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Sat 16 Jun 2007

This Day in Classical Music History: June 16

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1937: Premiere of The Cradle Will Rock, a “play with music” by Marc Blitzstein, banned by The Federal Theatre in the United States.

1952: Jerry Hadley, tenor, born.

1973: Premiere of Death in Venice, opera by Britten.

 

Fri 8 Jun 2007

This Day in Classical Music History: June 8

Posted by under Britten, Benjamin , Orff, Carl , Schumann, Robert , This Day in History , Opera , Ravel, Maurice , Albinoni, Tommaso , Ax, Emanuel
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1671: Tommaso Albinoni, composer/ violinist, born.

1810: Robert (Alexander) Schumann, composer, born.

1912: Premiere of Daphnis et Chloé, ballet by Ravel.

1937: Premiere of Carmina Burana, work for chorus, orchestra and solists, by Carl Orff.

1949: Emanuel Ax, pianist, born.

1953: Premiere of Gloriana, opera by Britten.


 

Thu 7 Jun 2007

This Day in Classical Music History: June 7

Posted by under Britten, Benjamin , This Day in History , Opera , Menotti, Gian , Alagna, Roberto
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1911: Gian Carlo Menotti, composer, librettist and conductor, born.

1945: Premiere of Peter Grimes, opera by Britten.

1963: Roberto Alagna, tenor, born.