1584 Death of English publisher and music typographer John Day in London.
1595 Death of French composer and priest Thoinot Jehan* Arbeau Tabourot* in Langres. b-Dijon, 17 MAR 1519. Name *Thoinot Arbeau is an anagram of Jehan Tabourot.
Orchésographie dances published in 1588.
1661 FP of Lully's ballet Les Saisons at Fontainebleau.
1685 Death in London of Italian violinist Pietro Reggio. Song composer and
publisher.
1738 Handel begins his oratorio Saul with text by Charles Jennens, their first collaboration.
1757 Death of Italian composer Domenico Scarlatti in Madrid. b-Napoli, 26 OCT 1685. Son of Alessandro Scarlatti.
1758 Birth of American composer Timothy SWAN in Worcester, MA. d-1843.
1796 Birth of Swedish composer Franz Adolf BERWALD in Stockholm. d-Stockholm, 3 APR 1868. Opera: "Gustaf Wasa"
(inc. Stockholm, 1828); "Cecilia" (inc. [lost] 1829); "Leonida"
(1829); "Der Verräter" (Stockholm [lost] 1830); "Donna Isabella"
(inc. [lost] 1830); "Trubaduren" (1830); "Estrella de Soria" (1841,
[rev] Stockholm, 1862); "Jag går i kloster" (stockholm,
1843); "Modehandlerskan" (Stockholm 1845); "Eine ländliche Verlobung
in Schweden" (A Swedish Country Wedding, Vienna, 1847), "Slottet
Lochleven" (inc. [lost] 1863); "Drottningen av Golconda" (The Queen
of Golconda, not staged until 1968, Stockholm.
1806 Birth of German composer and teacher Eduard MARXSEN. Taught
Brahms.
1824 FP of Weber's Der Freischutz in London. Starts new era of opera in
England.
1833 Birth of Bryhn-Langaard, Borghild (aka. Borghild-Bryn, Borghild Langaard,
Borghild Brunelli) (s) (1883-1939) Norw. (56) b. Kongvinger,
Norway, July 23, 1883; d. Oslo, Nov. 20, 1939: Studied first in
Norway, then London, where she kept herself by working as a
governess. Début [Santuzza]; w/ John McCormack as [Turiddu]
(1907). In 1911, she sang in Vienna Imperial Opera. When she
appeared in Italy she was heard in under the name of Brunelli and at
Budapest. Her only U.S. appearance was in Chicago, Un Ballo in
Maschera, (1919). During the 1920s she was active in Scandinavia.
Her list of recordings is a short one, and many of her recordings
are Scandinavian songs.
1834 FP of PAËR: "Un caprice de femme" Paris (1834).
1838 Birth of French violinist and conductor Edouard COLONNE.
1848 Birth of French baritone Lucien FUGERE. Photo.
1849 Birth of Hungarian pianist Count Gaza ZICHY. Who had only left-hand and
played in recitals with Liszt.
1849 Birth of Mieczyslaw Horbowski Baritone
Born 23 July1849 Doleck Died 23 Jan1937
Debut 1872
Teachers:- Giovanni Lamperti, Gustave-Hippolyte Roger
Pupils :- Adam Dobosz
1856 Birth of English music teacher and critic Herman KLEIN in Norwich Died 10 March 1934
Teacher :- Manuel Garcia Jnr
Pupil :- Ruth Vincent
1856 Birth of American composer Arthur Homer BIRD. d-1923.
1861 Birth of American violinist and conductor Nahan FRANKO in New
Orleans.
1866 (26th?) Birth of Italian composer Francesco CILEA in Palmi, Calabria. d- 20 NOV 1950.
1869 Birth of Dessoir Susanne (s) (1869-1953) Ger. (83) b. Grunberg, July 23,
1869; d. June 24, 1953. Teachers:- Blanche Corelli, Etelka Gerster, Amalie Joachim
1884 Birth of Lapeyrette, Ketty (c) (1884-1960) Fr. (76) b. Oloron, July 23,
1884; d. Paris, Oct. 2, 1960. Debut as Delilah in Samson et Delilah (Saint-Saens) 1908
Teachers:- Maximilien Bouvet, Hettich, Masson
1901 Birth of Pandolfi, Frank (Artistic Dir.) (1901-1975) It/Am. b. Mormanno, It.,
July 23, 1901; d. Hartford, CT, Feb. 4, 1975: For thirty years
artistic director of the Connecticut Opera Association, which he
founded single-handedly.
1902 Birth of Brazilian composer and conductor Walter Burle MARX in Sao Paulo.
Founded Rio de Janeiro Philharmonic Orchestra.
1904 Birth of Italian "pandiatonicism" composer Adone ZECCHI in
Bologna.
1905 Birth of German composer Erich Itor KAHN in Rimbach. d-NYC, 5 MAR 1956. Kahn established the Schubert Gesellschaft in Paris.
1907 Birth of Italian violinist Gioconda de VITO.
1910 FP of Clutsam: "A Summer Night" London (1910).
1911 Birth of John McHugh Baritone
Born 23 July 1911 Wolverhampton
Teachers:- Mark Raphael, Dino Borgioli, Father Grimaldi, Pio Di Pietro
1914 Birth of Alexandrovich, Mikhail (Misha) (t) (1914-2002) Latvian. (85) b.
Worswills (Riga), Latvia, July 23, 1914; d. Munich, July 4, 2002:
1916 Birth of American composer Ben WEBER in St. Louis, MO. Used twelve tone technique melodicly. d-NYC, 9 MAY 1979.
1921 Birth of American composer
Jerome ROSEN in Boston.
1922 Birth of Heriban, Josef (b) Czech. b. Trnava, July 23, 1922. Debut as Morales in Carmen (Bizet) 1945
Teachers:- Margit Czessiny, Anny Kornhauserovakorinsk, Tino Pattiera
Lunka Michailova, Rudolf Petrak
1926 FP of Gaito: "Ollantay" Buenos Aries (1926).
1928 Birth of American pianist Leon FLEISHER in San Francisco.
1931 Birth of Ava June Soprano
Born 23 July 1931 London
Teacher :- Joan Cross
Created Vronskaya in Anna Karenina (Hamilton)
Voice of Ata in Moon & Sixpence (Gardner)
Frau Schomberg in Victory (Rodney-Bennett)
Madame de Libertat & Grande Blanche in Toussaint (Blake)
1932 Death of Marie Delna Mezzo-Soprano
Born 3 Apr 1875 Paris Died 23 July 1932.
Debut as Didon in Trojans (Berlioz) 1892
Teachers:- Rosine Laborde, Savary
Created Marcelline in Attaque du Moulin (Bruneau)
Sang in premiere of Vivandiere (Godard)
1937 Birth of Kness, Richard (t) U.S. b. Rockford, Il, July 23, 1937; MET: Début:
Sep. 18, 1978 [Walther] Tannhäuser, 3 seasons (1978-80, 81-82) 23
perf., 3 works. Debut as Duke in Rigoletto (Verdi) 1966
Teachers:- Marinka Gurewich, Clemens Kaiser-Breme, Martial Singher
Frederick Wilkerson
1940 Birth of Wagemann, Rose (m/s) b. Gravowce, July 23, 1940. Teacher :- Irma Beilke
1954 Birth of Dunn, Susan (s) U.S. b. July 23, 1954; b. Bauxite, AR, July 23,
1954; Bauxite is a town owned by Alcoa. MET: Début: June 19, 1989
[Leonora] Trovatore, 2 seasons (1988-90) 9 perf., 1 work.
Debut as Aida in Aida (Verdi) 1982
1960 Birth of American mezzo-soprano Susan GRAHAM in Roswell, NM, July 23, 1960; MET: Début:
Sep. 26, 1991 [Second Lady] Die Zauberflöte, 7 seasons (1991-95, 96-
97, 98-thru 2000) continues, 53 perf., 10 works.
1974 Death of Khanayev, Nikandr (t) (1890-1974) Russ. b. Pesochnya, June 8, 1890;
d. July 23, 1974.
Teacher :- Zvyagina
1979 Death of Mathieu Ahlersmeyer Baritone
Born 29 June 1896 Koln Died 23 July 1979
Debut as Wolfram in Tannhauser (Wagner) 1929
Teacher :- Karl Niemann
Created Schneidebart in Schweigsame Frau (Strauss)
Hieronymous Jobs in Hochzeit des Jobs (Haas)
Peer Gynt in Peer Gynt (Egk)
Almaviva in Figaro Lasst Sich Scheiden (Klebe)
Sang in premiere of Grune Kakadu (Mohaupt)
1982 FP of John Harbison's Variation for clarinet, violin and piano by clarinetist David Satz, violinist Rose Mary Harbison, and pianist Ursula Oppens
at the Sante Fe Chamber Music Festival,Sante Fe, NM.
1983 Death of French composer Georges Auric at age 84, in Paris.
b-Lodève, 15 FEB 1899.
1998 Death of Matteo Managuerra Baritone
Born 1925 Died 23 July 1998
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