1679 Death of French organist Michel de La Guerre in Paris. b-Paris, 1605 or 1606.
1724 FP of J. S. Bach's Sacred Cantata No. 139 Wohl dem, der sich auf seinen Gott performed on the 23rd Sunday after Trinity as part of Bach's second annual Sacred Cantata cycle in Leipzig.
1738 (GC, JC=1 NOV)Handel completes Part II Moses’ Song of his oratorio Israel in Egypt.
1909 FP of LEHÁR: "Der Graf von Luxemburg" operetta, Vienna (1909).
1912 FP of D'ALBERT: "Liebesketten" Vienna (1912).
1915 Birth of Winters, Lawrence (b) (1915-1965) U.S. (50) b. Kings Creek, SC, Nov.
12, 1915; d. Hamburg, Sep. 24, 1965
1916 Birth of Canadian composer Jean Papineau-COUTURE in Montreal. d-Montreal, AUG 2000.
1919 FP of HEGER: "Ein Fest aug Haderslen" Nuremberg (1919); w/Tourangeau, & Burrows (1971).
1920 Birth of Langdon, Michael (bs) (1920-1991) Eng. (70) b. Wolverhampton, Nov. 12,
1920; d. Hove, Susses, Mar. 12, 1991; MET: Début: Nov. 2, 1964
[Ochs] Der Rosenkavalier, This was the only performance by this artist.
1926 Birth of Justus, William (b) (1926-1986) U.S. (66) b. Kansas City, MO., Nov.
12, 1926; d. Miami, FL., Apr. 1, 1986. MET: Début: Apr. 30, 1976
[Escamillo] Carmen, The only performance by this artist.
1931 FP of PFITZNER: "Das Herz" Munich (1931).
1931 FP of S. Rachmaninoff's Oriental Sketch by composer, solo piano, in NYC.
1939 Birth of Czech soprano Lucia POPP in Bratislava.
d. Munich, Nov. 16, 1993, (Brain cancer.) After finishing school,
she studied medicine for two semesters. Only then did she begin
studying music and singing at the Conservatories of Brünn and Prague.
Début Bratislava [Queen of Night] Die Zauberflöte (1963). She was
engaged by the Vienna Staatsoper and became famous overnight singing
the Queen of the Night. Sang [Barbarina] Le nozze di Figaro in Vienna
(1963), and was engaged by State Opera, where she then sang regularly.
Salzburg Fest. début [First Boy] Die Zauberflöte (1963). CG début
[Oscar] Un ballo in maschera (1966). She was a notable singer of
Strauss roles; Arabella, Sophie, Marschallin, Christine, and the
Countess in Capriccio), and of Mozart and Janácek. Popp also had a
successful concert and recital career. MET: Début: Feb. 19, 1967
[Queen] Die Zauberflöte, 3 seasons (1966-67, 69-70, 80-81) 26 perf. 3
roles, 2 works.
1940 Disney releases the film of classical music favorites, Fantasia
with Mickey Mouse and Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia
Orchestra.
1944 Death of American composer Edgar Stillman Kelley, at 87 in NYC. b-Sparta, WI 14 APR 1857.
1944 Death of Australian composer Roy Agnew, at 51.
1947 Birth of Greenawald, Sheri [Kay] (s) U.S. b. Iowa City, Nov. 12, 1947: MET:
Début: Nov. 25, 1995 [Jenny] Aufstieg und Fall der Stadt
Mahagonny, 1 season (199596) 2 perf., 1 work.
1948 Birth of composer Anthony Walter ADAMS.
1948 Death of Italian composer Umberto Giordano in Milan, age 81. b-
Foggia, 28
AUG 1867.
1956 American debut of soprano Maureen Forrester in song recital in NYC.
1959 Death of English composer Albert William Ketelby in Cowes. b-Birmingham, 9 AUG 1875.
1962 Death of German composer Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, at 68.
1966 Death of American composer Quincy Porter, at 69 in Bethany CT. b-New Haven, CT 7 FEB 1897.
1972 Death of Czech-born American violinist and composer Rudolph Friml at 92. Operettas The Vagabond
King' and `Rose Marie as well as songs such as The Donkey Serenade. Grave site photo
1973 FP of D. Shostakovich's String Quartet No. 14, by the Beethoven Quartet in Leningrad.
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