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Mon 28 May 2007

This Day in Classical Music History: May 28

Posted by under This Day in History , Opera , Monteverdi, Claudio , Arne, Thomas , Mozart, Leopold , Boccherini, Luigi , Ligeti, György , Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich , Hindemith, Paul
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1608: Premiere of Arianna, opera by Claudio Monteverdi.

1710: Thomas Augustine Arne, baptised (approximate date of birth)

1787: (Johann Georg) Leopold Mozart, violinist and composer (as well as father of W. A. Mozart), died.

1805: Luigi Boccherini, composer, died.

1923: György Ligeti, composer, born.

1925: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone and conductor, born.

1938: Premiere of Mathis der Maler, opera by Hindemith.

 

Fri 25 May 2007

This Day in Classical Music History: May 25

Posted by under Sullivan, Sir Arthur , This Day in History , Opera , Sills, Beverly , Holst, Gustav
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1878: Premiere of HMS Pinafore, operetta by Sullivan (libretto by Gilbert).

1929: Beverly Sills, soprano, born.

1934: Gustav (Theodore) Holst, composer, died.

 

Thu 24 May 2007

This Day in Classical Music History: May 24

Posted by under Bartók, Béla , This Day in History , Opera
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1918: Premiere of Duke Bluebeard’s Castle, opera by Bartók.

 

Tue 22 May 2007

This Day in Classical Music History: May 22

Posted by under Rossini, Gioacchino , Strauss, Richard , This Day in History , Mendelssohn, Felix , Opera , Pfitzner, Hans
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1813: Premiere of L’Italiana in Algeri, opera by Rossini.

1836: Premiere of St. Paul, oratorio by Mendelssohn.

1949: Hans Pfitzner, composer and conductor, died.

1950: Premiere of Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs), songs for soprano and orchestra, by R. Strauss.

 

Mon 21 May 2007

This Day in Classical Music History: May 21

Posted by under This Day in History , Opera , Leoncavallo, Ruggiero
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1892: Premiere of Pagliacci, opera by Ruggiero Leoncavallo.

 

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