1878 Birth of Italian baritone Pasquale AMATO in Naples. d-Long Island, NY, 12 AUG 1942. MET: Début: Nov. 20, 1908 [Germont] La
Traviata, 13 seasons (1908-18, 1919-21, 1932/33) 632 perf., 36 roles.
1882 Birth of Austrian soprano Massary, Fritzi MASSARY [Friederike Massari] in Vienna. d-Beverly Hills, CA, Feb. 4, 1969.
1885 Birth of American violinist with Philadelphia Orchestra, Thaddeus RICH.
1890 FP of SAINT-SËANS "Ascanio" in Paris w/ Emma Eames (s) creating
[Colombe]; Ada Adini (s) (1855-1924) U.S. [Duchesse d'Etampes].
1900 Birth of Polish born, Swiss conductor Paul KLETZKI. d-5 MAR 1973.
1904 (8th?)Birth of Greek composer Nikos SKALKOTTAS. d-20 SEP 1949.
1904 FP of Richard Strauss Sinfonia Domestica.
Strauss conducting the Wetzler Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in NYC.
1905 Birth of Austrian soprano Hilde KONETZNI in Vienna. d.Vienna, 20 APR
1980.
1908 First recording by Alan Turner (b) (1870-19??) Eng. b. 1870; Singer on old acoustic recordings. Mr. Turner become a great favorite with Victor owners through the fine series of standard songs and opera airs he made.
Recorded As long as the world rolls on.
1910 Birth of bass-baritone Gustav NEIDLINGER in Mainz. d-Bad Ems, Dec. 26, 1991: MET: Début: Nov. 17, 1972
[Alberich] Siegfried, 1 season (1972-73) 4 perf., 1 work.
1914 Birth of French cellist and conductor Paul TORTELIER. d- near Paris, 18 DEC 1990.
1917 Birth of American opera conductor Anton COPPOLA.
1918 FP of Igor Stravinsky's Ragtime for Eleven Instruments, in Morges.
1921 Birth of Belgian violinist Arthur GRUMIAUX. d-Brussels, 16 OCT 1986.
1920 Birth of Estonian bass Géorg OTS(b) (1920-1975) in Petrograd (Leningrad, St
Petersburg). d-1975.
1921 Birth of English composer and conductor Antony HOPKINS.
1925 FP of Maurice Ravel's L'Enfant et les
sortileges 'The Child and Spells' at the Grand Théatre in Monte Carlo.
1927 Birth of Danish tenor Albert DaCOSTA. d-in auto accident, 8 NOV 1967. MET: Début: Mar. 3, 1955, [Sailor's
Voice] Tristan und Isolde, 8-seasons, 8-seasons (1954-62) 69 perf., 14
roles, 12 works.
1935 Birth of American conductor Erich KUNZEL [KAHn zil]. Conductor-director of the Cincinnati Pops.
1936 Death of Russian composer Alexander Glazunov in Paris. b - St.
Petersburg, 10 AUG 1865.
1939 Irving Berlin's God Bless America, written in 1918 as
a tribute by a successful immigrant to his adopted country, was
recorded by Kate Smith for Victor Records. It has been suggested
that the U.S. Congress enact a bill changing this song to the
national anthem.
1959 American baritone Cornell MacNeil makes his debut at the Metropolitan Opera, starring in Verdi's
Rigoletto.
1971 FP of William Mayer's Octagon for piano and orchestra, American Symphony Orchestra, Leopold Stokowski conducting, William Masselos, piano, in NYC.
1972 FP of David Amram's Bassoon Concerto. National Symphony, Antal Dorati conducting, with Kenneth Pasmanick the soloist in Washington, DC.
1975 Death of composer Berend Giltay. b-15 JUN 1910.
1998 Death of Galina Ulanova, the leading ballerina at the
Bolshoi Theater for nearly two decades after World War II, at age 88.
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