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1758 Death of German composer Johann Friedrich Fasch in Zerbst. b-Buttelstädt, 15 April 1688.
1788 FP of Luigi Cherubini's opera Demophon in Paris.
1791 Death of W. A. Mozart in Vienna at age 35. Cause of death disputed. b-Salzburg, 27 January 1756. He was buried in a pauper's grave in a cemetery near the village of St. Marx.
1822 Birth of Ferdinand Sieber Singer / Teacher of Singing
Born 5 Dec 1822 Vienna Died 19 Feb 1895
Teachers:- J Mieksch, Giorgio Ronconi
Pupils :- George Osgood, Hermine Spies
1830 FP of Hector Berlioz' Symphonie Fantastique in Paris. CD-Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique
1836 Death of Giuseppe Ciccimarra Tenor
Born 22 May 1790 Altamura Died 5 Dec 1836
Pupils :- Sophie Loewe, Joseph Tichatschek
Created Aaron in Mose in Egitto (Rossini)
Iago in Otello (Rossini)
Pylades in Ermione (Rossini)
Goffredo & Carlo in Armida (Rossini)
Condulmiero in Maometto II (Rossini)
Ernesto in Ricciardo e Zoraide (Rossini)
Togorma in Berenice in Siria (Carafa)
Fausto in Last day of Pompei (Pacini)
1837 FP of Berlioz' Requiem with Haberneck, cond. at the Church of Les Invalides in Paris.CD-Berlioz: Requiem / Edison, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Schade et al
1844 Birth of English organist and conductor John Frederick BRIDGE in Oldbury, Worcestershire. d-London, 18 MAR 1924.
1850 Birth of Italian baritone (tenor?) Alexander GIRARDI in Graz Died 20 APR 1918
Created Kalman Zsupan in Zigeunerbaron (Strauss J)
Simon Rymonovicz in Bettelstudent (Millocker)
Benozzo in Gasparone (Millocker)
Don Sancho in Spitzentuch der Koenigen (Strauss J)
Sebastini in Lustige Kreig (Strauss J)
Kassim Pasha in Furstin Ninetta (Strauss J)
Muller in Waldmeister (Strauss J)
Andredl in Verwunsche Schloss (Millocker)
Plinchard in Jungfrau von Belleville (Millocker)
Piffkow in Feldprediger (Millocker)
Adam in Vogelhandler (Zeller)
Martin in Obersteiger (Zeller)
Sang in premiere of Wiener Frauch (Lehar)
Bruder Straubinger (Eysler)
Mein Junger Herr (Straus O)
Zigeunerprimas (Kalman)
Nachtschnellzug (Fall)
1865 FP of Johaness Brahms' Horn Trio in Eb, Op. 40, in Karlsruhe.
1870 Birth of Czech composer Vitezslav NOVAK in Kamenice nad Lipou. d-Skutec, 18 JUL 1949.
1877 Birth of Maria Farneti Soprano
Born 5 Dec 1877 Forli Died 17 Oct 1955
Debut as Mimi in Boheme (Puccini) 1899
Teacher :- Virginia Boccabadati
Created Rosaura in Maschere (Mascagni)
Isabeau in Isabeau (Mascagni)
1880 Birth of Elisabeth Petrenko Mezzo-Soprano
Born 5 Dec 1880 Akhtirka Ukraine Died 28 Oct 1951
Debut as Delilah in Samson et Delilah (Saint-Saens) 1905
Teachers:- Mme Fermi-Giraldoni, Natalia Iretzkaya
Created Death in Rossignol (Stravinsky)
1895 Birth of Dutch composer Henriëtte BOSMANS in Amsterdam. d-Amsterdam, 2 JUL 1952.
1898 Birth of American soprano Grace MOORE in Nough, TN. d-Copenhagen, plane crash, 26 JAN 1947. Photo. Debut as Mimi in Boheme (Puccini) 7 Feb 1928
Teachers:- Richard Barthelmy, Mary Garden, Mario Marafioti, Ettore Verna
Angelo Trabadello
1899 Birth of Polish pianist and teacher Boleslaw WOYTOWICZ in Dunajowce, Padolia. Taught at the Chopin Music School in
Warsaw. d-Katowice, 11 JUL 1980.
1905 FP given by the Flonzaley Quartet in the USA at Carnegie Hall.
1915 FP of Darius Milhaud's Poem for Piano and Orchestra in Paris.
1916 Birth of Russian conductor Veronica DUDAROVA, in Baku. See State Symphony Orchestra of Russia.
1921 Birth of French conductor Louis de FROMENT, in Paris. d-Cannes, 19 Aug 1994.
1924 Birth of Jean-Pierre Hurteau Bass
Born 5 Dec 1924 Montreal
Debut 1957
Teacher :- Martial Singher
1927 FP of Leos Janácek's Slavonic Mass in Brno.CD-Janacek: Slavonic Mass; Kabelac: Mystery of Time Op31
1930 FP of Darius Milhaud's Concerto for Percussion and Small Orchestra, in Paris.
1930 FP of Roger Sessions's The Black Maskers Suite, in Cincinnati.CD-William Schuman: In Praise of Shahn / Aaron Copland: Connotations / Roger Sessions: Suite from "The Black Maskers" - The Juilliard Orchestra
1932 Birth of American composer, singer, pianist, arranger and choir director, Rev. James CLEVELAND. d-Los Angeles, CA 9 FEB 1991.
1936 Birth of American soprano Jeannette SCOVOTTI in NYC. Debut as Adele in Fledermaus (Strauss J) 1962
Created Sardakai in Kommt Davon (Krenek)
1940 Death of Czech violinist and composer Jan Kubelik in Prague. b-Michle, 5 JUL 1880.
1942 FP of Benjamin Britten's A Ceremony of Carols.CD-Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
1943 Death of Ghiannis Anghelopoulos Baritone
Born 21 Jan 1881 Athens Died 5 Dec 1943
Debut as Rigoletto in Rigoletto (Verdi) 1910
Teachers:- Borghi, Nina Phoka
Sang in Premiere of Percuze (Sakellaridis)
Master Builder (Kalomiris)
Mother's Ring (Kalomiris)
1944 Birth of John Harris Tenor
Born 5 Dec 1944
Debut as Goro in Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 1973
Teachers:- Patrick McGuigan, John Mitchinson, Linda Vaughan
Pupil :- James Benjamin Davis
Created Lancelot in Lancelot (Hamilton)
Billy & Molecatcher in Tomrak (Metcalf)
Forecast in Camera (Moore)
1944 Birth of American audio-artist Richard LERMAN.
1946 Birth of Spanish tenor Jose CARRERAS in Barcelona. Debut as Ismael in Nabucco (Verdi) 1970
Teachers:- Magda Prunera, Francisco Puig, Juan Ruax
Created Cristobal Colon in Cristobal Colon (Balada)
1947 FP of Samuel Barber's Medea Ballet Suite, Op. 23, by Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting.CD-Music of Samuel Barber
1949 Birth of Bulgarian composer Roussi TARMAKOV in Malko Tirnovo.
1952 FP of Gian Carlo Menotti's Violin Concerto. Efrem Zimbalist, and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy conducting.CD-Menotti: Violin Concerto, The Death of Orpheus
1956 Birth of Polish pianist Krystian ZIMERMAN. Warsaw International Chopin Competition winner in 1975.
1960 Birth of Argentinian composer Osvaldo GOLIJOV in La Plata.
1962 Birth of Jose Cura Tenor
Born 5 Dec 1962 Rosario Argentina
Debut as Father in Pollicino (Henze) Feb 1922
Teachers:- Horacio Amauri, Vittorio Terranova
1963 Death of German composer Karl Amadeus Hartmann in Munich. b-Munich, 2 AUG 1905.
1969 Birth of American composer Stacy GARROP.
1973 Death of Walter Hofermayer Baritone
Born 7 Mar 1905 Vienna Died 5 Dec 1973
Debut as Don Fernando in Fidelio (Beethoven)
Teacher :- Josef von Manowarda
Created Count in Capriccio (Strauss)
1978 Birth of American composer Andrew ALTENBACH.
1998 Death of Donald Smith Tenor
Born 1922 Bundaberg Queensland Died 5 Dec 1998
1998 FP of Libby Larsen's String Symphony. Minnesota Orchestra, Eiji Oue conducting in Minneapolis. CD-Larsen: Symphony No4; Songs from Letters No5
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