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Sat 12 May 2007

This Day in Classical Music History: May 12

Posted by under Fauré, Gabriel , This Day in History , Donizetti, Gaetano , Opera , Massenet, Jules , Auber, Daniel François , Smetana, Bedrich
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1832: Premiere of L’Elisir D’Amore, opera by Gaetano Donizetti.

1842: Jules  Massenet, composer, born.

1845: Gabriel Fauré, composer, born.

1871: Daniel François Esprit Auber, composer, died.

1884: Bedrich Smetana, composer, died.

 

Fri 20 Apr 2007

This Day in Classical Music History: April 20

Posted by under Fauré, Gabriel , This Day in History , Gardiner John Eliot
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1895: Premiere of La Bonne Chanson, song cycle by G. Fauré (poetry by Verlaine).

1943: John Eliot Gardiner, conductor, born.