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- 1515 (21st?) Birth of Saint Filippo NERI in Florence, Italy. In 1564 founded the
Congregazione del Oratorio, from which we get the oratorio.
- 1702 Birth of Italian composer and woodwind virtuoso Alessandro BESOZZI.
- 1704 FP of Campra/Desmarets: "Iphigénie en Tauride" Paris (1704).
- 1727 FP of Bononcini: Giovanni, "Astianatte" London (1727).
- 1750 Bach takes his last communion.
- 1751 FP of Jommelli: "L'Uccellatrice" Venice (1751); 2nd ver. as "Il paratajo
[ovvero]" Paris, 9/25/1753.
- 1787 FP of HAEFFNER: "Electra" Stockholm (1787).
- 1794 FP of MÉHUL: "Mélidore et Phrosine" Paris (1794).
- 1797 FP of GRÉTRY: "Le Barbier du village, ou Le Revenant" Paris (1797).
- 1809 Birth of Heinrich Proch Teacher of Singing
Born 22 July 1809 Bohmisch-Leipa Died 18 Dec 1878
Pupils :- Csillag, Dustmann, Amalie Materna, Therese Tietjens
- 1812 Death of Antoinette-Cecile Saint-Huberty
Born 15 Dec 1756 Strasburg Died 22 July 1812
Debut in premiere of Bouquet de Colette (Lemoyne) 1775
Teacher :- Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne
Created Phedre in Phedre (Lemoyne)
Hypermestre in Danaides (Salieri)
Melisse in Armide (Lully)
Chemine in Chemine (Sacchini)
Ariane in Ariane (Edelmann)
- 1817 Birth of Paulina Rivoli Soprano
Born 22 July 1817 Vilnius Died 12 Oct 1881
Debut in Italiana in Algeri (Rossini) 17 Jun 1837
Created Halka in Halka (Moniuszko)
Countess in Countess (Moniuszko)
- 1822 Birth of Italian waltz composer and opera conductor Luigi ARDITI in
Crescentino. d. Hove, 1 MAY 1903: Opera: "I briganti"
(Milan, 1841); "Il corsaro" (Havana, 1846); "La spia" (New York,
1856).
- 1826 Birth of French concert director and baritone Julius STOCKHAUSEN.
- 1826 Birth of Julius Stockhausen Teacher of Singing
Born 22 July 1826 Paris Died 22 Sep 1906
Teachers:- Manuel Garcia Jnr, Margarethe Stockhausen
Pupils :- Max Alvary, Gyorgy Anthes, Therese Behr-Schnabel, Robert Blass
Hermann Brag, Cornelis Bronsgeest, Dudley Buck Jnr
Putnam Griswold, Baptist Hoffmann, Sophie Loewe
Modest Menzinsky, Johannes Messchaert, Erik Meyer-Helmund
Julius Neudorffer, Karl Perron, Maria Philippi, Lempriere Pringle
Karl Scheidemantel, Anton Sistermans, Hermine Spies,
Anton Van Rooy, Felix Von Kraus, Raimund von Zur Muhlen
Clarence Whitehill. Pauline De Haan-Manifarges, Johannes Elmblad
Lillian Sanderson, Anna Schimon-Regan, Marie Altona
- 1830 Birth of English composer and organist Herbert S. OAKELEY in Ealing, Middlesex. d-London, 26 OCT 1903.Portrait.
- 1833 Birth of American composer Benjamin HANBY in Rushville, OH. d-Chicago, 1867.
- 1833 FP of Luigi Cherubini's opera Ali Baba at The Paris Opéra.
- 1839 FP of Thomas: "Le panier fleuri" Paris (1839).
- 1844 FP of Richard Wagner's A Faust Overture in Dresden.
CD-Story Of Wagner In Words And Music
1845 Birth of Leon Gresse Bass
Born 22 July 1845 Charolles Died 13 Apl 1900
Created Phanuel in Herodaide (Massenet)
Hagen in Sigurd (Reyer)
Pere Saval in Montagne Noire (Holmes)
1846 Birth of Irish song composer Alfred Perceval GRAVES, father of
novelist Robert Graves.
1847 FP of G. Verdi's opera I Masnadieri 'The Bandits' at Her Majesty's Theater in London.
1848 Birth of French baritone Lucien FUGERE in Paris. d-Paris, 15 JAN 1935. Rarely traveled beyond Paris and only once
outside of France, London when he took part in the Jubilee Season at
Covent Garden (1897). His career began in 1874, by 1877, he joined
the O-CO (1877-1910); there he created roles in more than thirty
operas. Fugère had a long and successful career, making his
farewell in opera at age eighty-five [Don Bartolo] Le Barbiere de
Séville (1933). His voice was that of a light bass-baritone, and
he made recordings when he was past the age of fifty when he made
his first records, and past the age of eighty when he made the last
of his recordings. Debut in Ba-Ta-Clan (Offenbach) 3 Mar 1870
Teachers:- Edouard Batiste, Raguneau
Pupils :- Mary Garden, Miguel Villabella
Created Father in Louise (Charpentier)
Turlupin in Madame Turlupin (Guiraud)
Devil in Griseldis (Massenet)
Pandolphe in Cendrillon (Massenet)
Chevalier des Grieux in Portrait de Manon (Massenet)
Andre in Fortunio (Messager)
Sang in premiere of Roi Malgre Lui (Chabrier)
Filibuster(Cui)
Pepita (Delahaye)
Sange (De Lara)
Mules de Suzette (Douai)
Pain Bis (Dubois)
Carmosine (Fevrier)
Vivandiere (Godard)
Tour de Moulinet (Hubans)
Bonhomme Jadis (Jacques-Dalcroze)
Taverne des Trabans (Marechal)
Basoche (Messager)
Chevalier d'Harmental (Messager)
Muguette (Missa)
Mme L'Archiduc (Offenbach)
Creole (Offenbach)
Boit au Lait (Offenbach)
Fille de Tabarin (Pierne)
Amour Medecin (Poise)
Joli Gilles (Poise)
Beaucoup de Bruit pour Rien (Puget)
Phyrne (Saint-Saens)
Branche Cassee (Serpette)=20
Moulin de Vert-Galant (Serpette)
Mariage de Telemaque (Terrasse)
Sorrentine (Vasseur)
1849 Birth of Hungarian pianist, composer and lawyer Geza ZICHY in Sztara Castle. d-Budapest, 14 JAN 1924.
1857 FP of Erkel/Doppler; "Erzsèbet" Pest (1857).
1868 FP of Haydn: M. "Die Hachzeit auf der Alm" Singspiel, Salzburg (1868).
1870 Death of Austrian composer Josef Strauss at age 42, in Vienna. b-Vienna, 20 AUG 1827.
1881 Birth of American composer Sol Paul LEVY in Chicago. d-NYC, 14 FEB 1920.
1886 Death of Emil Scaria Bass-Baritone
Born 18 Sep 1838 Graz Died 22 July 1886
Debut as St Bris in Huguenots (Meyerbeer) 1860
Teachers:- Manuel Garcia Jnr, Gentiluomo, Richard Lewy, Netzer
Created Gurnemanz in Parsifal (Wagner)
1886 FP of Graffigna: "La bouna figliuola" Milan (1886).
1889 Birth of American cellist, conductor and composer Frederick Preston SEARCH in Pueblo, CO. d-Jamesburg in upper Carmel Valley, CA, 1959.
1890 Birth of American pianist and composer Lee PATTISON. Duo pianist with
Guy Maier. Professor of Piano and Music at Scripps College in Claremont, CA.
1895 Birth of Austrian conductor Hans ROSBAUD. d-29 DEC 1962.
1901 Death of Austrian composer Joseph Kaulich. b-Vienna, 1872.
1909 FP of Holst' "The Vision of Dame Christian" London (1909).
1910 Death of Norwegian conductor and composer Johan Peter Selmer in Venice. b-Christiana-Oslo, 20 JAN 1844.
1910 Death of Giuseppe Pacini Baritone
Born 16 July 1862 Florence Died 22 July 1910
Debut as Francesco in Due Foscari (Verdi) 1887
Teacher :- Cortese
Created Renzo in Silvano (Mascagni)
Sang in premiere of Guglielmo Ratcliff (Mascagni)
1913 Birth of Italian-American soprano Lucia ALBANESE, in Bari. 1940 Debut at the MET Opera in NYC, Feb.
9, 1940 [Cio-Cio-San] Madama Butterfly: 26 seasons (1939-1963, 1964-
1966) 427 perf., 17 roles, 16-works.
Debut as Mimi in Boheme (Puccini) 1934
Teachers:- Giuseppina Baldassare-Tedeschi, Emanuel De Rosa
Giuseppe Podesta
Pupil :- Gordon Voorhees
1914 Birth of American composer, violinist and oboist Cecil EFFINGER in Colorado Springs, CO. d. Boulder Co., Dec. 22, 1990: Opera: "Pandora's Box"
(children's opera, 1961); "Cyrano de Bergerac" (Boulder, CO, 1965).
1919 FP of Falla's The Three Cornered Hat based on Alarcon's novel El Sombrero de Tres
Picos by the Ballet Russe under Diaghilev, in London.CD-Three Cornered Hat (Hybr)
1928 Birth of German-Australian composer George DREYFUS.
1928 Birth of Ortica, Mario (t) It. b. Treviso, July 22, 1928;
1928 Birth of Boese, Ursela (c) Ger. b. Hamburg, July 22, 1928;
1929 Birth of Hagenau, Heinz (bs) Ger. b. Hamburg. Teachers:- Charlotte Feindt, Irene Schwedthelm
1930 FP of Carlos Chavez' ballet The Four Suns in Mexico City.
1933 Birth of Ursula Boese Mezzo-Soprano
Born 22 July 1933 Hamburg
Debut as Erda in Ring (Wagner) 1958
Teachers:- Dieter Jacob, Wolf
Created Miss Penelope Newkirk in Help Help the Globolinks (Menotti)
1934 FP of Henry Cowell's Movement for string quartet from String Quartet No. 2, by the Pro Arte String Quartet at Mills College in Oakland, CA.
1936 Birth of English Mezzo-soprano Ann HOWARD in London. MET: Dec. 12, 1994
[Auntie]
Peter Grimes, 1 season (1994-95) 6. perf., 1 work.
Debut Kate Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 1961=20
Teachers:- Topliss Green, Rodolpha Lhombino, Dominique Modesti
Created Mrs Danvers in Rebecca (Joseph)
Caliban in Tempest (Eaton)
Leda in Mines of Sulphur (Rodney-Bennett)
Elsie Worthing in Plumber's Gift (Blake)
1942 Birth of Lawrence, Helen (s) Eng. b. London, July 22, 1942;
Lefort, Bernard (b) (1922-1999) Fr. (77) b. Paris, July 22, 1922; d.
Jan. 19, 1999
1947 Birth of Browne, Sandra (m/s) Trinadad. b. Point Fortin, July 22, 1947. Created Uma in Beach of Falesa (Hoddinot)
1953 Birth of English composer Nigel HESS.
1955 Birth of Croatian composer Wilhelm LUTZ-RIJEKA in Rijeka, Croatia.
1958 Birth of American composer Eve BEGLARIAN.
1962 FP of DRAGOI: "Pãcalã" Brasov (1962).
1965 Death of Doolittle, Nony (s) (????-1965) U.S. b. ????; d. July 22,
1965:
1972 Death of Czech composer and violinist Hugo Kauder in Bussum, The Netherlands. b-Tobitschau, Tovasov, Moravia in the Czech Republic, 9 JUN 1888.
1986 Birth of American composer Robert BETHEA in Arlington, VA.
1987 Death of Maud Cunitz Soprano
Born 3 Apr 1911 London Died 22 July 1987
Debut 1934
Teacher :- Gudrun Wewezow
1989 Death of Martti Talvella Bass
Born 5 Feb 1935 East Karelia Finland Died 22 July 1989
Debut as Sparafucile in Rigoletto (Verdi) 1961
Teachers:- Carl Martin Oehman, Taunokaivela, Margaret Krauss
Created Paavo Rustsalainen in Last Temptation (Kokkonen)
1998 Death of Hermann Prey Baritone
Born 11 July 1929 Berlin Died 22 July 1998
Debut as Moruccio in Tiefland (D'Albert) 1952
Teachers:- Gunther Baum, Harry Gottschalk, Jaro Prohaska
Created Meton in Pallas Athene Weint (Krenek)
1999 Death of Marianne Schech Soprano
Born 18 Jan 1914 Germany Died 22 July 1999
Debut as Marta in Tiefland (D'Albert) 1937
Pupils :- Carole Farley, Felicity Palmer, Doris Soffel
Created Esprit du Ciel in Don Juan de Manera (Tomasi)
2000 FP in London of Colin Matthews' Pluto - The Renewer as an addition to Gustav Holst's The Planets, at a BBC Proms concert. FP on 11 MAY 2000 with Kent Nagano conducting The Hallé Orchestra in Manchester. CD-Holst: The Planets, Matthews: Pluto
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