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- 1810 Birth of German composer Ludwig SCHUNCKE. d- 7 DEC 1834.
- 1826 Birth of Austrian pianist and teacher Ernst PAUER in Vienna. Pupil of
Mozart. d-Jugenheim, 9 MAY 1905.
- 1830 Birth of Gian Francesco Angelini Bass
Born 21 Dec 1830
Created Padre Guardiano in Forza Del Destino (Verdi)
- 1843 Death of Irish folksong collector Edward Bunting in Dublin.
- 1846 Birth of German-American pianist and teacher Carl FAELTEN.
- 1848 Birth of American composer Edward Everett RICE. d-1924.
- 1850 Birth of Czech-Bohemian composer Zdenek FIBICH in Šerborice near Caslav. d-Prague, Czech Republic, 15 OCT 1900.
- 1863 Birth 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)
- 1867 Birth of American composer John Winter THOMPSON. d-1951.
- 1872 Birth of Italian priest and choral director Lorenzo PEROSI in Tortona. d-Rome, 12 OCT 1956.
- 1880 Birth of American pianist Richard BUHLIG.
- 1880 Birth of Gertrude Forstel Soprano
Born 21 Dec 1880 Leipzig Died 7 June 1950
Debut as Amina in Sonnambula (Bellini) 1900
Teachers:- Angelo Neumann, Selma Nicklass-Kempner, Aglaia von Orgeni
Pupils :- Anny Helm, Ilse Hollweg, Marianne Warneyer, Aga Joesten
Julius Katona
Created Nuri in Tiefland (D'Albert)
- 1882 Birth of Enrico Molinari Baritone
Born 21 Dec 1882 Venice 15 Jun 1956
Debut 1907
Sang in premiere of Lodoletta (Mascagni)
- 1883 FP in USAmerica of Ponchielli's La
Gioconda at the MET opera in NYC.
- 1890 FP of last version of Bruckner's Third Symphony. Hans
Richter conducting, in Vienna.
CD-Anton Bruckner: Symphony No. 3 in d minor
1890 Death of Danish composer Niels W. Gade in Copenhagen, at age 73. b-Copenhagen, 22 FEB 1817.
1896 Birth of American composer Laurel ANDERSON in Fountain Green, Utah.
1896 Birth of American composer Leroy J. ROBERTSON. d-1971.
1897 Birth of Paula Lindberg Mezzo-Soprano
Born 21 Dec 1897 Frankenthal Died 17 Apl 2000
Debut as Erda in Ring (Wagner)
Teachers:- Julius von Rattz-Brockmann, August Perron
Pupils :- Rotraud Hansmann, Marjon Lambriks
1900 Death of Heinrich Vogl Tenor
Born 15 Jan 1845 Munich Died 21 Dec 1900
Debut as Max in Freichutz (Weber) 1865
Teachers:- Karl Jenke, Franz Lachner
Pupils :- Mathilde Mallinger, Gustav Walter
Created Loge in Rheingold (Wagner)
Siegmund in Walkure (Wagner)
Baldur in Fremdling (Vogl)
Sang in premiere in Faule Hans (Ritter)
1905 Birth of American film score composer Harry REVEL. d-3 NOV 1958.
1906 FP of Glazunov's Eighth Symphony, in St. Petersburg.CD-Glazunov: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8
1908 FP of A. Schoenberg's Quartet No. 2 for strings and soprano. Rosé Quartet with soprano Marie Gutheil-Schoder, in Vienna. CD-Schoenberg: The String Quartets
1912 Birth of Mascia Predit Soprano
Born 21 Dec 1912 Latvia
Teachers:- Salvatore Salviati, Rosina Storchio
1919 Birth of Ernst Wiemann Bass
Born 21 Dec 1919 Stapelburg Died 17 May 1980
Debut 1938
Sang in premiere of Grune Kakadu (Mohaupt)
Teachers:- Philomena Herbst-Latour, Paul Bender
1924 Birth of Gian Giacomo Guelfi Baritone
Born 21 Dec 1924 Rome
Debut as Rigoletto in Rigoletto (Verdi) 1950
Teacher :- Titta Ruffo
Created 2nd Priest in Prigioniero (Dallapiccola)
Herod in Figlia del Diavolo (Mortari)
Stranger in Prosperina y el Extranjero (Castro)
Sang in premiere of Figlia di Jorio (Pizzetti)
Mas'aniello (Napoli)
1924 Birth of American composer Charles BESTOR.
1925 Birth of Lucie Manen Teacher of Singing
Born 21 Dec 1925 Died 2 Feb 1991
Pupils :- James Bowman, David Galliver, Thomas Hemsley, Anne Pashley
Peter Pears, Laura Sarti
1925 Birth of Andre Turp Tenor
Born 21 Dec 1925 Montreal Died 26 Feb 1991
Debut in Gianni Schicci (Puccini) 1945
Teachers:- Luigi Marletta, Mme Vita, Frank H Rowe, Edouard Woolley
Created Lover in Andrea del Sarto (Lesur)
1926 Birth of American composer John Herbert McDOWELL. d-1985.
1927 Death of Courtice Pounds Tenor
Born 30 May 1862 London 21 Dec 1927
Debut 1881
Created Fairfax in Yoeman of the Guard (Sullivan)
Mario Palmieri in Gondoliers (Sullivan)
Harry Benn in Boatswain Mate (Smyth)
Indru in Nautch Girl (Solomon)
1928 Birth of Bruno Prevedi Tenor
Born 21 Dec 1928 Mantua Died 12 Jan 1988
Debut as Tonio in Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) 1959
Teachers:- Vladimiro Badiali, Alberto Soresina
1931 Birth of American teacher, composer and cellist David Nathanial BAKER in Indianapolis, IN.
1934 Birth of Sandor Solyom-Nagy Baritone
Born 21 Dec 1934 Siklos Hungary
Debut as Scarpia in Tosca (Puccini) 1966
Teacher :- Eva Kutrucz
Sang in premiere of Ecco-homo (Szokolay)
1934 FP, on Moscow Radio, of music suite from film score of Prokofiev's Lt.Kijé. CD-Prokofiev: Scythian Suite; Lt. Kijé; Khachaturian: Gayaneh
1936 Debut at the MET Opera in NYC, of Swedish soprano Kerstin Thorborg.
'Fricka' in Die Walkure.
1939 FP of S. Prokofiev's cantata Zdravitza 'A Toast'. Celebrate the 60th birthday of the Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin in Moscow.
1940 Birth of Domenico Trimarchi Baritone
Born 21 Dec 1940 Naples
Debut as Belcore in Elisir D'Amore (Donizetti) 1964
Teacher :- Gino Campese
1940 Birth of American composer and guitarist Frank ZAPPA in Baltimore, MD. d-Los Angeles, CA 1993.BOOK-Electric Don Quixote: The Definitive Story of Frank Zappa
1941 Birth of American composer Roger NORTMAN in Leonia, NJ.
1944 Birth of American conductor and pianist Michael Tilson THOMAS in
Hollywood, CA.
1945 Birth of Dutch violist and composer Ig HENNEMAN in Haarlem. Website
1946 Birth of American conductor and general director of the New York City Opera, Christopher KEENE in Berkeley, CA. d-8 OCT 1996.
1953 Birth of Nadine Secunde Soprano
Born 21 Dec 1953 Independence Ohio
Teacher :- Margaret Harshaw
Created Prima Donna in Venus & Adonis (Henze)
1953 Birth of Hungarian pianist Andras SCHIFF in Budapest.
1957 Death of English composer Eric Coates in Chichester. b-in the midlands of England, Nottinghamshire, in 1886.
1958 Birth of American tenor Thomas RANDLE in Los Angeles
Created Dionysus in Bakxai (Buller)
Vladimir Davidov & Agathon in Syposion (Schat)
Rimbaud in Man who strides the Wind (Volans)
Judas in Last Supper (Birtwistle)
1961 Birth of Slovakian composer Peter ZAGAR in Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
1964 Death of Albanian composer Thomas Nassi in Orleans, MA. b-Dardha, Albania, 2 MAR 1892.
1965 Death of Canadian composer Claude Champagne in Montreal. b-Montreal, 27 MAY 1891.
1978 Birth of American composer Jon DeROSA.
1984 Death of Judith Raskin Soprano
Born 21 June 1928 N Y Died 21 Dec 1984
Debut as Baby Doe in Ballad of Baby Doe (Moore) 1956
Teachers:- Anna Hamlin, Tibor Kozma
Created Bride in Labyrinth (Menotti)
Sang in premiere of Deseret (Castle)
1993 Death of Ivan Kozlovsky Tenor
Born 24 Mar 1900 Kiev Died 21 Dec 1993
Debut as Faust in Faust(Gounod) 1918
Teachers:- N V Lysenko, Muravyova
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