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  • 1515 (22?)Birth of Italian Priest and composer Filippo NERI in Florence. d-Rome, 26 MAY 1595.
  • 1608 Frescobaldi is hired as St. Peter's organist in Rome.
  • 1773 Death of German composer Johann Joachim Quantz in Pottsdam. b-Oberscheden, 30 JAN 1697.
  • 1835 Birth of French-Belgian soprano Marguerite ARTOT in Paris. aka Desiree Artot de Padilla. d-3 APR 1907. Tchikovsky confidant. Debut as Fides in Prophete (Meyerbeer) 1858 Teachers:- Francesco Lamperti, Marius-Pierre Audran,Pauline Viardot-Garcia Pupils :- Sigrid Arnoldson, Lola Artot de Padilla (daughter), Anne Bartels Lola Beeth, Max Dawison, Alma Fohstrom, Marie Gotze Mathilde Jungstedt, Selma Kronold, Sofie Linelegren, Mravina Rose Olitzka, Erik Schmedes, Irene von Chavanne, Marie Wilt Nadezhda van Brandt
  • 1838 Death of Bavarian inventor of the metronome Johann Maelzel on the ship Otis in harbour of La Guiara, Venezuela, en route to Philadelphia.
  • 1863 FP of Offenbach: "Lischen et Fritzchen" Bad Ems (1863).
  • 1870 Death of Josef Strauss in Vienna, age 42. b-Vienna, 22 AUG 1827.
  • 1873 Birth of American operatic bass Herbert WITHERSPOON in Buffalo, NY. d-10MAY 1935. GM of MET Opera. Debut 1898 as Ramfis in Aida (Verdi) Teachers:- Jacques Bouhy, Dubulle, Jean Baptiste Faure, Walter Hall, Francesco Lamperti, Henry Wood, Max Treumann, Victor Capoul Pupils :- Sophie Braslau, Mabel Garrison, Merle Alcock Merle Alcock, Reinald Werrenrath Created Arth in Mona (Parker)
  • 1874 Birth of Giuseppe Agostini Tenor Born 21 July 1874. d. Abiryton, July 26, 1951: MET: D�but: Nov. 27, 1903 [Rodolfo] La Boh�me, 1 season (1903-04) 2 perf. in 1 role.
  • 1879 Birth of Waldemar Staegemann Baritone / Teacher of Singing Born 21 July 1879 Konigsburg Died 11 Feb 1958 Pupils :- Walter Grossmann, Fritz Hoppe, Hellmuth Kaphahn, Ruth Lange Einar Kristiansson, Elisabeth Reichelt, Paul Schoeffler, Hans Lobel
  • 1883 Birth of American composer and editor of The Music Quarterly Carl ENGEL in Paris.
  • 1896 Birth of French composer Jean RIVIER in Villemomble. d-La Penne Sur Huveaune, 6 NOV 1987.
  • 1906 Birth of Mexican violinist and conductor Daniel Ayala P�REZ in Abal�, Yucat�n. d-Veracruz, 20 JUN 1975.
  • 1906 Birth of German Annelies Kupper Soprano Born 21 July 1906 Glatz Died Munich 8 Dec 1987 Debut as 2nd Boy Zauberflote (Mozart) 1935 Pupils :- Renate Fack, Evelyn Dalberg She studied music, science, and education at the University of Breslau. She began as a concert singer, then made her debut in the Opera House of Breslau [second boy] Zauberfl�te (1935). Other appearances quickly followed, the National Theatre of Schwerin (1937-1938); National Theatre of Weimar (1938-1940); State Opera of Hamburg (1940-45); and guest appearances at the State Opera of Vienna [Eva] Meistersinger (1938); then the State Opera Berlin, Paris, Stockholm, and Brussels. At the Festival of Bayreuth she sang [Eva] Meistersinger (1944); and [Elsa] Lohengrin (1960). At the Salzburg Festival she created the title role in the official premiere of the Richard Strauss' opera Die Liebe der Dana� (Aug. (1952). Reportedly the composer himself had promised her before his death in 1949. As late as 1961, she sang [Desdemona] Otello at Munich, and continued singing until (1966).
  • 1912 Death of Antonio Magini-Coletti Baritone Born 17 Feb 1855 Ancona Died 21 July 1912 Debut Valentin in Faust (Gounod) 1882 Teacher :- Venaslao Persichini Created Frank in Edgar (Puccini) Abdar in Profeta Velato (Napoletano)
  • 1920 Birth of Russian born, American Violinist Isaac STERN in Kremenetz, of whom cellist YoYo Ma says 'leaves no TUNE un-STERNed'. American debut was in San Francisco in 1934.Bio Death at age 81, NYC Cornell Medical Center hospital. Obit

  • 1926 Birth of American harpsicordist Albert FULLER.
  • 1931 Inventor Hans Barth patents his quarter-tone piano. Two keyboards of 88 notes each.
  • 1934 Birth of British opera director Dr. Jonathan MILLER.
  • 1935 Birth of Schramm, Margit (s) (1935-1996) Ger. (60) b. Dortmund, July 21, 1935; d. May 13, 1996:
  • 1936 Birth of Ursula Schroder- Feinen Soprano Born 21 July 1936 Gelsenkirchen Debut as Aida in Aida (Verdi) 1963 Teacher :- Marie Helm
  • 1936 Death of Nicola Zerola Tenor Born Naples, 1876; d. New York, July 21, 1936: He sued the Met for breach of contract and lost the case. MET: D�but Mar. 13, 1921 [Canio] Pagliacci, 1- season, 2-perf. of 1-role.
  • 1938 FP of Paul Hindemith's ballet St. Francis composer conducting at Covent Garden in London. Note the suite titled Nobilissima Visone is taken from this work.
  • 1945 Death of Fanny Moody Soprano Born 23 Nov 1866 Redruth Died 21 July 1945 Debut as Arline in Bohemian Girl (Balfe) Teacher :- Charlotte Sainton-Dolby
  • 1949 Death of Cesare Formichi Baritone Born 15 Apl 1883 Rome 21 July 1949 Debut 1909 Teachers:- Di Pietro, Vincenzo Lombardi, Luigi Rasi Sang in the premiere of Fedra(Romani)
  • 1949 Birth of Elming, Poul (t) Dane. b. July 21, 1949; MET: D�but Feb. 3, 2000 [Siegmund] Die Walk�re, thru 2000, 1 season, 2perf, 1 work.
  • 1951 Birth of Hungarian soprano Sylvia SAAS.
  • 1960 Birth of Argentinian pianist and composer Ezequiel VI�AO in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • 1962 FP of Stolz: "Trauminsel" operetta, Bregenz (1962).
  • 1864 Death of Mary Ann Paton Soprano Born Oct 1802 Edinburgh Died 21 July 1864 Debut as Susanna in Nozze di Figaro (Mozart) 3 Aug 1822 Created Rezia in Oberon (Weber)
  • 1965 FP of Effinger: "Cyrano de Burgerac" Boulder Co (1965).
  • 1966 Death of Sofia Preobrashenskaya Soprano Born 14 Sep 1904 St Petersburg Died 21 July 1966 Debut 1928 Teachers:- Ivan Ershov, N N Zajcova, Maria Matveyeva Pupil :- Renata Babak
  • 1968 Birth of American composer Patrick Zimmerli.
  • 1968 Death of Karl Aagard Oestvig Tenor Born 17 May 1889 Oslo Died 21 July 1968 Debut 1914 Teachers:- W Kloed, Fritz Steinbach, Franz Wullner Pupil :- Arne Hendriksen Created Emperor in Frau Ohne Schatten (Strauss) Giovanni in Mona Lisa (Schillings)
  • 1978 American debut of Irish flutist James Galway in NYC.
  • 1981 Death of Carole Fox Impressario Born 15 June 1926 Chicago Died 21 July 1981 Teachers:- Giovanni Martinelli, Edith Mason
  • 1983 FP of Thomas Oboe Lee's Morango �almost a tango for string quartet, by the Composers in Red Sneakers ensemble at the Sanders Theater in Cambridge, MA.
  • 1988 Death of Stanislava Zawadska Soprano Born 1899 Warsaw Died 21 July 1988 Pupils :- Stefania Woytowicz, Marisa Stachov
  • 1992 Death of Vida Harford Teacher of Singing Born 1907 Perth W.Australia, Died 21 July 1992 Pupils :- Joan Carden, Anne Evans, John Mitchinson, Maureen Guy Suzanne Danco, Raimund Herincx, Giorgio Tozzi, Helen Field Elizabeth Connell, Malcolm Donnelly
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