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• 1607 FP of Claudio Monteverdi's L'Orfeo.
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• 1628 German organist and composer Samuel Scheidt becomes music director at Marienkirche, Halle.
• 1631 Ben Johnson and Inigo Jones produce their final piece, Chlorida Court Masque.
• 1642 FP of Luigi Rossi's opera Il Palazzo Incantato d'Atlante 'The Enchanted Palace of Atlas', at the Barberini Theater in Rome.
• 1745 Birth of Portugese composer João de Sousa CARVALHO, in Estremoz. d-Lisbon, 1799/1800.
• 1749 Birth of musicologist and Bach biographer Johann Nikolaus FORKEL.
  
• 1761 Birth of American composer Jacob KIMBALL. d-1826.
• 1779 Birth of Swedish composer Joachim Nikolas EGGERT in Gingst, Rügen. d-Stockholm, 1813.
• 1793 Death of Antonio Casaccia Baritone Born 1719 Naples Died 22 Feb 1793 Debut in premiere of Olimpia Tradita (Sacchini) 1758 Created Adolfo in Elena (Mayr) Don Bacco in Carlotta ed Errico (G Mosca) Sang in premiere of Donna Amante di Tutte e Fedele (Guglielmi) Gelosia per Gelosia (Sacchini)
• 1810 Baptismal certificate indicates the birth of Frederick Chopin on this date. The Polish composer and pianist was probably born in Zelazowa, near Warsaw on March 1, 1810 the date given by Chopin himself. d- Paris, 17 OCT 1849.
• 1817 Birth of Danish composer Niels W. GADE in Copenhagen. d-Copenhagen, 21 DEC 1890.
• 1834 Birth of English baritone Sir Charles SANTLEY.
• 1834 Birth of German harpist, teacher and composer Albert Heinrich ZABEL in Berlin. d-St. Petersburg, 16 FEB 1910.
  
• 1846 Death of Dutch composer Carolus Antonius (Antoine) Fodor in Amsterdam. b-Venlo, 12 April 1768.
• 1847 Birth of Dmitri Uzatov Tenor Born 22 Feb 1847 Died 23 Aug 1913 Teacher :- Camille Everardi Pupil :- Feodor Chaliapin Created Andrei in Mazeppa (Tchakovsky)
• 1860 Birth of American composer John Samuel DUSS. d-1951.
• 1866 Birth of Ferruccio Corradetti Baritone Born 22 Feb 1866 San Severino Died Aug 1939 Teacher :- Giuseppe Faini Created Elio in Chopin (Orefice) Tartaglia in Le Maschere (Mascagni) Malbruk in Malbruk (Leoncavallo) Sang in premiere of Manuel Menendez (Filiati) La Cabrera (Dupont) Uguale Fortuna (Tommasini)
• 1868 Birth of Polish pianist Antoinette SZUMOWSKA. d- 18 AUG 1938.
• 1870 Birth of German composer George Washington PITTRICH in Dresden. d-
• 1870 Birth of Albert Reiss Tenor Born 22 Feb 1870 Berlin Died 20 June 1940 Debut as Peter Ivanov in Zar und Zimmermann (Lortzing) 1897 Teachers:- Julius Lieben, Benno Stolzenberg, Wilhelm Vilmar Created Nick in Fanciulla del West (Puccini) Broom Maker in Konigskinder (Humperdinck) Nail in Mona (Parker) Male Lover in Tabarro (Puccini) Richard II in Canterbury Pilgrims (De Koven) Sang in premiere of Cyrano de Bergerac (Damrosch) Fairyland (Parker)
• 1872 Birth of Nicola Geisse-Winkel Baritone Born 22 Feb 1872 Bad Ems Died 11 Aug 1932 Debut 1905 Teacher :- Benno Stolzenberg
• 1876 Birth of Italian tenor Giovanni ZENATELLO in Vienna. Debut as Silvio in Pagliacci (Leoncavallo) Apl 1898 Teachers:- F Moretti, Zannoni Pupils :- Nino Martini, Lily Pons Created Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly (Puccini) Alexis in Siberia (Giordano) Sang in premiere of Oceana (Smareglia) La Figli di Jorio (Franchetti)
• 1878 FP of Tchaikovsky's Fourth Sym. in St. Petersburg.
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• 1881 Birth of American composer James Reese EUROPE. d-1919.
• 1881 FP of Max Bruch's Scottish Fantasy Op. 46, composer conducting; Joseph Joachim as soloist, in Liverpool.
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• 1882 Death of Catherine Stephens Soprano Born 18 Sep 1794 London Died 22 Feb 1882 Debut 1812 Teachers:- Gesualdo Lanza, Thomas Welsh
• 1884 Birth of English composer and pianist York BOWEN. d-1961.
• 1884 Birth of Tamaki Miura Soprano Born 22 Feb 1884 Tokyo Died 26 May 1947 Debut as Euridice in Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck) 1909 Teachers:- Junker, Petzold, Sarcoli Sang in premiere of Namiko San (Aldo Franchetti)
• 1890 Birth Ukranian of pianist Benno MOISEIWITSCH, in Odessa. d-1963.
  
• 1890 FP of Johannes Brahms revised Piano Trio No. 1 in Bb, Op. 8. Rosé Chamber Concerts, with the composer at the piano, in Vienna. First version was composed in 1854. In USAmerica on 27 NOV 1855 in NYC.
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• 1891 Death of Josephine De Reszke Soprano Born 4 Jun 1855 Warsaw Died 22 Feb 1891 Debut in Guarany (Gomes) 1875 Teachers:- H Nissen-Salomon, Giovanni Sbriglia Created Sita in Roi de Lahore (Massenet).
• 1894 Birth of Gabriel Jullia Bass Born 22 Feb 1898 Died 8 Feb 1968 Debut in the premiere of Cantegril (Ducasse) 9 Feb 1931 Sang in premiere of L'Ecole des Maris (Bondeville) Les Mamelles de Tiresias (Poulenc) Doloras (Levy)
• 1903 Death of Austrian composer Hugo WOLF in Vienna insane asylum. b-Vienna, 22 FEB 1903.
• 1904 Birth of Jose Soler Tenor Born 22 Feb 1904 Barcelona Died 1 Sep 1999 Debut as Radames in Aida (Verdi) 1945 Teacher :- Frasco Monaco
• 1905 Birth of Mexican composer Luis MENESES-SANDI in Mexico City.
• 1906 Birth of pianist Adele MARCUS. d- 3 MAY 1995.
• 1907 FP of Ravel's Introduction and Allegro for harp in Paris.
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• 1908 Birth of American music critic and author Irving KOLODIN in NYC.
• 1910 Birth of Hervey Alan Bass-Baritone Born 22 Feb 1910 Whitstable Died 12 Jan 1982 Teachers:- Percival Driver, Mabel Kelly, Roy Henderson Pupils :- Thomas Allen, Sally Burgess, Peter Sidhom, Janet Price Francis Egerton Created Mr Redburn in Billy Budd (Britten)
• 1912 Birth of Paula Brivkaine Soprano Born 22 Feb 1912 Valdemarplis Died 1990 Debut 1934 Sang in premiere of Saul (Reutter) Die Bruecke von San Luis Rey (Reutter)
• 1925 Birth of Gigliola Frazzoni Soprano Born 22 Feb 1925 Bologna Debut as Samaritan in Francesca da Rimini (Zandonai) 1948 Teachers:- Marchesi, Secchiardi Created Mother Marie in Dialogues de Carmelites (Poulenc)
• 1926 American debut of pianist Walter Gieseking. Aeolian Hall, NYC.
• 1927 Birth of American composer David AHLSTROM.
• 1927 Birth of Canadian bassoonist George ZUKERMAN.
• 1927 Birth of Renate Haertel Mezzo-Soprano Born 22 Feb 1927 Meerane Debut as Suzuki in Madama Butterfly (Puccini) 1954 Teachers:- Elly Doerner, Annemarie Rauch Sang in premiere of Der Zerbrochene Krug (Geisler)
• 1927 Birth of Kyoko Ito Soprano Born 22 Feb 1927 Kakegawa Japan Debut as Liu in Turandot (Puccini) 1950 Teachers:- Nobuko Hara, Nobuko Tanaka Created Shima in Night of the Wedding Song (Hara)
• 1929 Birth of Anny Schlemm Soprano Born 22 Feb 1929 Germany Debut as Bastienne in Bastin und Bastienne (Mozart) 1948 Teacher :- Erna Westberger Created Bride in Bluthochzeit (Fortner) Isabel in Dame Kobold (Wimberger)
• 1929 Birth of Ilse Ludwig Soprano Born 22 Feb 1929 Bautzen Debut as Shepherd Boy in Tosca 1954 Teachers:- Kate Heine-Mitzschke, Marianne Rau-Hoeglauer, Annemarie Rauch Sang in premiere of Der Schuhu und die fliegende Prinzessin (Zimmermann U)
• 1930 Birth of American soprano Marni NIXON in Altadena CA. (AKA Marni McEathren). Was a nun in film The Sound of Music. Her second husband was the composer Ernest Gold, who won an Oscar for his score for "Exodus". Known for her film over-dubbing for voices of Natalie Wood in West Side Story and Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady. Teachers:- Sarah Caldwell, Carl Ebert, Boris Goldowsky, Jan Popper
• 1931 Birth of Margaret Hallin Soprano Born 22 Feb 1931 Karlskoga Sweden Debut as Rosina in Barbiere di Siviglia (Rossini) 1956 Teacher :- Ragnar Hulten, K Torlind Created Prajapan in Siddharta (Norgard) Blind Poetess in Aniara (Blomdahl) Therese in Drommen om Therese (Werle) Unknown Voice in Feast (Back) D'Aiguille di Rocca Antica in Herr von Hancken (Blomdahl) Sang in premiere of Christina (Gefors) Tintomara (Werle) Traedgarden (Forssel)
• 1932 Death of Johanna Gadski Soprano Born 15 June 1872 Anciam Died 22 Feb 1932 Debut in Undine (Lortzing) 1888 Teacher :- Mme Schroder-Chaloupka Created Hester Prynne in Scarlet Letter (Damrosch) La Dama Boba (Wolf-Ferrari).
• 1934 Birth of Birgit Nordin Soprano Born 22 Feb 1934 Neder Kalix Sweden Debut as Oscar in Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) 1967 Teachers:- Lina Pagliughi, Brita von Vegesack Created Zelie in Queen of Golconda (Berwald)
• 1934 Birth of American bass Thomas PAUL in Chicago. MET 1963-70.
  
• 1938 FP of D. Kabalesvky's opera Colas Breugnon in Leningrad.
• 1939 Birth of Silvano Carroli Baritone Born 22 Feb 1939 Venice Debut as Schaunard in Boheme (Puccini) 1963
• 1941 Death of Henri Fabert Tenor Born 19 Nov 1897 Sarasse Died 22 Feb 1941 Created Poet in Nariste (Bellenot) Sang in premiere of Renard (Stravinsky) L'Arlequin (D'Olonne) La Naissance de la Lyre (Roussel) Le Miracle (Hue) L'Enfant et les Sortileges (Ravel)
• 1941 FP of Paul Creston's Symphony No. 1, in NYC.
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• 1942 Birth of American pianist Stephen LUBIN in NYC.
• 1942 Birth of Luigi Roni Bass Born 22 Feb 1942 Lucca Debut as Mephistopheles in Faust (Gounod) 1965 Teacher :- Sara Sforni Corti Created Hercules in Civil Wars (Glass)
• 1945 FP of Virgil Thompson's Symphony on a Hymn Tune composer conducting in NYC.
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• 1948 Birth of Ian Caley Tenor Born 22 Feb 1948 Preston Debut as Telemaco in Ritorno D'Ulisse in Patria (Monteverdi) 1972 Teachers:- Frederic Cox, Denis Dowling, Gwilym Jones, Erich Vietheer Joseph Ward Created Silenus in Oberon (Castiglioni) Entheus in Lord's Masque (Castiglioni) Simeon in Stephen Climax (Zender) Byezdomny in Meister und Margarita (Holler) Sosie in Celestine (Ohana) Lover in Murder the Magician (Hoddinot)
• 1954 Birth of American soprano Lucy SHELTON in Pamona, CA.
• 1960 Death of Ivan Patorzhinsky Bass Born 1 Apr 1896 Petro-Svistunovo Ukraine Died 22 Feb 1960 Debut Gipsy in Sorochintsky Fair (Mussorgsky) 3 Oct 1925 Created Valko in Young Guard (Mejtus) Kalinchuk in Perekop (Mejtus)
• 1961 Birth of American composer Lowell Liebermann, in NYC.
• 1962 FP of Benjamin Lees' Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, in Rochester, NY.
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• 1971 Birth of Andzella Kirse Soprano Born 22 Feb 1971 Teacher :- Anita Garanca.
• 1983 Death of English conductor Sir Adrian Boult. Best known for his interpretations of English music, he trained and conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
• 1983 Death of Giuseppina Arnaldi Soprano Born 1921 Ventimiglia Died 22 Feb 1983 Debut as Gilda in Rigoletto (Verdi) 1945 Sang in premiere of Ipocrata Felice (Ghedini) Il Giuduzio Universale (Tosatti)
• 1984 Death of Giovanni Manuritta Tenor Born 1 Aug 1895 Sassari Died 22 Feb 1984 Debut as Ernesto in Don Pasquale (Donizetti) 1922 Teacher :- Alfredo Martino Pupils :- Anna Sassone-Saster, Lina Lanza, Gino Lussardi Sang in premiere of Giocondo e il Suo Re (Jachino)
• 1986 Death of Victoria Elliott Soprano Born 1922 Gateshead Died 22 Feb 1986 Debut as Siebel in Faust (Gounod) 1940 Teacher :- Rosetta Pampanini Created Lady Hamilton in Nelson (Berkeley)
• 1987 Death of Afro Poli Baritone Born 22 Dec 1902 Pisa Died 22 Feb 1987 Debut as Germont in Traviata (Verdi) 1927 Pupil :- Domenic Natoli Sang in premiere of Pulce D'Oro (Ghedini) Madonna Imperia (Alfano) Il Dottor Antonio (Alfano)

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