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  • 1710 (3rd?)Birth of Italian composer Giovanni Battista PERGOLESI in Jesi. d-Pozzuoli, age 26, 16 MAR 1736.
  • 1720 Birth of German organist and composer Johann Friedrich AGRICOLA in Dobitzschen. d- Berlin, 2 DEC 1774.
  • 1759 (JUN?)Birth of Italian composer Maria Rosa COCCIA in Rome. d-Rome, NOV 1833.
  • 1798 Death of Italian composer Giuseppe Giordani in Fermo. b-Napoli, 19 DEC 1745.
  • 1800 Death of Giovanni Battista Mancini Castrato Born 1 Jan 1714 Ascoli Piceno Died 4 Jan 1800 Teachers:- Antonio Mario Bernacchi, Leo Leonardo Pupil :- Celeste Coltellini
  • 1835 Birth of German conductor Theodore THOMAS.
  • 1836 Birth of Ilma Di Murska Soprano Born 4 Jan 1836 Croatia Died 14 Jan 1889 Debut in Harriet in Martha (Flotow) 1862 Teacher :- Mathilde Marchesi, V Lichtenegger, J Netzer
  • 1843 FP of Gaetano Donizetti's opera Don Pasquale in Paris.
  • 1844 Birth of American band music composer Thomas H. ROLLINSON. d-1928.
  • 1874 Birth of Czech composer and violinist Josef SUK in Kecovice. d- Benesov, 29 MAY 1935. The son-in-law of Dvorák. Grandfather of the violinist of the same name, Josef Sukwho was born in 1929.
  • 1880 FP of Brahms' 8 Piano Pieces Op. 76, in Leipzig.
  • 1881 FP of Brahms' Academic Festival Overture, composer conducts, in Breslau.
  • 1882 Birth of Alfredo Tedeschi Tenor Born 4 Jan 1882 Sicily Died 14 Jan 1967 Debut in Sonnambula (Bellini) 1903 Created First Tramp in Nerone (Boito)
  • 1889 FP of Wagner's Das Reingold in NYC, at the MET Opera.
  • 1893 Birth of Andre Bauge Baritone Born 4 Jan 1893 Toulouse Died 25 May 1966 Debut as Frederick in Lakme (Delibes) 1917 Teachers:- Anne Tariol-Bauge (mother), Alphonse Bauge (father) Sang in premiere of Beatrice (Messager)
  • 1894 Birth of American composer Wesley La VIOLETTE. d-1978.
  • 1897 Birth of Jose Beckmans Baritone Born 4 Jan 1897 Liege Died 13 Aug 1987 Debut as Escamillo in Carmen (Bizet) 1916
  • 1898 Birth of Swiss organist, conductor and composer Roger VUATAZ in Geneva. d-2 AUG 1988.
  • 1904 Birth of Scottish conductor, pianist and composer Erik CHISHOLM in Glasgow. d-Ronde Bosch, South Africa, 8 JUN 1965.
  • 1908 Death of Wilhelm Hesch Bass Born 3 July 1860 Labsky Tynec Died 4 Jan 1908 Debut in Bartered Bride (Smetana) 1880 Teachers:- E Lukese, Franz Pivoda Created Diego in Bride of Messina (Fibich) Vavra in Debora (Foerster) Priamus in Kreigsgefangene (Goldmark)
  • 1909 Birth of Anna Kaskas Mezzo-Soprano Born 4 Jan 1909 Bridgeport Died 19 Mar 1998 Debut as Ulrica in Ballo in Maschera (Verdi) 1930 Teachers:- Ferdin, Ferrara, Enrico Rosati Pupil :- Sylvia Anderson
  • 1922 Birth of American composer, flutist and saxophonist Frank WESS
  • 1925 Death of French compoiser Marie Jaëll in Paris. b-Alsace, 17 AUG 1846.
  • 1928 Birth of Ioan Hvorov Bass Born 4 Jan 1928 Bucharest Debut as Konchak in Prince Igor (Borodin) 1950
  • 1931 Birth of Edward Pierson Bass-Baritone Born 4 Jan 1931 Chicago Debut as Creon in Oedipus Rex (Stravinsky) 1966 Teacher :- Blanche Branche
  • 1936 Billboard Magazine publishes its' first record sales chart. Recent Classical Chart
  • 1937 Birth of American soprano Grace BUMBRY in St. Louis. Debut as Amneris in Aida (Verdi) 1960 Teachers:- Pierre Bernac, Lotte Lehmann
  • 1938 Death of Georgy Baklanov Baritone Born 4 Jan 1881 Riga Died 6 Dec 1938 Debut as Demon in Demon (Rubinstein) 1903 Teachers:- Ippolit Pryanishnikov, Vittorio Vanzo, Pets Sang in premiere Mori di Valenza (Ponchielli) Miserly Knight (Rachmaninov) Francesca da Rimini (Rachmaninov)
  • 1938 FP by Jussi Bjoerling in America, in NYC.
  • 1939 Birth of American composer Jon APPLETON.
  • 1941 Death of Tilly Koenen Mezzo-Soprano Born 25 Dec 1873 Java Died 4 Jan 1941 Teacher :- Cornelie van Zanten
  • 1947 Birth of American composer Joseph TURRIN.
  • 1949 Birth of Margaret Marshall Soprano Born 4 Jan 1949 Stirling Debut as Euridice in Orfeo ed Euridice (Gluck) Teachers:- Hans Hotter,Edna Mitchell, Peters Pears
  • 1949 Birth of Scottish soprano Margaret MARSHALL in Stirling.
  • 1949 Death of Gustaf Rodin Tenor Born 2 Dec 1898 Sweden Died 4 Jan 1949 Debut 1922 Teacher :- Gillis Bratt Sang in premiere Peer Gynt (Egk)
  • 1950 RCA announces it will produce LP's, 33 1/3 rpm long playing records, following in the 'revolutionary' spinsteps of Columbia Records in 1948. See: Development of the LP.
  • 1951 Birth of English conductor Ronald CORP.
  • 1954 Birth of German tenor Peter SEIFFERT in Düsseldorf. Sang in premiere of Ophelia (Keltenborn) Teacher :- M Roehrig
  • 1961 FP of Gunther Schuller's jazz ballet Variants in NYC.
  • 1963 Death of Giuseppe Danise Baritone Born 11 Jan 1883 Naples Died 4 Jan 1963 Debut as Alfio in Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni) 1906 Teachers:- Luigi Colonnese, Abramo Petillo Pupil :- Mario Bertolino, Barry Morell, Regina Resnik, Maria Cleva
  • 1965 CBS buys Fender Guitar Company for 13 million dollars.
  • 1967 Death of Louise Lerch Soprano Born 1895 Allentown Died 4 Jan 1967 Teacher :- Marcella Sembrich
  • 1983 Death of Tugomir Franc Bass Born 8 Feb 1932 Zagreb Died 4 Jan 1983 Debut as Re in Aida (Verdi) 1960 Teachers:- Elizabeth Rado, Zlatko Sir, Lav Vrbanic
  • 1990 Death of American composer and teacher Vladimir Ussachevsky in NYC. b-Hailar, Manchuria, 3 NOV 1911.
  • 1995 Death of Mexican conductor Eduardo Mata in airplane crash near Cuernavaca airport in Mexico. b-Mexico City, 5 SEP 1942.
  • 1996 Death of Ramon Vinay Tenor Born 31 Aug 1912 Chile Died 4 Jan 1996 Debut as Alfonso in Favorita (Donizetti) 16 Sep 1931 Teachers:- Rene Maison, Jose Pierson, Ettore Verna
  • 1996 FP of Richard Danielpour's Toward the Splendid City for Orchestra. New York Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Slatkin. Commissioned by the Philharmonic for 150th Anniversary.


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