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- 1551 Baptismal of Spanish writer and guitarist Vivente ESPINAL. He added fifth string to guitar and it became popular through out Spain.
- 1731 Birth/Baptism of German composer Johann CANNABICH in Mannheim. d-Frankfurt, 20 JAN 1798.
- 1732 Birth of Giuseppe Aprile Castrato
Born 28 Dec 1732 Bisceglia Apulia 11 Jan 1813
Debut in Barone Deluso (Sciroli) 1752
Teachers:- Girolamo Abos, Gregorio Sciroli
Pupils :- Gaetano Crivelli, Francesca Festa, Michael Kelly, Andrea Nozzari
Created Rinaldo in Armida Abbandonata (Jommelli)
Sang in premiere of Ezio (Traetta)
Caio Mario (Cimarosa)
Tito nelle Gallie (Anfossi)
Cresco (Sacchini)
Ifigenie (Bertoni)
Montezuma (Maio)
Tamas Kouli Kau (Pugnani)
- 1736 Death of Italian composer Antonio Caldera in Vienna. b-Venice, 1670?.
- 1775 Birth of Portugese composer João Domingos BOMTEMPO in Lisbon. d-Lisbon, 18 AUG 1842.
- 1812 Birth of German cellist, conductor and composer Julius RIETZ. d-Dresden, 12 SEP 1877.
- 1837 Birth of American composer, pianist and organist Benjamin Johnson LANG.
Conducted Handel and Haydn Society in Boston. d-1909. Father of composer Margaret Ruthven Lang.
- 1842 Birth of Canadian composer Calixa LAVALLéE in Verchères. d-Boston, MA 21 JAN 1891. Composed music of "O Canada", National Anthem.
- 1846 Birth of American composer Homer BARTLETT. d-1920.
- 1850 Birth of Italian tenor Francesco TAMAGNO in Turin. Was Verdi's first
Otello. d-31 AUG 1905. Debut as Nearco in Poliuto (Donizetti) 1874
Teachers:- Carlo Pedrotti, Luigi Vannuccini
Created Otello in Otello (Verdi)
Didier in Marian Delorme (Ponchelli)
Azaele in Figliuol Prodigo (Ponchielli)
Hellion in Messaline (De Lara)
Fabio Fabiani in Mary Tudor (Gomes)
Sang in premiere of Gualterio Swarten (Gnaga)
I Medici (Leoncavallo)
- 1860 Birth of German-Polish conductor and composer Alexander von FIELITZ in Leipzig. d-Bad Salzungen, 29 JUL 1930.
- 1870 Death of Russian army general, composer and violinist Alexei Feodorovich Lvov in Romano. b-Reval, 5 JUN 1795. Burial at Pazaislis Monastery, Kaunas, Lithuania. Composer of the Russian tsarist national anthem which you can hear at the end of Tchaikovsky's '1812' Overture.
- 1879 Birth of Martin Oscar Baritone
Born 28 Dec 1879 Vanesborg Sweden Died 25 Apr 1921
Debut as Silvio in Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) 1902
Teacher :- John Forsell
Pupil :- Folke Cembraeus
- 1887 Birth of Michael Gitowsky Bass
Born 28 Dec 1887 Poltava Russia
Debut 1923
Teachers:- Waldemar Bernhardt, Piero Coppola, August Iffert, Lapierre
Vittorio Vanza
- 1888 Birth of composer Gabriel von WAYDITCH. d-1969.
- 1890 Birth of French pianist Yves NAT in Beziers. d-Paris 31 AUG 1956.
- 1891 Birth of Holger Byrding Bass-Baritone
Born 28 Dec 1891 Mariager Denmark Died 12 June 1980
Debut as Gremin in Eugen Onegin (Tchaikovsky) 1911
Teacher :- V Linke
Pupil :- Erik Sjoberg
- 1893 Birth of Miguel Fleta Tenor
Born 28 Dec 1893 Albalata Spain Died 31 May 1938
Debut Paolo in Francesca da Rimini (Zandonai) 14 Nov 1919
Teachers:- Manuel Azo, Luisa Pierrick
Created Calaf in Turandot (Puccini)
Sang in premiere in Giuletta e Romeo (Zandonai)
Flor de Nieve (Gaito)
- 1896 Birth of American composer Roger SESSIONS in Brooklyn, NY. d-Princeton, 16 MAR 1985.
BOOK-Roger Sessions: How a Difficult Composer Got That Way
1898 Birth of American composer Carl Ernest BRICKEN. d-1971.
1899 Birth of Italian composer Sebastiano CALTABIANO in Lucca. d-Lucca, 7 JUN 1987.
1905 Birth of Sven Olof Sandberg Baritone
Born 28 Dec 1905 Died 20 Sep 1974
Teacher :- Joseph Hislop
Sang in premiere of Lips (Kreuder)
1905 FP of Lehar's operetta The Merry Widow in Vienna.CD-Lehár - The Merry Widow / Schwarzkopf, Wächter, Steffek, Gedda, Knapp, von Matacic
1910 FP of Humperdinck's Konigskinder in NYC at the MET Opera. The
composer present.CD-Konigskinder-Complete Opera
1912 Birth of Georges Vaillant Bass
Born 28 Dec 1912 Algeria
Debut 1938
Teacher :- Paul Franz
Sang in premiere of Moise (Levy)
1913 Birth of Italian baritone Paolo SILVERI in Balogna. Debut as Schwarz in Meistersingers (Wagner) 1939
Teacher :- Perugini
Pupils :- Peter Jeffes, Rodney Gibson, John Riley-Schofield
1916 Death of Austrian composer Eduard Strauss. b-Vienna, 15 MAR 1835.
1929 Birth of Stojan Stoyanov Tenor
Born 28 Dec 1929 Sofia
Debut as Rudolfo in Boheme (Puccini) 1962
Teacher :- Christo Brumbarov
1930 Birth of Noelle Barker Soprano
Born 28 Dec 1930 Aberdeen
Teacher :- Hans Hotter
Pupils :- Susan Bickley, Ethna Robinson, Anna Steiger, Katarina Karneus
Catherine Benson
Created Tekla in Under Western Eyes (Joubert)
Sophia in Lord Bateman (Sharp / Foster)
1st Woman in Tale of 2 Cities (Benjamin)
1930 FP of Henry Cowell's Piano Concerto, in Havana, Cuba.CD-American Piano Concertos: Henry Cowell
1932 Death of English organist Humphrey John Stewart in San Diego, CA. b-London, 22 MAY 1856.
1933 Birth of Louisella Ciaffi Ricagno Mezzo-Soprano
Born 28 Dec 1933 Turin
Sang in premiere of Al gran sole carico d'amore (Nono)
1937 Birth of Klaus Hirte Baritone
Born 28 Dec 1937 Berlin
Debut 1964
Teacher Hans Hager
1937 Birth of Rita Orlandin Malaspina Soprano
Born 28 Dec 1937 Bologna
Debut as Giovanna in Giovanna d'Arco (Verdi) 1963
Teacher :- Carmen Melis
1937 Death of French composer Maurice Ravel following brain surgery at age 62 in Paris. b-Ciboure, 7 MAR 1875.BOOK-Ravel: Man and Musician
1939 Debut of soprano Helen Traubel in Die Walkure at the MET Opera, in NYC.
1940 Birth of Kurt Widmer Baritone
Born 28 Dec 1940 Canton St Gallen Switzerland
Teachers:- Paul Lohmann, Franziska Martienssen-Lohmann
1940 Birth of American composer Alvin SINGLETON in Brooklyn, NY.
1944 FP of Leonard Bernstein's musical On The Town, in NYC and runs for 462 performances.CD-On the Town [Original Broadway Cast]
1944 FP of Miklós Rósza's Concerto for String Orchestra, in Los Angeles.
1945 American naturalization of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.
1948 FP of Miaskovsky's Symphony No. 28, in Moscow.
1950 Birth of American composer Daniel Leo SIMPSON in Ft. Monmouth, NJ.
1953 Death of Robert Bussel Baritone
Born 2 July 1880 Dresden Died 28 Dec 1953
Pupil :- Wierner Faulhaber
Created Welko in Arabella (Strauss)
1953 Death of Marie Slechtova Mezzo-Soprano
Born 17 May 1885 Prague Died 28 Dec 1953
Debut as Blazenka in Secret (Smetana) 25 Feb 1909
1955 Birth of American composer Jeff HARRINGTON.
1956 Birth of English violinist Nigel Paul KENNEDY in Brighton.
1963 Birth of American composer http://academic.umfk.maine.edu/scottb/bio.htm">Scott BRICKMAN in Oak Park, IL.
1963 Death of Ludwig Hofmann Bass-Baritone
Born 14 Jan 1895 Frankfurt Died 28 Dec 1963
Debut 1918
Teachers:- Rigutini, Ernst Grenzebach
Created Overseer/Peasant/Clergyman/Manufacturer in Prozess (von Einem)
1963 Death of German composer Paul Hindemith in Frankfurt. b-Hanau, 16 NOV 1895.BOOK-Selected Letters of Paul Hindemith
1966 Death of Peter Roth-Ehrang Bass
Born 8 June 1920 Trier Died 28 Dec 1966
Debut as Hermit in Freischutz 1950
Teachers:- Paul Lohmann, Kurt Prasse
Song in premiere of Hochzeit des Jobs (Haas)
Visitation (Schuller)
1967 Death of Maria Nemeth Soprano
Born 13 Mar 1897 Kormend Hungary Died 28 Dec 1967
Debut as Sulamith in Queen of Sheba (Goldmark) 1923
Teachers:- Gyorgy Anthes,Fernando De Lucia, Felicie Kaschovska
Geza Laszlo, Giannina Russ, Laura Hilgermann
1969 Birth of American composer Randy NORDSCHOW.
1971 Death of Austrian-born, American film score composer Max Steiner in Los Angeles, CA. b-Vienna, 10 MAY 1888. Now Voyager, Casablanca, King Kong, Gone with the Wind and the popular Theme from 'A Summer Place'.BOOK-Max Steiner's Now, Voyager : A Film Score Guide
Max Steiner: The Lost Patrol; Virginia City; The Beast With Five Fingers
1973 Death of Marie Powers Mezzo-Soprano
Born 1910 Mt Carmel Pa Died 28 Dec 1973
Teachers:- Paul Althouse, Franchetti, Giannina Russ
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Created Mother in Consul (Menotti)
Azelia in Troubled Island (Still)
1987 Death of Pablo Civil Tenor
Born 20 Nov 1899 Teia Nr Barcelona 28 Dec 1987
Debut as Duke in Rigoletto (Verdi) 9 Sep 1925
Teacher :- Jose Sabater
Created Orfeo in Proserpina (Bianchi)
Sang in premiere of Lucrezia (Respighi)
Morte de Frine (Rocca)
Canigo (Massana)
1969 Death of Chiarini Fino-Savio Mezzo-Soprano
Born 17 Jun 1878 Turin Died 28 Dec 1969
Debut as Lola in Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) 1899
Teacher :- Maddalena Martinotti-Tacconis
1991 Death of George Hancock Bass-Baritone
Born 1906 Died 28 Dec 1991
Teacher :- Dino Borgioli
1992 Death of Ina Souez Soprano
Born 3 June 1908 Windsor Ontario Died 28 Dec 1992
Debut as Mimi in Boheme (Puccini) 1928
Teachers:- Sofia Del Campo,Florence Hinrichs, Rudolfo Mele
Florence Lamont Hinman
1997 Death of French composer Henry Barraud. b-Bordeaux, 23 APR 1900.
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