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1713 FP of Handel: "Utrecht Te Deum," at St. Paul's Cathedral in London (Gregorian Date: July 18)
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1720 Funeral of J.S. Bach's first wife, Maria Barbara (age 35); The cause of her death is unknown, and Bach's son Carl Philip Emmanuel reported that his father was at Carlsbad when she died: "The news that she had been ill and died reached him only when he entered his own house"
- 1739 Birth of composer Rust, Friedrich (7 July 1739-28 February 1796)
- 1747 J.S. Bach dedicates his "Musical Offering" to Frederich the Great of Prussia
- 1791 Haydn conducts his Symphony No. 92 ("Oxford") at the Sheldonian Theater of Oxford University, where he was awarded an honorary degree.
- 1851 Birth of composer Charles Albert Tindley
- 1860 Birth of Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler, in Kalischt, Bohemia. d-18 May 1911.
- 1865 Death of Ubaldo Toffanetti Tenor
Born 1896 Died 7 July 1865
Sang in premiere of Pulce d'Oro (Ghedini)
- 1879 Birth of composer Jacob Weinberg
- 1885 Birth of English composer Ernest Bristo Farrar
- 1886 Birth of composer HARTULARY-DARCLÉE: Ion (com/con) (1886-1969) Fr. b. Paris, July 7,
1886; d. Bucharest Apr. 2, 1969: He was the son of soprano Hariciea
Darclée (s) (1860-1939) Romanian.
- 1887 Birth of Grete Merrem-Nikisch Soprano
Born 7 July 1887 Duren Rhineland Died 20 Mar 1970
Debut 1910
Teachers:- Marie Hedmont, Schulz-Dornburg
Pupil :- Anni Frind
Created Lady in Cardillac (Hindemith)
Arsinoe in Toten Augen (D'Albert)
- 1889 Death of composer Bottesini, Giovanni (24 December 1821-7 July 1889)
- 1889 Death of Nikolai Ivanov Tenor
Born 22 Oct 1810 Poltava Died 7 July 1880
Debut as Percy in Anna Bolena (Donizetti) 1832
Teachers:- Eliodoro Bianchi, Jozef Fodor-Mainvielle, Andrea Nozzari
Heinrich Panofka
- 1897 Birth of composer Quincy Porter
- 1911 Birth of Italian-born American composer and conductor Gian Carlo Menotti, in Cadegliano. d-Monaco, 1 FEB 2007.
- 1913 Birth of Czech mezzo-soprano Georgine von Milinkovic in Prague. d. Munich, Feb. 26, 1986. Debut 1937
Pupil :- Ruza Pospis Baldani
- 1914 Birth of composer de Groot, Cor (7 July 1914-26 May 1993)
- 1921 Birth of composer Wislocki, Stanislaw Michal (7 July 1921-31 May 1998)
- 1927 Birth of composer Charlie Louvin
- 1927 Birth of Hermi Ambros Soprano
Born 7 July 1927 Germany
Teachers:- G Voigt, Johannes Kemter, Elly Doerrer
Sang in premiere of Hexe von Passau (Gerster)
- 1930 Birth of composer Hank Mobley
- 1930 Birth of Peter Lagger Bass
Born 7 July 1930 Buchs Switzerland
Debut 1953
Teacher :- Hans Duhan
Created Cadmus in Bassarids (Henze)
Agis in Alcestiad (Talma)
- 1930 Birth of Ivan Sardi Bass
Born 7 July 1930 Budapest
Debut as Padre Guardiano in Forza del Destino (Verdi) 1951
Teacher :- Antonio Melandri
Created Isidor Strauss in Untergang der Titanic (Siebert)
Sang in premiere of Terra Senza Passato (Manenti).
- 1932 Birth of composer Joe Zawinul
- 1933 Birth of Federico Davia Bass
Born 7 July 1933 Genoa
Debut as Colline in Boheme (Puccini) 1959
Teachers:- Tristano Illersberg, Piero Magenta
Sang in premiere of Al Gran Sole Carico D'Amore (Nono)
Orfeo AD MCMXLVII (Ramous)
- 1934 Birth of composer Globokar, Vinko (7 July 1934- )
- 1936 Birth of composer Stuart Dempster
- 1937 Birth of Elena Obratsova Mezzo-Soprano
Born 7 July 1937 Leningrad
Debut as Marina in Boris Godounov (Mussorgsky) 1964
Teacher :- Antonina Grigoryeva
- 1939 Birth of Obraztsova, Elena (Elena Vasiliyevna Obraztsova) (m/s) b. Leningrad,
Russia, July 7, 1939. MET: Stage Début: Oct. 12, 1976 [Amneris] Aida,
5 seasons (1976-79, 87-88, 90-91) 42 perf., 7 works.
- 1945 Birth of Finnish baritone Salminen, Matti (bs) Finn. b. Turku, July 7, 1945; MET: Début: Jan
9, 1981 [Marke] Tristan und Isolde, 9 seasons( 1980-81, 83-84, 87-90,
91-94, 96-97) 109 perf., 11 roles. Debut as King Philip II in Don Carlos (Verdi) 1981
Teacher :- Luigi Ricci
Created Antti in Horseman (Sallinen)
Lear in King Lear (Sallinen)
- 1952 Birth of composer Robert Capanna
- 1954 Birth of composer Talman, Jeff (7 July 1954- )
- 1956 Birth of composer Paula Kimper
- 1961 FP of BARRAUD: "Lavinia" Ais-en-Provence (1961).
- 1962 Birth of composer Geloen, Ludo (7 July 1962- )
- 1965 Birth of composer Rupert, Chris (7 July 1965- )
- 1965 Death of Jaro Prohaska Bass-Baritone
Born 25 Jan 1891 Vienna Died 7 July 1965
Debut 1922
Teacher :- Otto Muller
Pupils :- Uwe Kreyssig, Hermann Prey, Thomas Stewart, Manfred Capell
Sang in premiere of Prinz von Hamburg (Graener)
- 1968 Death of American organist and composer Leo Sowerby, age 73, in Fort Clinton, Ohio. b-1 May 1895.
- 1968 FP Russo's three pieces for blues band
- 1969 Death of Gladys Swarthout Mezzo-Soprano
Born 25 Dec 1900 Deepwater Missouri Died 7 July 1969
Debut as Shepherd in Tosca (Puccini) 1924
Teacher :- Leopoldo Mugnone
- 1982 Death of composer Alexander Steinert
- 1984 Death of Denise Monteil Soprano
Born 1928 Paris Died 7 July 1984
Debut as Marguerite in Faust (Gounod) 1958
Sang in premiere of Moise (Levy)
- 1994 FP of John Williams: Cello Concerto, at the opening of Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood, Mass., by the Boston Symphony, with the composer conducting and Yo-Yo Ma the soloist
- 1997 Death of Davia, Fedrico (bs) (1933-1997) It (64) b. Genow, July. 7, 1933; d.
New York, Jan. 2, 1997:
- 1998 Death of Dorliak, Nina (s) (1908-1998) Russ. b. St. Petersburg, July 7, 1908;
d. May 17, 1998:
- 2001 FP of David Ward-Steinman: "Dublin Down," for 2 pianos, during the College Music Society International Conference in Limerick, Ireland, by the composer and Patrice Madura Ward-Steinman.
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