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- 1576 Death of German meistersinger and composer Hans Sachs, at age 81, in Nuremberg.
- 1613 Birth of composer Jacques HUYN.
- 1674 FP of Lully's opera Alceste at The Paris Opera.
- 1676 Birth of composer John WELDON.
- 1679 Birth of Italian composer Girolamo CHITI.
- 1737 Birth of Giuseppe Millico Castrato
Born 19 Jan 1737 Terlizzi Bari Died 1 Oct 1802
Created Orpheus in Feste D'Apollo (Gluck)
Paride in Paride ed Elena (Gluck)
- 1760 Birth of composer Mechor Lopez JIMENEZ.
- 1787 FP of Mozart's Prague Symphony in Prague.
CD-Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35-41
1795 Death of Italian harpsichordist and vocalist Maria Teresa d'AGNESI in Milan. b-Milan, 17 OCT 1720.
1797 Birth of Henri-Bernard Dabadie Baritone
Born 19 Jan 1797 Pau Died May 1853
Debut as Cinna in Vestale (Spontini) 1819
Teacher :- Louis Ponchard
Created Horn in Gustavus III (Auber)
Pietro in Masaniello (Auber)
Belcore in Elisir d'Amore (Donizetti)
Rugierro in Juive (Halevy)
William Tell in William Tell (Rossini)
Pharaoh in Mose in Egitto (Rossini)
Rambaud in Comte Ory (Rossini)
Belcore in Philtre (Auber)
1800 Birth of Zofia Brzowska Soprano
Born 19 Jan 1800 Warsaw Died 28 Jun 1879
Debut 1814
Sang in premiere of Zamek na Czorstynie (Kurpinski)
1806 Birth of Bohemian composer Wenzel Heinrich (Vaclav Jindrich) VEIT in
Repnice. d - 15 FEB 1864.
1827 Birth of Argentine conductor and poet Carlos Guido y SPANO in Buenos Aires.
1832 Birth of Czech violinist and composer Ferdinand LAUB in Prague. d-18 MAR 1875.
1832 Birth of Spanish composer Salvador Giner y VIDAL. d- 3 NOV 1911.
1833 Death of French composer Ferdinand Hérold in Paris. b-Paris, 28 JAN 1791.
1839 Birth of composer Bohumil PAZDIREK. d-1919.
1846 Birth of Tom Karl Tenor
Born 19 Jan 1846 Dubin Died 1916
Teachers:- Henry Phillips, Antonio Sangiovanni, Trivulzi
1853 FP of Verdi's Il Trovatore, in Rome.
1863 Birth of Swedish composer Lorster PETRE.
1873 FP of C. Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1, in Paris.CD-Jacqueline du Pré - Favourite Cello Concertos ~ Boccherini, Dvorák, Elgar, Haydn, Monn, Saint-Saëns, Schumann
1878 Birth of Rudolf Ritter Tenor
Born 19 Jan 1878 Brux Died 3 Jun 1966
Debut 1910
Pupil :- Richard Holm
Created Guido Barbi in Florentinische Tragodie (Zemlinsky)
Primus Thaler in Kuhreigen (Kienzl)
1883 Birth of German conductor Hermann ABENDROTH. d-1956.
1884 Birth of French conductor and composer Albert Louis WOLFF in Paris.
d - 20 FEB 1970.
1884 FP of Massenet's opera Manon, in Paris.
1893 Death of German-American violinist, composer and teacher Julius Eichberg in Boston. b-Dusseldorf, 13 JUN 1824.
1895 Birth of Brazilian pianist Magda TAGLIAFERRO. d-1986.
ON CDS
1895 FP of first mmt of P. I. Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 3, posthumously, in St. Petersburg. CD-Tchaikovsky: The Complete Symphonies and Piano Concertos
1898 Death of Ernest Nicolini Tenor
Born 23 Feb 1834 St Malo Died 19 Jan 1898
Debut in Mousquetaires Reine (Halevy) 1857
Created Celio in Velleda (Lenepveu)
1898 FP of A. Glazunov's ballet Raymonda in St. Petersburg.
1899 Birth of English organist and composer Herbert SUMSION. d-1995.
1899 Birth of Luigi Borgonovo Baritone
Born 19 Jan 1899 Milan Died 18 Aug 1975
Debut 1925
Pupil :- Don Garrard
Created Polinnesso in Ariodante (Rota)
1903 Birth of German composer Boris BLACHER in Newchwang, China. d-Berlin, 30 JAN 1975.
BOOKS
1903 Birth of Hungarian pianist Ervin NYIREGYHAZI (NEAR eh Hah zee) in
Budapest.
1909 Birth of Hans Hotter Bass-Baritone
Born 19 Jan 1909 Offenbach am Main
Debut as Speaker in Zauberflote (Mozart) 1929
Teachers:- Rudolf Bockelmann, Matthaus Roemer
Pupils :- Marco Bakker, Brian Bannatyne-Scott, Noelle Barker, Alan Oke
Cynthia Buchan, Thomas Carey, Victoria Godfrey, Brian Hansford
Phillip Joll, Margaret Marshall, James Morris, Patricia Payne
Cheryl Studer, David Ward, Kimball Wheeler, Robert Christesen
Christine Taylor, Graeme Matheson-Bruce, Helen Walker
Catherine Dubosc, Raymond Michalski, Laszlo Polgar
Created Commandant in Friedenstag (Strauss R)
Jupiter in Liebe der Danae (Strauss R)
Olivier in Capriccio (Strauss R)
Sang in premiere of Besuch der Alten dame (Von Einem)
1917 Birth of Hungarian composer Rudolf MAROS in Stachy. d-Budapest, 2
AUG 1982. Son of composer Miklós Maros .
1918 Birth of Otello Borgonova Baritone
Born 19 Jan 1918 Genua
Debut as Germont in Traviata (Verdi) 1953
Teachers:- Tomaso Jappelli, Domenico Malatesta, Riccardo Stracciari
Sang in premiere of Smorfia (Bettinelli)
Trilogia das Barcas (Braga Santos)
Il Barone avaro (Napoli)
Elisabetta (Viozzi)
Capello di Paglia di Firenze (Rota)
Precedura penale (Chailly)
1920 Birth of Italian composer Luciano CHAILLY in Ferrara. d-Milan, 24 DEC 2002. Composer of 13 operas, ballets and other works. Father of famed conductor Riccardo Chailly.
1924 Birth of Dutch composer Gerard SCHURMANN in Java.
1924 FP of G. Auric's ballet Les Fâcheux. Diaghilev company in Monte Carlo.CD-Musiciens Francais Des Ballets Russes
1928 Birth of Miriam Del Pozo Soprano
Born 19 Jan 1928 Madrid
Debut as Gilda in Rigoletto (Verdi) 1945
Teacher :- Angeles Ottein
1931 Birth of Simone Mangelsdorff Soprano
Born 19 Jan 1931 Bad Durran Died 26 Nov 1973
Teacher :- Maria Carpi, Paul Lohmann
1936 Birth of American composer Elliot SCHWARTZ in NYC.
1937 Birth of Rudolf Hartmann Bass-Baritone
Born 19 Jan 1937 Bad Windsheim
Debut as Masetto in Don Giovanni (Mozart) 1963
Teachers:- Franz Theo Reutter, Karl Schmitt-Walter
Pupil :- Hanna Ludwig
Sang in premiere of Ein Engel Kommt nach Babylon (Kelterborn)
Ein Wahrer Held (Klebe)
1937 Death of Aristodemo Giorgini Tenor
Born 1879 Marano Died 19 Jan 1937
Debut as Rodolfo in Boheme (Puccini) 28 Dec 1902
Teacher :- Massimo Perilli
Sang in premiere of Dispettosi Amante (Parelli)
1939 Death of Ferdinand Pour Baritone
Born 24 Feb 1894 Died 19 Jan 1939
Teacher :- Egon Fuchs
Sang in premiere of Cunning Little Vixen (Janacek)
1939 FP of David Van Vactor's Symphony No. 1, composer conducting, in NYC.CD-Van Vactor: Symphony No1; Symphony No3
1945 Birth of American electro-acoustic composer Charles AMIRHANIAN in Fresno, CA.
1947 Birth of Leonard Mroz Bass
Born 19 Jan 1947 Miedzyrzec
Debut as Pimen in Boris Godounov (Moussorgsky) 1972
Teachers:- Zofia Bregy, Jerzy Czaplicki
1948 FP of Douglas Moore's Farm Journal for chamber orchestra, in NYC.CD-Moore: Symphony No2; Cotillion Suite for orchestra
1949 Chicago Symphony musicians refuse to work with conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler accusing him of being a
Nazi colaborator.BOOK-Trial of Strength: Wilhelm Furtwangler in the Third Reich
1954 Death of Clementine Duchene De Vere-Sapio Soprano
Born 12 Jan 1864 Paris Died 19 Jan 1954
Debut as Queen in Huguenoys (Meyerbeer) 1881
Teacher :- Frau Albertini-Baucarde
1955 Birth of English conductor Simon RATTLE in Liverpool.BOOK-Simon Rattle: From Birmingham to Berlin
1961 FP of L. Bernstein's Fanfare at the Inaugural Gala for President John F. Kennedy, in Washington, DC.
1969 FP of György Ligeti's Ten Pieces for woodwind quintet, in Malmö, Sweden.
1967 Birth of Kurt Ollmann Baritone
Born 19 Jan 1967 Racine Wi
Teachers:- Marlena Malas, Yolande Marculescu, Gerard Souzay
1970 FP of Shulamit Ran's O, the Chimneys in NYC.CD-20th Century Voices in America
1970 MET Opera debut of soprano Judith Blegen in The Magic
Flute.
1976 Birth of Welsh composer Ceiri TORJUSSEN in Cardif.
1981 Death of Iva Pacetti Soprano
Born 13 Dec 1898 Prato Died 19 Jan 1981
Debut as Aida in Aida (Verdi) 1920
Teacher :- Giovanni Binetti
1986 FP of Milton Babbitt's Piano Concerto, in NYC.CD-Babbitt: Concerto For Piano And Orchestra/The Head Of The Bed
1990 FP of Peter Maxwell Davies' Strathclyde Concerto No. 3 for horn, trumpet and orchestra. Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by the composer, with soloists Robert Cook and Peter Franks at Glasgow's City Hall.
1994 FP of John Adams' Violin Concerto. Minnesota Orchestra, Edo de Waart conducting, Jorja Fleezanis, violinist.CD-Adams / Glass: Violin Concertos
1996 FP of David Ward-Steinman's Prisms and Reflections for piano. David Burge, solist, at the Music Teachers National Association convention in San Diego, CA.CD-Borobudar-Prisms & Reflections
1999 Death of Bernard Lefort Baritone
Born 22 July 1922 Died 19 Jan 1999
Teachers:- Aureliano Pertile, Elisabeth Rado, Hermann Weissenborn
2003 FP of Richard Wernick's Duo for Cello and Piano (Cello Sonata No.
2) with cellist Scott Kluksdahl and pianist Noreen Polera, at the Phillips Gallery in Washington, DC.
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