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1746 Birth of Italian singer, composer and teacher Venanzio RAUZZINI, in Camerino. d-Bath, 8 APR 1810.
1795 FP of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. in Vienna at a Haydn concert where Haydn performed three of his London symphonies.CD-Beethoven: Piano Concertos (Box Set)
1848 Birth of German cellist and conductor Carl SCHRODER.
1848 (17th?)Birth of composer Frederick Grant GLEASON in Middletown, CT. d-Chicago, IL 6 DEC 1903.
1853 FP of Camille Saint-Saens First Symphony, in Paris.
1857 Birth of English music writer and anotator Rosa NEWMARCH. d-1940.
1860 Birth of American composer Edward MacDOWELL in Manhattan, NYC. d-NYC, 23
JAN 1908.
1862 Birth of Polish pianist and teacher Moriz ROSENTHAL in (Lemberg) Lwow. d-NYC, 3 SEP 1946. Was a student of Liszt. He made his debut 1876 in Vienna. Concert tours of the USAmerica where he settled in 1938.
Biography.
1867 Birth of Leon David Tenor
Born 18 Dec 1867 Sables-D'Olonne Died 27 Oct 1962
Debut in Cyptis (Sesajoyeaux) 9 Jun 1892
Teachers:- Leon Achard, Victor Warot
Pupils :- Jose Luccioni, Elie Saint-Come, Jean Vieuille, Suzanne Lefort
Maria Braneze, Louis Musy
Sang in premiere of Juif Polonaise (Erlanger)
1869 Death of American composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk in Tijuca, Rio de Janerio at age 40. b-New Orleans, LA 8 MAY 1829.BOOK-Louis Moreau Gottschalk : A Bio-Bibliography
1870 Birth of Russian pianist and composer Arsene KORESTCHENKO in
Moscow.
1872 Death of Edouard Gassier Bass-Baritone
Born 30 Aug 1820 Draguignan France Died 18 Dec 1872
Debut as Fresque in Barcarolle (Auber) 1845 (premiere)
1878 Death of Heinrich Proch Teacher of Singing
Born 22 July 1809 Bohmisch-Leipa Died 18 Dec 1878
Pupils :- Csillag, Dustmann, Amelie Materna, Therese Tietjens
1880 FP of Tchaikovsky's Italian Caprice. Nicholas Rubinstein
conducting, in Moscow. (Julian calendar, 6 DEC).CD-Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture & Other Orchestral Works (SACD)
1892 FP of Anton Bruckner's Eighth Symphony in Vienna. Was completed in September 1887, but publisher Hermann Levi rejected it. Revised and premiered in Vienna with Hans Richter conducting the Vienna Philharmonic.
Bruckner: The Complete Symphonies (00-9)
1899 Birth of
Muriel Brunskill Mezzo-Soprano
Born 18 Dec 1899 Kendall Died Feb 1980
Debut 1922
Teachers:- Bachrich, Blanche Marchesi
1911 Death of Albert Randegger Teacher of Singing / Composer
Born 13 Apr 1832 Trieste Died 18 Dec 1911
Teacher :- Luigi Ricci
Pupils :- David Bispham, Andrew Black, Dudley Buck Jnr, Ben Davies
David Thomas Ffrangcon-Davies, Putnam Griswold
Lawrence Kellie, Liza Lehmann, Robert Watkin Mills,
Robert Radford, Frederick Ranalow, Darrell Fancourt
Evangeline Florence
1916 Death of Marie Altona Soprano
Born 16 Dec 1868 Died 18 Dec 1916
Teacher :- Julias Stockhausen
1919 Death of American composer and teacher, Horatio William Parker, in Cedarhurst, N.Y. at age 56. Chairman of the Yale music department in 1894. Taught Charles Ives. b-Auburndale, MA 15 SEP 1863.
1920 Birth of German soprano Rita STREICH in Barnaul, Russia. d-1987? 20 Mar 1989
Debut as Zerbinetta in Ariadne auf Naxos (Strauss) 1943
Teachers:- Erna Berger, Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender, Maria Ivogun
Pupil :- Dinah Harris, Drew Minton
Created Julietta in Julietta (Erbse)
1921 Death of Leo Schutzendorf Bass-Baritone
Born 5 May 1886 Cologne Died 18 Dec 1931
Debut 1908
Teacher :- D'Arnals
Created Wozzeck in Wozzeck (Berg)
Sang in premiere of Schon ist die Welt (Lehar)
1922 Birth of Cesare Valletti Tenor
Born 18 Dec 1922 Rome d- 12 May 2000
Debut as Alfredo in Traviata (Verdi) 1947
Teacher :- Tito Schipa
1924 Paul Finel Tenor
Born 18 Dec 1924 Villeveyrac
Debut 1947
Teachers:- Mario Podesta, Georges Thill
1925 ('26?)FP of Janacek's opera The Makropoulos Case at the National Theater in Brno. CD-Leos Jacácek: Vec Makropulos (The Makropulos Case) / Lachian Dances
1929 Birth of Giuseppe Zecchillo Baritone
Born18 Dec 1929 Sao Paolo
Debut as Germont in Traviata (Verdi) 1953
Teachers:- Aureliano Pertile, Carlo Tagliabue
Created Kostilov in Albergo Dei Poveri (Testi)
Sang in premiere of Persefone (Lupi)
Rappesentazione e Festa (Malipiero)
Don Tartufo Bacchettone (Malipiero)
Buon Soldato Svejk (Turchi)
Amante Cubista (Hazon)
Alfabeto a Sorpresa (Mortari)
Vieni qui carla (Negri)
1929 FP of Anton Webern's Symphony for Chamber Orchestra, in NYC.
1932 Death of Clarence Whitehill Bass
Born 5 Nov 1871 Marego Iowa Died 18 Dec 1932
Debut as Friar Lawrence in Romeo & Juliet (Gounod) 1899
Teachers:- Alfred Auguste Giraudet, L A Phelps, Giovanni Sbriglia
Julius Stockhausen
Created Koanga in Koanga (Delius)
Sang in premiere of Tanzerin (Friedheim)
1935 MET-NYC Debut of Australian soprano Marjorie Lawrence
as Brunnhilde in Die Gotterdammerung. First time horse runs through
flames.
1937 Birth of Knut Skram Baritone
Born 18 Dec 1937 Hjorundfjord
Debut as Amonasro in Aida (Verdi) 1964
Teachers:- George Buckbee, Paul Lohmann, Luigi Ricci, Kristian Riis
Created William Wilson in Je vous dis que je suis mort (Aperghis)
1939 Death of Jean Granier Soprano
Born 31 Mar 1852 Paris 18 Dec 1939
Created Ben-Buol in Adorable Ben-Buol (Massenet)
Sang in premiere of Girofle-Girofla (Lecocq)
Petit Duc (Lecocq)
Cigale et la Fourmi (Audran)
1941 Birth of American composer Wadada Leo SMITH.
1941 FP of Darius Milhaud's Piano Concero No. 2, composer soloist in Chicago.
1948 Birth of English conductor William BOUGHTON.
1li>1948 Birth of Elliott Palay Tenor
Born 18 Dec 1948 Milwaukee
Debut as Matteo in Arabella (Strauss) 1972
Teacher :- Charles Kullmann, Clemens Kaisier-Breme
Created Don Juan in Flammen (Schulhoff)
1949 Birth of American composer David LIPTAK.
1949 Death of Zelie De Lussan Mezzo-Soprano
Born 21 Dec 1863 Brooklyn 18 Dec 1949
Debut as Arlene in Bohemian Girl (Balfe) 1884
Pupils :- Olga Haley, Janet Howe, Beatrice Waycott
Created Olof in Thorgrim (Cowen)
(11 DEC?) 1958 Birth of American composer Julia WOLFE. Schirmer, her
publisher-distributor in its Composer's anniversary pages has JW's 50th birth anniversary scheduled for 18 DEC 2008.
1959 MET-NYC Opera debut of Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson, as Wagner's Isolde.
1962 Death of Joseph-Paul Lucazeau Tenor
Born 26 Oct 1879 Royan Died 18 Dec 1962
Debut as Alain in Griseldis (Massenet) 25 Sep 1905
Created King in Miarka (Georges)
1962 FP of D. Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13 Babi Yar. Moscow Philharmonic, with bass Vitaliy Gromadsky, and the Republican State and Gnesin Institute Choirs, Kirill Kondrashin conducting.CD-Shostakovich: Symphonies (Box Set)
1964 FP of Paul Creston's Concerto for Koto and Orchestra, koto soloist Kimio Eto, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conducting.
1966 Death of
Steuart Wilson Tenor
Born 21 July 1889 Clifton Died 18 Dec 1966
Debut as Tamino in Zauberflote (Mozart) 1910
Teachers:- George Henschel, Jean De Reszke
Pupil :- Inia Te Wiata, Theodore Uppmann
1967 Birth of Greek-American composer Christopher THEOFANIDIS [Thee-off-a-NEE-deez].
1969 Birth of American composer Michael KARMON.
1972 Death ofRudolf Watzke Bass
Born 5 Apr 1892 Niemes 18 Dec 1972
Debut 1923
Teachers:- George Armin, Karl Kittel, Frau Kreisel-Hauptfeld
Pupil :- Dieter Brencke
1991 Death of Antonio Savastano Tenor
Born 1948 Rome Died 18 Dec 1991
Debut in Rigoletto 1976
Teacher :- Jolanda Magnoni
Pupils :- Franco Lo Giudice, Piero Terranova
1999 FP of André Previn's Three Dickinson Songs, soprano René Fleming, pianist Richard Bado in Quebec.CD-André Previn - Diversions · Songs / Fleming · Bonney · Wiener Phil. · LSO · Previn
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