1646 Birth of German composer and teacher Johann THEILE in Nuremburg.
Contrapuntalist. d-1724.
1786 FP of Grétry, Angélique "Le Mariage d'Antonio" Paris, (1786).
1802 FP of MÉHUL: "Le Trésor supposé, ou Le Danger d'écouter aux portes" Paris
(1802).
1818 FP of CARAFA: "Berenice in Siria" Naples (1818).
1844 Death of Austrian composer Franz Xaver Mozart in Karlsbad, Germany. b-Vienna, 26 JUL 1791. Son of W. A.
1848 (1846?) Birth of German pianist Sophie MENTER in Munich. d-Stockdorf, suburban Munich, 23 FEB 1918.
1856 Death of German composer Robert Schumann in Enderich. b-Zwickau, 8 JUN 1810.
1863 Birth of Irish composer, organist and choir director James Christopher MARKS in Cork.
1866 Death of German composer Adolf Müller, Sr.
1874 Birth of Italian tenor Amadeo BASSI in Montespertoli, nr
Florence , July 29, 1874; d. Florence, Jan. 15, 1949. MET: Début:
Mar. 2, 1911 [Ramerrez] La Fanciulla del West, 1 seasons (1910-11) 3
perf., 1 role. Debut in Ruy Blas (Marchetti) 1897
Teacher :- Pavesi Negri
Pupils :- Benvenuto Finelli, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Caroline Unger
Created Chopin in Chopin (Orefice)
1879 FP of Antonin Dvorák's String Quartet in Eb, Op. 51, by the Joachim Quartet in Berlin.
1883 Birth of Spanish composer and pianist Manuel INFANTE.
1886 Birth of Apollo Granforte Baritone
Born 29 July 1886 Legnano Verona Died 10 June 1975
Debut as Germont in Traviata (Verdi) 1913
Teachers:- Guido Capocci, Nicola Guerrera
Pupils :- Raffeale Arie, Karel Berman, Miluse Dvorakova,
LeylaGencer, Eduard Haken, Jaroslav Horacek, Jiri Joran
Teodor Srubar, Stepanka Stepanova, Zdenek Svehla
Giampietro Mastromei
Created Menecrate in Nerone (Mascagni)
Don Liborio in Matrero (Boero)
Sang in premiere of Zingaro Ciece (Gazotti)
Figlia del Re (Lualdi)
Giulio Cesare (Malipiero)
Caracciolo (Vittadini)
1887 Birth of German composer Rudi STEPHANin Worms. d-Battle of Tarnopol, 29 SEP 1915.
1887 Birth of Hungarian born American operetta composer Sigmund ROMBERG in
Nagykanizsa. Living in NYC from 1913. d-NYC, 9 NOV 1951.
1898 Birth of Bledsoe, Jules (b) (1896-1943) U.S. (44) b. Waco, July 29, 1898; d.
Hollywood, July 14, 1943. Teachers:- Mme Bakkers, Parisotti
1899 Birth of Austrian bass Ludwig WEBER in Vienna. d-Vienna, 1974. Debut as Fiorello in Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 1920
Teachers:- Alfred Boruttau, Roller
Pupils :- Frederick Guthrie, Olivera Miljakovic, Hans Christian
Created Holsteiner in Friedenstag (Strauss)
1900 (11 AUG?)Birth of Russian composer Alexander MOSOLOV in Kiev, Ukraine. d-Moscow, 11 JUL 1973.
1927 Birth of German conductor and composer Michael GIELEN. Royal Opera, Stockholm. Orchestre National de Belgique
in Brussels.
1930 Birth of Enns, Harold (bs/b) b. Fresno, CA. Debut as Sparafucile in Rigoletto (Verdi) 1954
Teachers:- Harry Koehler, Ernest St John Metz, William Vennard
1930 Death of German conductor Alexander von FIELITZ in Bad Salzungen. b-Leipzig, 28 DEC 1860.
1935 Birth of German tenor and conductor Peter SCHREIER in Meissen.
1936 Birth of Vrooman, Richard Van (t) b. Kansas City, MO. Debut as Lorenzo in Fra Diavolo (Auber) 1962
Teachers:- Max Lorenz, Enzo Mascherini
1939 Birth of New Zealand composer Annea LOCKWOOD in Christchurch, New Zealand.
1942 Birth of Austrian baritone Bernd WEIKL in Austria, Vienna, July 29, 1942; MET:
Début Dec. 22, 1977 [Wolfram] Tannhäuser, 9 seasons (1977-79, 80-
83, 88-90, 91-92, 95-96) 97 perf., 10 roles. Debut as Ottaker in Freischutz (Weber) 1968
Teacher :- Ubaldo Gardini
Created Ferdinand in Kabale und Liebe (Von Einem)
1943 Death of Maria Gay Mezzo-Soprano
Born 13 June 1879 Barcelona Died 29 Jul 1943
Debut as Carmen in Carmen (Bizet) 1902
Teacner :- Ada Adini
Pupil :- Nino Martini
1963 Birth of Russian Mezzo-Soprano Olga BORODINA in Minsk, July 29, 1963; Studied at
Leningrad, member of the Kirov O from 1987. Appearances: Paris,
London, CG. MET: Début: June 13, 1997 [Marguerite] La Damnation de
Faust, 4 seasons as of 2000, 1996-00) 35 perf. 5 roles, 6 works.
1970 Death of Heinz Sauerbaum Tenor
Born 16 Dec 1913 Rauschen Died 29 July 1970
Debut 1938
Sang in premiere of Pallas Athene Weint (Krenek)
1970 Death of Oda Slobodskaya Soprano
Born 28 Nov 1888 Petrograd Died 29 July 1970
Debut as Lisa in Pique Dame (Tchaikovsky) 1918
Teacher :- Natalia Iretskaya
Pupils :- Ann Collins, Yvonne Fuller
Created Parasha in Mavra (Stravinsky)
1970 Death of British conductor and cellist Sir John Barbirolli in London. b-London, 2 DEC 1899.
1976 Death of Kline, Olive [aka: Alice Green] (s) (1885-1976) U.S. (91)
b. New York State, 1885; d. Kale George, NY, July 29, 1976: She
began her career as an oratorio and church singer and never
abandoned these activities. It was a time when Victor needed
singers, and Kline's voice was acoustic horn friendly. From 1912,
she was a stalwart of the Victor company, providing her voice
whenever it was required, ballads, pop songs and singing under
several different names, and filling in whenever an extra voice was
needed in an operatic ensemble. She provided the offstage voice of
[Ducinée] in Chaliapin's famous two-sided 78-rpm discs of Don
Quichotte's death, from Massenet's opera.
1981 Death of Enzo Mascherini Baritone
Born 1911 Florence Died 29 July 1981
Debut as Germont in Traviata (Verdi) 1937
Teachers:- Titta Ruffo, Riccardo Stracciari
Pupils :- Norman Mittelmann, Richard Van Vrooman, Elfego Esparza
Alexander Malta
1992 Death of composer William James Mathias. b-Whitland, Pembrokshire, Wales, 3 JAN 1934.
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