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- 1617 English organist
and composer, John Bull (c. 1562 - 1628) becomes organist of Antwerp Cathedral.
- 1733 Opera of the Nobility, competing with Handel, present Porpora's Ariadne on Naxos at the Lincoln's Inn Fields. Most of cast taken from Handel's company.
- 1785 Death of German violist and composer Johann Rolle in Magdeburg. In the service of Frederick the Great. b-Quedlinburg, 1716.
- 1812 FP of Beethoven's Violin Sonata No 10 in G, Op 96.
CD-Beethoven: The Violin Sonatas
1814 Birth of Adolphe Alizard Bass-Baritone
Born 29 Dec 1814 Paris Died 23 Jan 1850
Debut as St Bris in Huguenots (Meyerbeer) 1837
Teacher :- Davide Banderali
Created Roger in Jerusalem (Verdi)
1819 Death of Josefa Weber Soprano
Born 1759 Zell Died 29 Dec 1819
Created Queen of the Night in Zauberflote (Mozart)
1836 Death of Austrian composer Johann Baptist Schenk in Vienna. b-Vienna, 30 NOV 1753.
1850 Birth of Spanish composer Tomas BRETON in Salamanca.
1865 Birth of Chilean composer Eleodoro de ZARATE in Valparaiso. Composed first Chilean opera.
1876 Birth of Spanish cellist, conductor and composer Pablo CASALS in
(Vendrell) Tarragona, Catalonia. d-San Juan, Puerto Rico, 22 OCT 1973.
1876 Birth of English violist Lionel TERTIS. d-1975.
1876 Birth of Italian tenor Giuseppe de LUCA in Rome.
1882 FP of Brahms' Piano Trio No. 2 in C, Op. 87, and String Quintet No. 1 in F, Op. 88, in Frankfurt.CD-Johannes Brahms: Complete Trios
1890 Birth of French pianist Yves NAT. d-1956.
1893 FP of C. Debussy's String Quartet. Ysaye Quartet in Paris.CD-Grieg & Debussy: String Quartets
1898 Birth of American bass and composer Jules BLEDSOE. d-14 JUL 1943.
1906 FP of Sibelius' Pohjola's Daughter. In St.
Petersburg, Russia.CD-Sibelius: The Complete Symphonies & Tone Poems
1908 Birth of Doris Doree Soprano
Born 29 Dec 1908 Newark Died 13 Oct 1971
Debut as 3rd Norn in Gotterdammerung (Wagner) 1942
Teacher :- Euphemia Giannini-Gregory
1911 Birth of Julian Miller Tenor
Born 29 Dec 1911 Calcutta Died 23 Jan 1989
Teachers:- Ernesto Beraldi, Cristali
1911 FP of a concert by the San Francisco Symphony
Orchestra, under Henry Hadley.
1912 Birth of Australian composer
and critic Peggy Glanville HICKS in Melbourne. d-1990.
1916 FP of Max Bruch's Concerto for two pianos and orchestra. Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conducting, with pianists Rose and Ottilie Sultro.
1918 Birth of Mado Robin Soprano
Born 29 Dec 1918 Tours Died 9 Dec 1960
Debut as Gilda in Rigoletto (Verdi) 12 Aug 1945
Teachers:- Mario Podesta, Mme Fourestier
1923 Death of Reed Miller Tenor
Born 29 Feb 1880 South Carolina Died 29 Dec 1923
Teacher :- E G Powell
1927 Birth of American composer Norman WARD.
1932 Birth of Kolbjorn Hoiseth Tenor
Born 29 Dec 1932 Borsa Norway
Debut as Siegmund in Walkure (Wagner) 1959
Teachers:- Eigil Nordsjo, Ragnar Hulten, Set Svanholm
1937 Birth of Thomas Carey Baritone
Born 29 Dec 1937 Bennettsville Connec
Debut as Germont in Traviata (Verdi) 1964
Teachers:- Rose Bampton, Rupert Gundlach, Hans Hotter, Lola Urbach
Created Mel in Knot Garden (Tippett)
1938 Birth of Dutch composer Bart BERMAN in Rotterdam.
1959 Death of English composer and teacher Robin Humphrey Milford in Lyme Regis. b-Oxford, 22 JAN 1903. Son of publisher Sir Humphrey Milford, who established the music department of the Oxford University Press.
1965 Death of Japanese conductor Kosaku Yamada in Tokyo. b-Tokyo, 9 JUN 1886.
1965 In NYC, at the MET Opera, conductor Zubin Mehta steps to the podium of the MET orchestra for the
first time.
1967 Death of conductor and band leader, Paul Whiteman, at age 76.BOOK-Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music: 1890-1930 (Studies in Jazz, 43)
1986 Death of Australian composer John Henry Antill in Sydney. b-Ashfield, New South Wales, 8 APR 1904. Music Director Australian Broadcasting Commission, 1936-1968. Studied composition with Alfred Hill. Member of the NSW Conservatory orchestra and ABC Symphony Orchestra. His major work is the ballet Corroboree (1944), blends Aboriginal and western themes. Composed operas, choral works, ballet suites, and a symphony.
1989 Death of Irma Beilke Soprano
Born 24 Aug 1904 Berlin Died 29 Dec 1989
Debut as Bridesmaid in Freischutz (Weber) 1926
Teacher :- Gertrud Wirtschaft
Pupils :- Evelyn Lear, Rose Wagemann
Sang in premiere of Konig Hirsch (Henze)
Die Pfiffige Magd (Weismann)
1990 Death of Aulikki Rautawaara Soprano
Born 2 May 1906 Vassa Died 29 Dec 1990
Debut 1932
Teachers:- Olga Eisner, Einojuhani Rautawaara
Pupil :- Maiju Kuusoja
2004 Death of Italian soprano Floriana Cavalli. b-Bologna, 6 FEB 1926.
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