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- 1622 Death of Czech composer Jan Campanus Vodnansky, at 50. A humanist, he led the Hradec school
in the 17th century and became rector of Prague University. b-1 JAN 1572.
- 1729 FP of G. F. Handel's opera Lotario.
- 1732 Birth of French composer Jean-Claude TRIAL.
- 1738 Death of German composer Gotthard Wagner, at 59.
- 1739 Revival of Handel's oratorio Acis and Galetea in English, at Lincoln's Inn Field in London.
- 1740 Birth of German composer Franz Xaver SCHNITZER in Urtsbach. d-Ottobeuren.
- 1759 H. Royer Smith opens the first music store in America in center city Philadelphia.
- 1761 Birth of German piano craftsman Johann Andreas STREICHER.
- 1770 Birth of composer John CLARKE-WHITFELD.
- 1785 Birth of Pauline Anna Milder-Hauptmann Soprano
Born 13 Dec 1785 Istanbul Died 29 May 1836
Debut as Juno in Spiegel von Arkadien (Sussmayer) 9 Apr 1803
Teachers:- Joseph Haydn, Antonio Salieri, Tomaschelli
Created Leonora in Fidelio (Beethoven)
Faniska in Faniska (Cherubini)
Namouna in Nurmahal (Spontini)
Irmengard in Agnes von Hohenstaufen (Spontini)
- 1793 Death of composer Johann Joachim Christoph Bode, at 63. b-1730.
- 1812 Death of Austrian composer, singer and pianist Marianne von Martinez, at age 68 in Vienna. b-Vienna, 4 MAY 1744.
- 1819 Birth of English composer Edwin George MONK.
- 1838 Birth of composer Alexis Vicomte de CASTILLON in Chartres. d- 5 MAR 1873.
- 1835 Birth of Episcopal bishop and composer of Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem Phillips BROOKS .
- 1843 Birth of composer George STEPHANESCU.
- 1850 Birth of Norwegian composer Iver Paul Fredrik HOLTER in Østre Gausdal. d-Oslo, 21 JAN 1941.
- 1852 Death of Arthur Seguin Bass
Born 7 Apl 1809 London Died 13 Dec 1852
Debut as Polyphemus in Acis & Galatea (Handel) 1831
- 1858 Birth of composer Jakab Gyula MAJOR. d- 30 JAN 1925.
- 1865 Birth of German composer Gustav LUDERS. d-1913.
- 1868 Birth of music teacher and composer Paolo GALLICO. d-1955.
- 1868 Birth of Mario Sammarco Baritone
Born 13 Dec 1868 Palermo Died 24 Jan 1930
Debut as Valentin in Faust (Gounod) 1888
Teachers:- Antonio Cantelli, Franz Emmerich
Pupils :- Imre Pallo, Paul Schoeffler, Alexander Sved
Created Gerard in Andrea Chenier (Giordano)
Carlo Worms in Germania (Franchetti)
Juan Alvardo in Natoma (Herbert)
Cascart in Zaza (Leoncavallo)
Gaos in Vita Brettone (Mugnone)
Sang in premiere of Dispettosi Amanti (Parelli)
- 1868 FP of Camille Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2. Concert Popilaire in Paris. Anton Rubinstein conducts, composer soloist.
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Saint-Saens: Piano Concertos 1-5
1869 Birth of Richard Breitenfeld Baritone
Born 23 Dec 1869 Riechenburg Bohemia Died 15 Dec 1942
Debut as Di Luna in Trovatore (Verdi) 1897
Teacher :- Johannes Ress
1874 Birth of Russian pianist Josef LHEVINNE in Orel. Photo. Taught in USA from 1906.BOOK-A Century of Music-Making: The Lives of Josef and Rosina Lhevinne
1876 Death of Carlo Guasco Tenor
Born 13 Mar 1813 Solero Alessandria Died 13 Dec 1876
Debut as Fisherman in William Tell (Rossini) 1836
Pupil :- Giovanni de Negri
Created Ernani in Ernani (Verdi)
Orontes in Lombardi (Verdi)
Foresto in Attila (Verdi)
Riccardo Chalais in Maria di Rohan (Donizetti)
Sang in premiere of Corrado D'Altambura (Ricci F)
Vallombra (Ricci F)
Ermengardia (Sanelli)
Sposa D'Abido (Poniatowski)
Ildegonda e Rizzardo (Graffigna)
1877 Birth of composer Mykola Dmytrovich LEONTOVYCH.
1884 FP of Richard Strauss' Symphony in f, Theodore Thomas conducts, in NYC.
1889 Birth of composer Clarence LOOMIS.
1891 Birth of Russian-American violinist Samuel DUSHKIN. d-1976.
1895 FP of the Mahler Second Symphony, Resurrection conducted by the composer in Berlin. CD-
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 / Mehta, Vienna P O
1898 Birth of composer Daniel LAZARUS. d-27 JUN 1964.
1898 Birth of Iva Pacetti Soprano
Born 13 Dec 1898 Prato Died 19 Jan 1981
Debut as Aida in Aida (Verdi) 1920
Teacher :- Giovanni Binetti
1898 Death of American composer George Frederick Bristow in NYC, at age 72.
1900 Birth of Andrei Ivanov Baritone
Born 13 Dec 1900 Zamoste Poland Died 1 Oct 1970
Debut 1925
Teacher :- Lund
1899 Birth of composer Yusef GREISS. d-7 APR 1961.
1900 Birth of Romanian composer and conductor Jonel PERLEA in Ograda, Romania. d-NYC 1 JUL 1970.
1901 Birth of Russian musicologist Georg M. RIMSKI-KORSAKOV.
1902 Birth of German composer Paul KURZBACH.
1903 Birth of Spanish flamenco guitarist Carlos MONTOYA in Madrid, Spain. d-3 MAR 1993.
1906 Birth of composer Ingemar LILJEFORS.
1906 Birth of Stepanka Stepanova Mezzo-Soprano
Born 13 Dec 1906 Bielsko Poland Died 19 Sep 1992
Teachers:- J Egem, Egon Fuchs, Apollo Granforte
Pupil :- Libuse Marova
1908 Birth of Russian pianist and composer Victor BABIN. Director of the Cleveland Institute of Music from 1961. d-1972.
1913 FP of Rachmaninov's The Bells in St. Petersburg. A choral
symphonic work after Edgar Allen Poe. CD-
Rachmaninov - The Bells ~ Chernov, Larin, Pletnev
1917 Richard Strauss conducts the 100th performance of his opera Der Rosenkavalier, in Dresden. CD-
Richard Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier
1917 FP of Pick-Mangiagalli's Sortilegi in Milan.
1918 Death of Nicolai Figner Tenor
Born 21 Feb 1857 St Petersburg Died 13 Dec 1918
Debut in Philemon et Baucis (Gounod) 1882
Teachers:- De Roxas, Camille Everadi, Francesco Lamperti
Ippolit Pryanishnikov
Created Hermann in Pique Dame (Tchaikovsky)
Count Vaudemont in Iolanta (Tchaikovsky)
Vladimir in Dubrovsky (Napravnik)
Sang in premiere of Caramo (Lortzing)
1919 Death of Italian composer Amintore Galli, at 74.
1922 Birth of Polish pianist Halina CZERNY-STEFANSKA.
1927 Debut of 11 year old violinist Yehudi Menuhin, in NYC.
1928 FP of George Gershwin's An
American In Paris in NYC. Walter Damrosch conducts. CD-
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue - Piano, Previn/Pittsburgh.
1929 Death of Swedish conductor and composer Knut Algot Hakanson, at age 42 in Helsingborg. b-Kinna, 4 NOV 1887.
1929 FP of Arnold Bax's Second Symphony by the BSO, in Boston. CD-
Sir Arnold Bax: The Complete Symphonies
1930 FP of Stravinsky's Symphony
of Psalms to...'the glory of God'. For the 50th anniversary of the Boston
Symphony, in Brussels. Palais des Beaux-Arts, Ernest Ansermet, conducts.
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Stravinsky Conducts Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
1933 Birth of American pianist and composer Borah BERGMAN in Brooklyn, NY.
1938 Birth of American composer Alvin CURRAN in Providence, RI.
1940 Death of American vocalist and composer Eleanor Everest Freer, at age 78 in Chicago, IL. b-Philadelphia, PA 14 MAY 1864.
1940 Birth of Urszula Koszut Soprano
Born 13 Dec 1940 Pszczyna Poland
Debut as Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti)
Teachers:- Maria Eichler-Choleva, Bogdan Ruskiewicz
1944 FP of Leonard Bernstein's musical On the Town. A trial run in Boston, Colonial Theater. New York City premiere at the Adelphi Theater 28 DEC 1944. CD-
On the Town [Original Broadway Cast]
1945 (Nov 13?) Birth of American-Canadian composer John PLANT in Yonkers, NY.
1945 Death of Italian composer Vittorio Mario Vanzo, at age 83. 29 APR 1862.
1946 Birth of Yugoslav mezzo-soprano Marjana LIPOVSEK in Ljubljana.
1951 Death of Finnish composer and pianist Selim Palmgren, at age 73 in Helsinki. b-Björneborg, 16 FEB 1878.
1952 Birth of American composer Roger BOURLAND in Evanstown, IL.
1960 Death of American baritone John Charles THOMAS, popular in the '20s to the 50s. Headliner of concerts, opera and on the radio. He introduced such songs as Home on the Range and The Lord's Prayer, and became popular through his network radio broadcasts. d-Apple Valley, CA. b-Meyersdale, PA 6 SEP 1891. Debut as Amonasro in Aida (Verdi) 3 Mar 1924
Teachers:- Blanche Blackman, Adelin Ferman
Pupil :- Shirley Verrett, Charles Karel
Created Orphee in Malheurs d'Orphee (Milhaud)
1964 Birth of American conductor and composer Lisa DeSPAIN in NYC.
1964 Birth of Taiwan composer Tung-Lung Lin.
1966 FP of Joseph Druckman's String Quartet No. 2. Juilliard String Quartet in NYC. CD-
Druckman: Group For Contemporary Music
1967 Birth of American composer Christopher MILMERSTADT in Long Island, NY.
1967 Death of David Poleri Tenor
Born 10 Jan 1927 Chestnut Hill Pa Died 13 Dec 1967
Debut as Faust in Faust (Gounod) 1950
Teacher :- Albert Sciaretta
Created Michele in Saint of Bleeker Street (Menotti)
1968 Death of German composer Siegfried Reda, at 52. b-Bachum 1916.
1970 FP of D. Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 13. Beethoven Quartet, in Leningrad. CD-
Shostakovich: The String Quartets
1972 Birth of American composer, conductor and arranger Kevin KASCA in Seattle, WA.
1973 Death of Fanny Heldy Soprano
Born 28 Feb 1888 Liege Died 13 Dec 1973
Debut as Elena in Ivan the Terrible (Gunsbourg) in premiere 1910
Created Andromeda in Persee et Andromede (Ibert)
Portia in Marchand de Venise (Hahn)
Eaglet in Aiglon (Honneggar / Ibert )
Abla in Antar (Dupont)
Elena in Ivan the Terrible (Gunsbourg)
1976 Birth of American composer Kristy ADAMS.
1981 Death of English composer Cornelius Cardew, at age 45, traffic accident in London. b-Winchcombe, 7 MAY 1936.
1986 Death of Suzanne Steele Soprano
Born 1931 South Africa Died 13 Dec 1986
Debut as Hansel in Hansel & Gretel (Humperdinck)
Teachers:- Joan Cross, Gwen Knight
1991 Death of Marcelle Bunlet Soprano
Born 9 Oct 1900 Fonteney-le-Comte Died 13 Dec 1991
Debut as Brunnhilde in Gotterdammerung (Wagner) 1928
Pupil :- Elaine Manchet
1996 Death of Lorenzo Alvary Baritone
Born 20 Feb 1909 Debreczen Hungary Died 13 Dec 1996
Debut 1934
Teacher :- F Tanara
1999 Death of Manfred Schenk Bass
Born 23 Jan 1930 Stuttgart Died 13 Dec 1999
Debut 1960
Created Charles Bovary in Madame Bovary (Sutermeister)
2000 Death of Cesare Bardelli Baritone
Born 1 Jan 1911 Sanpierdarena Genoa Died 13 Dec 2000
Debut as Amonasro in Aida (Verdi) 1937
Teacher :- Alfredo Bardelli
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