:- Joan Cross, Henry Cummings, Marjorie Walker
Created Thea in Knot Garden (Tippett)
Maggie Dempster in One Man Show (Maw)
1944 Birth of Ileana Sinnone Soprano
Born 4 Dec 1944 Milan
Debut as Norina in Don Pasquale (Donizetti)
Teacher :- Vladimiro Badiali
1945 Birth of Canadian composer Ron HANNAH.
1946 Birth of German composer Pierre EVEN in Wiesbaden.
1947 Birth of English soprano Lillian WATSON in London
Debut as Cis in Albert Herring (Britten) 1970
Teachers:- Jessica Cash, Vera Rozsa
1949 FP of Luigi Dallapiccola's opera I Prigioniero 'The Prisoner'. A concert Radio performance in Turin by the Italian Radio. The first staged performance 20 MAY 1950, in Florence.
1951 Birth of composer Kenneth LaFAVE in Tucson, AZ.
1953 Death of American composer and music writer Daniel Gregory Mason at age 80, in Greenwich, CT.
1958 Birth of American electronic music composer Daniel B. ROTHMAN.
1959 Death of Hubert Marischka Tenor
Born 27 Aug 1882 Died 4 Dec 1959
Sang in premiere of Geschiedene Frau (Fall)
Rosa von Stambul (Fall)
Zigeunerliebe (Lehar)
Ideale Gattin (Lehar)
Endlich Allein (Lehar)
Blaue Mazur (Lehar)
Frasquita (Lehar)
Gelbe Jacke (Lehar)
Grafin Mariza (Kalman)
Zirkusprinzessin (Kalman)
Gold'ne Meisterin (Eysler)
1964 Death of Vera Schwarz Soprano
Born 10 July 1888 Zagreb Died 4 Dec 1964
Debut 1912
Teacher :- Philip Forsten
Pupils :- Donald Dame, Nelson Eddy
Created Lisa in Land des Lachelns (Lehar)
Sang in premiere of Paganini (Lehar)
Zarewitsch (Lehar)
1965 Death of Franz Volker Tenor
Born 31 Mar 1899 Frankfurt Died 4 Dec 1965
Debut as Florestan in Fidelio (Beethoven) 2 Nov 1926
Teacher :- Alexander Wellig
1976 Death of British composer Benjamin Britten at age 63 in Aldeburgh. b-Lowestoft, 22 NOV 1913.
1980 Death of Zdenek Otava Baritone
Born 11 Mar 1902 Vitejeves U Policky Died 4 Dec 1980
Debut as Iago in Otello (Verdi) 25 Sep 1925
Teachers:- Bohumil Benoni, Max Koblizek, Joseph Masopust
Pupils :- Ludmilla Hanzalikova, Nadezda Kniplova,
Marcela Machotkova, Eva Zikmundova
Sang in premiere of Kraluv Mincmistr (Vostrak)
Makropulos Affair (Janacek)
1981 Birth of American composer Ross POPOFF.
1993 Death of American composer and guitarist Frank Zappa at age 52 in Los Angeles, CA. b-Baltimore, MD 21 DEC 1940.
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