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1720 Birth of German organist and composer Johann Friedrich AGRICOLA in
Dobitzschen. d- Berlin, 2 DEC 1774.
1759 (JUN?)Birth of Italian composer Maria Rosa COCCIA in Rome. d-Rome, NOV 1833.
1798 Death of Italian composer Giuseppe Giordani in Fermo. b-Napoli, 19 DEC 1745.
1800 Death of Giovanni Battista Mancini Castrato
Born 1 Jan 1714 Ascoli Piceno Died 4 Jan 1800
Teachers:- Antonio Mario Bernacchi, Leo Leonardo
Pupil :- Celeste Coltellini
1835 Birth of German conductor Theodore THOMAS.
1836 Birth of Ilma Di Murska Soprano
Born 4 Jan 1836 Croatia Died 14 Jan 1889
Debut in Harriet in Martha (Flotow) 1862
Teacher :- Mathilde Marchesi, V Lichtenegger, J Netzer
1843 FP of Gaetano Donizetti's opera Don Pasquale in Paris.CD-Gaetano Donizetti: Don Pasquale
1844 Birth of American band music composer Thomas H. ROLLINSON. d-1928.
1874 Birth of Czech composer and violinist Josef SUK in Kecovice. d- Benesov, 29 MAY 1935. The son-in-law of Dvorák. Grandfather
of the violinist of the same name, Josef Sukwho was born in 1929.
1880 FP of Brahms' 8 Piano Pieces Op. 76, in Leipzig.CD-Richard Goode Plays Brahms
1881 FP of Brahms' Academic Festival Overture, composer conducts, in Breslau.
1882 Birth of Alfredo Tedeschi Tenor
Born 4 Jan 1882 Sicily Died 14 Jan 1967
Debut in Sonnambula (Bellini) 1903
Created First Tramp in Nerone (Boito)
1889 FP of Wagner's Das Reingold in NYC, at the MET Opera.
1893 Birth of Andre Bauge Baritone
Born 4 Jan 1893 Toulouse Died 25 May 1966
Debut as Frederick in Lakme (Delibes) 1917
Teachers:- Anne Tariol-Bauge (mother), Alphonse Bauge (father)
Sang in premiere of Beatrice (Messager)
1894 Birth of American composer Wesley La VIOLETTE. d-1978.
1897 Birth of Jose Beckmans Baritone
Born 4 Jan 1897 Liege Died 13 Aug 1987
Debut as Escamillo in Carmen (Bizet) 1916
1898 Birth of Swiss organist, conductor and composer Roger VUATAZ in Geneva.
d-2 AUG 1988.
1904 Birth of Scottish conductor, pianist and composer Erik CHISHOLM in Glasgow. d-Ronde Bosch, South Africa, 8 JUN 1965.
1908 Death of Wilhelm Hesch Bass
Born 3 July 1860 Labsky Tynec Died 4 Jan 1908
Debut in Bartered Bride (Smetana) 1880
Teachers:- E Lukese, Franz Pivoda
Created Diego in Bride of Messina (Fibich)
Vavra in Debora (Foerster)
Priamus in Kreigsgefangene (Goldmark)
1909 Birth of Anna Kaskas Mezzo-Soprano
Born 4 Jan 1909 Bridgeport Died 19 Mar 1998
Debut as Ulrica in Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) 1930
Teachers:- Ferdin, Ferrara, Enrico Rosati
Pupil :- Sylvia Anderson
1922 Birth of American composer, flutist and saxophonist Frank WESS
1925 Death of French compoiser Marie Jaëll in Paris. b-Alsace, 17 AUG 1846.
1928 Birth of Ioan Hvorov Bass
Born 4 Jan 1928 Bucharest
Debut as Konchak in Prince Igor (Borodin) 1950
1931 Birth of Edward Pierson Bass-Baritone
Born 4 Jan 1931 Chicago
Debut as Creon in Oedipus Rex (Stravinsky) 1966
Teacher :- Blanche Branche
1936 Billboard Magazine publishes its' first record sales chart. Recent Classical Chart
1937 Birth of American soprano Grace BUMBRY in St. Louis. Debut as Amneris in Aida (Verdi) 1960
Teachers:- Pierre Bernac, Lotte Lehmann
COPY-Interviews with Opera Stars, MuseNews Interviews Grace Bumbry [DOWNLOAD]
1938 Death of Georgy Baklanov Baritone
Born 4 Jan 1881 Riga Died 6 Dec 1938
Debut as Demon in Demon (Rubinstein) 1903
Teachers:- Ippolit Pryanishnikov, Vittorio Vanzo, Pets
Sang in premiere Mori di Valenza (Ponchielli)
Miserly Knight (Rachmaninov)
Francesca da Rimini (Rachmaninov)
1938 FP by Jussi Bjoerling in America, in NYC.
1939 Birth of American composer Jon APPLETON.
1941 Death of Tilly Koenen Mezzo-Soprano
Born 25 Dec 1873 Java Died 4 Jan 1941
Teacher :- Cornelie van Zanten
1947 Birth of American composer Joseph TURRIN.
1949 Birth of Margaret Marshall Soprano
Born 4 Jan 1949 Stirling
Debut as Euridice in Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck)
Teachers:- Hans Hotter,Edna Mitchell, Peters Pears
1949 Birth of Scottish soprano Margaret MARSHALL in Stirling.
1949 Death of Gustaf Rodin Tenor
Born 2 Dec 1898 Sweden Died 4 Jan 1949
Debut 1922
Teacher :- Gillis Bratt
Sang in premiere Peer Gynt (Egk)
1950 RCA announces it will produce LP's, 33 1/3 rpm long playing records, following in the 'revolutionary' spinsteps of Columbia Records in 1948. See: Development of the LP.
1951 Birth of English conductor Ronald CORP.
1954 Birth of German tenor Peter SEIFFERT in Düsseldorf.
Sang in premiere of Ophelia (Keltenborn)
Teacher :- M Roehrig
1961 FP of Gunther Schuller's jazz ballet Variants in NYC.
1963 Death of Giuseppe Danise Baritone
Born 11 Jan 1883 Naples Died 4 Jan 1963
Debut as Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) 1906
Teachers:- Luigi Colonnese, Abramo Petillo
Pupil :- Mario Bertolino, Barry Morell, Regina Resnik, Maria Cleva
1965 CBS buys Fender Guitar Company for 13 million dollars.
1967 Death of Louise Lerch Soprano
Born 1895 Allentown Died 4 Jan 1967
Teacher :- Marcella Sembrich
1983 Death of Tugomir Franc Bass
Born 8 Feb 1932 Zagreb Died 4 Jan 1983
Debut as Re in Aida (Verdi) 1960
Teachers:- Elizabeth Rado, Zlatko Sir, Lav Vrbanic
1990 Death of American composer and teacher Vladimir Ussachevsky in NYC. b-Hailar, Manchuria, 3 NOV 1911.
1995 Death of Mexican conductor Eduardo Mata in airplane crash near Cuernavaca airport in Mexico. b-Mexico City, 5 SEP 1942.
1996 Death of Ramon Vinay Tenor
Born 31 Aug 1912 Chile Died 4 Jan 1996
Debut as Alfonso in Favorita (Donizetti) 16 Sep 1931
Teachers:- Rene Maison, Jose Pierson, Ettore Verna
1996 FP of Richard Danielpour's Toward the Splendid City for Orchestra. New York Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. Commissioned by the Philharmonic for 150th Anniversary. CD-Richard Danielpour: Celestial Night
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