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Date: Friday, July 2, 2004
Time: All Day

1581 Birth of German organist and composer Johann STADEN in
Nuremberg. d-Nuremberg, NOV 1634.
1636 Birth of German composer Georgy Daniel SPEER in Breslau.
d-Göppingen, 5 OCT 1707.
1714 Birth of German composer Christophe Willibald Von GLUCK in
Upper Palatinate. d-Vienna, 15 NOV 1787.
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OPERA: Beauty and the Beast
Financial Times - London,England,UK
On the several occasions I enjoyed a Philip Glass opera, the music
served
mostly as accompaniment to brilliant stage pictures, and the Prague
National
...
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oryFT&cid=1087373408691>


OPERA Software Debuts Plugin Alliance
Web Host Industry Review - USA
July 1, 2004 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Opera Software
(opera.com)
announced on Thursday that it has coupled with Mozilla, Apple,
Macromedia,
and Sun ...
<http://thewhir.com/marketwatch/ope070104.cfm>

THE opera that made history
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
... More than 120,000 people applied for 12,000 seats at the Royal
Opera
House, Covent Garden (top price, six guineas), where Maria Callas and
Tito Gobbi gave six ...
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/07/01/bmtosc01.xml&sS\
heet=/arts/2004/07/01/ixartleft.html>

ONE Week with Firefox, its Extensions and Opera
OS News - USA
I have to admit that I am an Opera fan; I started using it when a
friend
of mine came with version 6.0 and installed it to me. My ...
<http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=7562>

GLIMMERGLASS Opera opens new festival season tonight
Cooperstown Crier - Cooperstown,NY,USA
By PETER WYNNE. This summer, the Glimmerglass Opera is marking Paul
Kellogg's
25th year at the helm, but the company's artistic director really
isn't
counting. ...
<http://www.coopercrier.com/news/stories/2004/07/01/ccopera.html>

SOPHIA Loren Christens MSC Opera
PR Newswire (press release) - USA
... Flagship Joins MSC Cruises Fleet GENOA, Italy, July
1 /PRNewswire/
-- With the traditional smashing of a champagne bottle on its bow,
MSC
Opera has officially ...
<http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/07-01-20\
04/0002203855&EDATE=>

"PHANTOM of the Opera" Trailer Now Available On-Line
Playbill.com - New York,NY,USA
A sneak peek at the upcoming film version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's
The
Phantom of the Opera is now available on-line. The Joel
Schumacher ...
<http://www.playbill.com/news/article/87112.html>

ENTERTAINMENT India > Now , a hunt for soap opera stars
New Kerala - Ernakulam,Kerala,India
In a unique tie-up, MTV and Balaji Telefilms have launched a
nationwide
hunt for actors who can feature in their fiction serial "Kitni Mast
Hai
Zindagi". ...
<http://www.newkerala.com/news-daily/news/features.php?action=fullnews&showcomme\
nts=1&id=26487>

THE Mikado, Opera House
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
... He sings (for example the tit-willow song in Act 2, the opera's
best
tune) with a rasping, five-o'clock shadow voice: good for clarity of
words
and you have to ...
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/01/1088488087805.html>

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Date: Saturday, July 3, 2004
Time: All Day

to Walter and Robert for their informative posts of historical
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1709 Birth of German-Prussian composer and Princess of Prussia,
Wilhelmina Sophie FRIEDERIKE in Berlin. d-Bayreuth, 14 OCT 1758.
1846 Birth of Russian composer A. N. ALFERAKY in Ukraine.
d-1919.

1848 Birth of American music publisher Theodore PRESSER of
Philadelphia. Also published The Etude magazine.
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July 2, 2004

                            BIRTHDAY – SINGER
Du Plessis, Christian (b) S. African. b. Vryheid, July 2, 1944;

Fülöp, Attila (t) b. July 2, 1942; In 1971,

                                FEATURED ARTIST
Gherlinzoni, Edgardo (t) (1876-1961) It. (85) b. Stellata di
Bondeno, July 2, 1876; d. Ferrara, Jan. 14, 1961:  He began as a
learned the shoemaker by trade.  Subsequently, after some months of
study, began to sing in operetta companies.  Initially in 1903, he
was engaged for roles of second tenor, but meager wages convinced
him to resign in order to return to his ancient trade. Some time
later, he was engaged for first tenor roles in a company where he
met his future wife. After many tours, he became weary of the
grueling schedule, and moved to Milan where he opened a grocery.
This business went under within a year. Gherlinzoni again began to
study singing and made his debut as a light lyric tenor, at the
Chiabrera in Savona [Duke] Rigoletto (1905).  He was heard by Tullio
Serafin who convinced him to study with him the role that would be
his trademark, [Arturo] I Puritani. He had an international career
and sang in the greater European houses.  He sang until 1918, then
returned to Bologna in order to sing some concerts.  He died in
misery, in Ferrara, at the hospital with his second wife Teresa at
his side, he was forgotten by all.

                               OPERA - COMPOSER
GLUCK: Christoph Willibald, Ritter von, (com/opera) Austrian;  b.
Erasbach, Oberpfalz, July 2, 1714;  d. Vienna, Nov. 15, 1787;

                                     OPENING
SANAT FE: Opening of the new opera theater.  Verdi: La Traviata,
w/Maralin Niska (s) [Violetta]  Stiart Burrows (t) [Alfredo] and
George Fortune (b) [Germont] (1968).

                                     DÉBUT
MET: David Malis (b) U.S. He is the only American singer to win the
prestigious Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.  He has
appeared on the worlds leading opera stages including; CG, La Scala,
Buenos Aires, Paris, Vienna, and the Netherlands Opera.  MET: Début:
July 2, 1988 [Belcore] L'Elisir d'Amore, 7 seasons (1987-88, 89-93,
94-96) 40 perf., 11 roles, 9 works.
Covent Garden. Leontyne Price (s) Verdi: [Aida] Aida (1958).

MET: Ruth Ann Swenson (s) U.S Has sung at San Francisco Opera,
Chicago Lyric Opera, Bastille Opera, Hamburg State Opera, Canadian
Opera Company, Théâtre des Champs Elysées, Paris, Bastille Opera
[Gilda] Rigoletto; Dallas Opera, Simon Boccanegra; Grand Théâtre de
Geneva, Bavarian State Opera, Cologne Opera and at the Salzburg
Festival. In 1993, Ruth Ann Swenson was named the recipient of the
Richard Tucker Music Foundation Award, MET: Début: July 2, 1988
[Adina] L'Elisir d'Amore, thru 2000, 12 seasons (1987-90, 91-2000)
122 perf., 15 roles, 12 works.

                                     PREMIER
CAVALLI: "Ercole amante" Paris (1662).
DONIZETTI: "Alfredo il grande"  Opera seria, Naples (1823).
GUIRAUD: "Le Kobold"  Paris (1870).
Haydn: M.  "Die Ährenleserin"  singspiel, Salzburg (1788).
HÉROLD: "Lydie"  Paris (1828).

                         ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S QUESTION
Who is the Caliph of Bagdad in Weber's Operon?

a. Clark Gable
b. Harun-al-Raxhid
c. Maerbale
d. Gaetano Makropoulos
e. None of the above

ANSWER:  b. Harun-al-Rashid

wlonis
The reference material for this posting, was researched and obtained
from many sources. Including: internet  web sites, encyclopedias,
dictionaries, biographical publications, newspapers, my local
Library, information furnished by forum members, the Metropolitan
Annuals, my own reference library consisting of; complete Opera
scores and libretti, biographical publications, Opera News, numerous
publications on the subject of opera and opera singers, and of
course, my personal recollections.  Walter R. Lonis

OPERA in need of soap
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... His ticket for Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail at Berlin's
Komische
opera
house only cost E14, and the services the prostitutes performed were
limited
to ...
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=St\
oryFT&cid=1087373342783>

BIG themes for big voices: Santa Fe Opera 2004
Santa Fe New Mexican - Santa Fe,NM,USA
Opera is about many things: love and hate, life and death, comedy
and
tragedy,
hope and despair. It's about people and their feelings ...
<http://www.santafenewmexican.com/artsfeatures/1426.html>

PART father confessor, psychiatrist, baby-sitter, the Opera's
Joe ...
San Francisco Chronicle - San Francisco,CA,USA
In 44 years with the San Francisco Opera, Joe Harris has seen it
all.
He's
worked with Placido Domingo and Jose Carreras, escaped ...
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/07/02/DDG3I7ELV119.DTL>

OPERA comes to the aid of charity
ic CheshireOnline - UK
Northwich-born opera singer Helena Leonard and her friend Jane
Webster
are to perform at the town's Memorial Hall on Sunday, July 4, to help
Anne Hooker's ...
<http://iccheshireonline.icnetwork.co.uk/entertainment/music/tm_objectid=1438840\
9&method=full&siteid=50020&headline=opera-comes-to-the-aid-of-charity-name_page.\
html>

KIRSTEN Harms Confronts Berlin Opera's Budget Cuts, Empty Seats
Bloomberg - USA
...  (Average attendance hovers around 75 percent, Deutsche Oper
said.)
Ioan Hollender, general manager of the Vienna State Opera, was named
interim
director. ...
<http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000085&sid=aVt3Y6nDBft0&refer=europe\
>

A Royal plan for $18 opera tickets
Calendar Live (subscription) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
London's Royal Opera House thought it was doing people a favor last
spring
when it announced that it would sell 100 of the best seats available
every
Monday ...
<http://www.calendarlive.com/printedition/calendar/qtakes/cl-et-quick2.3jul02,2,\
7715144.story>

CALL Him Sir Willard: From Opera To Knighthood
Hardbeatnews.com - Jackson Heughts,NY,United States
July 2: Born in Kingston Jamaica on October 10, 1946, Willard White
has
made his country proud not through reggae music but by singing in the
opera. ...
<http://www.hardbeatnews.com/newsdetails.php?aaad=1425>

STUDENTS to sing at Opera House
Bathhurst Western Advocate - Bathurst,New South Wales,Australia
Forty members of the Kelso Public School choir will showcase their
talents
at Australia's most prestigious music venue – the Sydney Opera
House.,
"It's a ...
<http://bathurst.yourguide.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=local&category=\
general%20news&story_id=318038&m=10&y=2004>

CLASSICAL Music and Dance Listings
New York Times - USA
A selective listing by critics of The Times: New or noteworthy
opera,
classical
music and dance events this weekend in the Northeast. Opera
GLIMMERGLASS
OPERA. ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/02/arts/music/02CLAS.html?ex=1089432000&en=49d3c\
8f184c1e2ca&ei=5062>

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Date: Sunday, July 4, 2004
Time: All Day

1840 Birth of American composer James McGRANAHAN in West
Fellowfield, PA. d-Kinsman, OH 9 JUL 1907.
1850 Birth of Norwegian composer Ole OLSEN in Hammerfest.
d-Oslo, 9 NOV 1927.
1854 Birth of German composer and conductor Henrich ZOLLNER in
Leipzig. d-Freiberg im Breisgau, 4 MAY 1941.
1863 Birth of Austrian-born American soprano Emma JUCH in
Vienna. d-New York, 6 MAR 1939.
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July 3, 2004

                               BIRTHDAY – SINGER
Anselmi, Susanna (s) b. July 3, 1960;

Bianco, Tito del (t) It. b. July 3, 1932;

Fassbaender, Brigitte (m/s) b. Berlin, July 3, 1939; MET:  Début:
Feb. 16, 1974 [Octavian] Der Rosenkavalier, 4 seasons (1973-74, 86-
87, 89-90, 93-94)  37 perf., 4 works.

Feuge, Oskar (t) Ger. (52) b. Reudnita, July, 3, 1861; d. Dessau,
Nov. 3, 1913:

Greevy, Bernadette [Tattan] (m/s) Irish. b. Doublin, July 3, 1940;

Junker-Giesen, Elinor (s) Ger. b. Berlin, July 3, 1912;

DEATH: McCormack, John Brooks (t) (1900-1981) U.S.  b, Columbia, SC,
1900; d. July 3, 1981:

Reizen, Mark (bs) (1895-1992) Russ. (97) b. Moscow, July 3, 1895; d.
Ukraine, Nov. 25, 1992:

Rounge, Gabriele Maria (s) Ger. b. Hanover, July 3, 1957;

Scacciati, Bianca (s) (1894-1948) It. b. July 3, 1894; d. 1948:

Tiffany, Marie (s) (1880-1938) U.S. (57) b. Chicago, July 3, 1880;
d. Apr. 12, 1938:  MET: Début: Nov. 16, 1916 [Milliner] Der
Rosenkavalier, 13 seasons (1916-29) 208 perf., 31 roles, 25 works.

Viglione-Borghese, Domienico (b) (1877-1957) It. (80) b. Mondovi,
July 3, 1877; d. Milan, Oct. 26, 1957:

Ward, David (bs) (1922-1983) Scot. (61) b. Dumbarton, Scotland, July
3, 1922; d. Dunedin, New Zealand, July 16, 1983:  MET: Début: Jan,
3, 1964 [Sarastro] Die Zauberflöte, 7 seasons (1963-66, 73-75, 78-
80) 48 perf.,  7 roles.

Zambelli, Corrado (bs) (1897-1974) It. b. Bologna, Aug. 3, 1897; d.
Sep.  1, 1974:

                                FEATURED ARTIST
Manowarda, Jossef (bs) (1890-1942) Austrian of Polish birth. (52) b.
July 3, 1890; d. Krakow, Dec. 24, 1942:  Studied in Graz, where he
sang from (1911-15).  Then, after three years at the Vienna
Volksoper and a further period of study, he made his debut at the
Staatsoper as the [Spirit Messenger] in the premiere of Die Frau
ohne Schatten (1919); Salzburg (1922); and Bayreuth (1931). He
continued to sing regularly in Vienna, and moved to Berlin (1934).

                                OPERA - COMPOSER
JANÁCEK: Leoš (com/opera) (1854=1928) Czech; b. Hukvaldy, Moravia,
July 3, 1854;  d. Moravská, Ostrava, Aug. 12, 1928:  Opera: "Sárka"
(1888, [rev] 1919, w/com. Chkubba, [rev] Brno, 1925,); "Pocátek
romanu" (Brno, 1894); "Její pastorkyna, generally known by its
German title "Jenufa" (Brno, 1904, [rev] 1906, [rev] 1911, [rev]
1916); "Osud" (1904, [REV] 1906, Brno, Radio, 1934); "Výlet pana
Broucka do XV stoleti" (Prague, 1920); "Kát'a Kabanová" (Brno,
1921); "Príhody Lisky Bystrousky" (Brno, 1923); "Vec Makropulos"
Brno 1926); "Z mrtvého domu" (Brno, 1930, w/com. Chlubna, Bakala).

                                OPERA – CONDUCTOR
Robinson, Stanford (con/opera) 1904-1984) Eng. b. July 3, 1904; d.
1984:

                                     OPENING
SANTA FE OPERA:  John Crosby (con/director) (1926-2002) U.S.
establishes the Santa Fe Opera with a company of 67. The 480-seat
open-air theater opens with Puccini's: "Madama Butterfly" (1957).

NOTE:  In Santa Fe, there was no backdrop for the open stage.  In
Madama Butterfly, the action in act I takes place on a hill near
Nagasaki.  At Santa Fe, the lights of a distant facility were used
to represent the lights of Nagasaki, that facility was Los Alamos,
some 20 miles distant, birthplace of the atomic bomb that destroyed
Nagasaki!

                                    PREMIER
CARAFA:  "Gabriella di Vergy"  Naples (1816).
Ward:  "The Lady From Colorado" Central City, CO (1961).

                                TODAY'S QUESTION
Who is the maid of honor to Queen Anne in Flotow's Martha?

a. Maid Marrion
b. Manon
c. Lady Harriet
d. Mimi
e. None of the above

wlonis

The reference material for this posting, was researched and obtained
from many sources. Including: internet  web sites, encyclopedias,
dictionaries, biographical publications, newspapers, my local
Library, information furnished by forum members, the Metropolitan
Annuals, my own reference library consisting of; complete Opera
scores and libretti, biographical publications, Opera News, numerous
publications on the subject of opera and opera singers, and of
course, my personal recollections.  Walter R. Lonis

KOZENA withdraws from San Francisco Opera
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
NEW YORK -- Magdalena Kozena has withdrawn from the San Francisco
Opera's
production of Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte" for medical reasons, the
company
announced ...
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pop/apmusic_story.asp?category=1403&slug=People%2\
0Magdalena%20Kozena>

SOFIA Enjoys Open-Air Opera
Novinite - Bulgaria
"A Magical Night with the Opera's Classics" will mark the ... As in
the
previous editions, the festival will be managed by opera director
Plamen
Kartalov.
<http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=36571>

NEW sounds from the New Frontier; Opera House to play host to ...
Times-Mail - Bedford,IN,USA
By Times-Mail. MITCHELL - New Frontier will present a concert of
contemporary
and progressive bluegrass at 8 pm July 10 at the Opera House at 219
Seventh
St. ...
<http://www.tmnews.com/articles/2004/07/02/sections/entertainment/entertainment6\
8.txt>

BRAVO ! celebrate July 4th with annual . . .
Vail Daily News - Vail,CO,USA
... He has also performed concert and operatic repertoire with
orchestras
and opera companies around the globe, including the National Arts
Center
Orchestra, the ...
<http://www.vaildaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20040702/AE/107020005>

July 4, 2004
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA
BIRTHDAY – SINGER
Alasia, Tina [Maria Elisabetta] (m/s) (1876-1948) It. b. Turin, July
4, 1876; d. May 10, 1948:
Badioli, Carlo (bs) b. Bagnara di Romagna,  July 4, 1916;
Berberian, Cathy (m/s) (1928-1983) U.S. b. Attleboro, MA, July 4,
1928;  d. Rome, Mar. 6, 1983:
Dale, Clamma (s) U.S.  b. Chester, PA, July 1, 1948;  MET: Début:
Feb. 20, 1973 [St. Teresa I] Four Saints in Three Acts,  1 season
(1972-73) 12 perf., 1 role, 1 work.
Domaninska, Libuse (s) Czech. b. July 4, 1924;
Donat, Zdzislawa (s) Pol. b. Posen, July 4, 1939; MET: Début: Jan.
12, 1981 [Queen] Die Zauberflöte, 3 seasons (1980-82, 87-88) 22
perf., 2 works.
Drivala, Jenny (s) Grk. b. Kálamata, July 4, 1957;
Fleta, Pierre (t) (t) b. July 4, 1925;
Henderson, Roy (bs)  (1899-2000) Eng. (100) b. Edenburogh, July 4,
1899;  d. Bromley, Kent, Mar. 16, 2000:
Newman, Arthur (b) (1908-2000) U.S. b. St. Louis, July 4, 1908;  d.
Scottsdale, AZ. Aug. 6, 2000:
Pirogov, Alexander (bs) (1899-1964) Russ.. b. July 4, 1899;  d. June
13, 1964.
Zdislawa, Donat (s) b. July 4, 1939;
FEATURED SINGER
Juch, Emma [Antonia Joanna] (1863-1939) U.S. (72) b. Vienna, July
4,  1863;  d. Mar. 6, 1939: Although born in Vienna, she was the
daughter of naturalized American citizen.  Début: recital New
Yorks's  Chickering Hall (1881); stage début, London, Her Majesty's
Theatre, Mignon (1881); She was a leading member of the American,
later National Opera Company (1884-89).  She formed her own Emma
Juch Grand Opera Co. (1889-91), and toured the U.S. and  Mexico.
She retired from the opera stage when she married (1894).  Juch was
an advocate of opera in English.  There are only three surviving
records, made on May 7, 1904.
OPERA - CONDUCTOR
Molinari-Pradelli, Francesco (con/opera) (1911-1996) It. (85)  b.
Bologna, July 4, 1911;  d. Bologna, Aug. 7, 1996.  He died in
Bologna. In Bologna he was born, in Bologna he studied and in
Bologna he had his debut in L'Elisir d'amore at the age of 28. MET:
Feb. 7, 1966, Un Ballo in Maschera, 8 seasons (1965-73) 312 perf.,
19 works.
RECORDING
LONDON: CG: Baracchi, Aristide (b) (1885-1964) and Feodor Chaliapin
(bs) (1873-1938) Russ. Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent
Garden, Boris Godounov (excerpts)., with Vincenzo Bellezza
conductor.  (1928).
PREMIER
Holbrooke:  Trilogy: "The Cauldron of Anwyn" # II "Dylan, Son of
Wave" London (1913).
SAUGUET: "La Gageure imprévue" Paris (1944).
ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S QUESTION
Who is the maid of honor to Queen Anne in Flotow's Martha?

a. Maid Marrion
b. Manon
c. Lady Harriet
d. Mimi
e. None of the above

ANSWER: c. Lady Harriet

wlonis
The reference material for this posting, was researched and obtained
from many sources. Including: internet  web sites, encyclopedias,
dictionaries, biographical publications, newspapers, my local
Library, information furnished by forum members, the Metropolitan
Annuals, my own reference library consisting of; complete Opera
scores and libretti, biographical publications, Opera News, numerous
publications on the subject of opera and opera singers, and of
course, my personal recollections.  Walter R. Lonis

Opera in Providence may be on its last ...
Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA
... The Rhode Island Philharmonic can bring in a touring La Boheme
for
a fraction of what it costs Opera Providence to mount a Boheme from
scratch
-- renting sets ...
<http://www.projo.com/music/content/projo_20040704_graycol04.22223f.html>

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Date: Monday, July 5, 2004
Time: All Day

1878 Birth of English composer and pianist Josef HOLBROOKE in
Croydon. d-London,5 AUG 1958.

1879 Birth of Swiss conductor and composer Volkmar ANDREAE in
Berne. d-Zurich, 18 JUN 1962.
1879 Birth of French composer and conductor Philippe GAUBERT in
Cahors. d-Paris, 10 JUL 1941.

1880 Birth of Czech violinist Jan KUBELIK near Prague. d-Prague,
5 DEC 1940.
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IN opera world, smaller company needs a niche
Philadelphia Inquirer (subscription) - Philadelphia,PA,USA
... the Kimmel Center. It was the first standard-repertoire opera to
be
staged there, thanks to Center City Opera. During the entire ...
<http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/entertainment/9065430.htm>

HIDING out at Utah Festival Opera in Logan
Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
All four of the productions on the Utah Festival Opera Company's
12th
season
deal with something hidden: Verdi's opera "Rigoletto," in which an
overprotective
...
<http://www.sltrib.com/2004/Jul/07042004/arts/180674.asp>

DETRACTORS : opera ' abducted '
Daytona Beach News-Journal - Daytona,FL,USA
BERLIN -- A Mozart opera modernized to feature prostitutes,
full-frontal
nudity, drugs and sadistic violence has created a storm in
Berlin. ...
<http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Entertainment/Headlines/03S\
ceneART03070404.htm>

AT Large by Channing Gray: Opera in Providence may be on its
last ...
Providence Journal (subscription) - Providence,RI,USA
The recent news that Opera Providence is retrenching -- putting
productions
of grand opera on hold and saying goodbye to founding artistic
director
Kathryne ...
<http://www.projo.com/music/content/projo_20040704_graycol04.22223f.html>

OPERA ' s ` Boccanegra ' : superb music , dismal drama
Santa Fe New Mexican.com - santa fe,new mexico,USA
... The Santa Fe Opera bravely chose Boccanegra for this season's
opening
night, and Friday night's performance paid off musically if not
dramatically.
...
<http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/1470.html>

NEW Japanese Opera Mobile
Esato - Oslo,Norway
We really love hearing about phones with the Opera browser (it's just
that good). Japan Wireless will release the "AH-J3003S," a ...
<http://www.esato.com/news/article.php/id=126>

SOAP OPERA SUMMARIES
Pioneer Press (Subscription) - St. Paul,MN,USA
Erica's loved ones, including her brother Mark, conducted an
intervention
to get her to admit her drinking problem. About to break ...
<http://www.twincities.com/mld/twincities/entertainment/9059679.htm>

A little trivia with your 'Night Music'
Redlands Daily Facts - Redlands,CA,USA
... Another thing you may not know: Los Angeles Opera is introducing
the
first of its summer series performances this year with 22
performances
of "A Little Night ...
<http://u.redlandsdailyfacts.com/Stories/0,1413,217~24270~2251334,00.html>

MANY communities will celebrate Fourth
Evansville Courier & Press (subscription) - Evansville,IN,USA
New Harmony, Ind., patriotic speeches at 11:30 am at Thrall's Opera
House
followed by an afternoon picnic with music, food and games at Maclure
Park. ...
<http://www.courierpress.com/ecp/entertainment/article/0,1626,ECP_738_3008369,00\
.html>

SNOBS vs. slobs
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
... that Americans with newfound wealth went to Europe, bought
paintings
and sculptures to prove their good taste and formed symphony
societies
and opera guilds to ...
<http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/ae/articles/0704artinamerica04.html>

July 5, 2004

                              BIRTHDAY – SINGER
Ciesinski, Kristine (s) U.S. b. Newark, DE, July 5, 1952:

Gaehwiller, Sylvia  (s) Ger. b. Zurich, July 5, 1909;

Gatti, Gabriella (s) It.  b. Rome, July 5, 1908;

Gobbato, Angelo [Mario Giulio] (bs/b) It.  b. Milan, July 5, 1943;

Krause, Tom (b) Finn. b. Helsinki, July 5, 1934;

                                 FEATURED ARTIST
Czerwenka, Oscar (bs) (1924-2000) Ger. (78) b. Lienz, July 5, 1924;
d.
Vienna, June 1, 2000:  Originally he wanted to become a painter,
before he
studied voice. Début Graz [Hermit] Freischutz (1947); Vienna
[Ludovico]
Otello (1951); and remained there until (1986).  Sang sixty roles.

                                OPERA - COMPOSER
ANDREAE: Volkmar (com/opera) (1879-1962) Swiss. b. Bern, July 5,
1879;  d.
Zürich, June 18, 1962:

GABURO: Kenneth (com/opera) U.S. b. Somerville, NJ, July 5, 1926;

HOLBROOKE: Josef (com/opera) (1878-1958) Eng. b. Croydon, July 5,
1878;
d. Aug. 5, 1958:

                              OPERA - CONDUCTOR
Daniel, Paul (con/opera) Eng.  b. Handsworth Wood, July 5, 1959;
Music
Director English National Opera.

            PADEREWSKI  BURIED AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Ignace Jan Paderewski (1860-1941) Pol.  Polish Statesman and
Musician, was
laid to rest temporarily within the U.S. Marine Memorial.  His
remains
were laid to rest on July 5, 1941, and remained there until 1992,
when his
body was returned to Poland.

                               FINAL APPEARANCE
LONDON: CG. final operatic appearance:  Maria Callas (s) (1923-1977)
U.S.
& Greek,  Puccini [Tosca] Tosca (1965).

                                    PREMIER
BEMBERG: "Elaine"  Covent Garden (1892).
Giordano/Franchetti: "Giove a Pompei"  Rome (1921).
GYROWETZ: "Il finto Stanislao"  Milan (1818).
Offenbach: "Entrez, messieurs, mesdames"  Paris (1855).
Offenbach: "Une Nuit blanche"  Paris (1855).
PAËR: "La primavera felice" Paris (1816).
Willianm: "Hugh the drover, or love in the stocks"  London (1924).

                        ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S QUESTION
Who is the maid of honor to Queen Anne in Flotow's Martha?

a. Maid Marrion
b. Manon
c. Lady Harriet
d. Mimi
e. None of the above

ANSWER: c. Lady Harriet

wlonis

The reference material for this posting, was researched and obtained
from many sources. Including: internet  web sites, encyclopedias,
dictionaries, biographical publications, newspapers, my local
Library, information furnished by forum members, the Metropolitan
Annuals, my own reference library consisting of; complete Opera
scores and libretti, biographical publications, Opera News, numerous
publications on the subject of opera and opera singers, and of
course, my personal recollections.  Walter R. Lonis

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Date: Tuesday, July 6, 2004
Time: All Day

1864 Birth of Brazilian composer Alberto NEPOMUCENO in
Fortaleza. Director National Institute of Music, Rio de Janeiro,
16 OCT 1920.

1865 Birth of Austrian music educator Emile Jaques-Dalcroze in
Vienna. Started method of eurhythmics which enfluenced modern
ballet. d-Geneva, 1 JUL 1950.

1877 Birth of American teacher, conductor and composer David
Stanley SMITH. d-1949.

1898 Birth of German composer Hans EISLER in Leipzig. d-Berlin,
6 SEP 1962.
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OPERA: Peter Grimes
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... Willy Decker's version was first performed in Brussels 10 years
ago,
when Antonio Pappano, the Royal Opera's music director, held a
similar
position there. ...
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=St\
oryFT&cid=1087373496452>

OPERA: The Sea and its Shore
Financial Times - London,England,UK
By David Murray. This used to be the Almeida Festival, every summer
boasting
concerts of contemporary music and the odd new opera. ...
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=St\
oryFT&cid=1087373475769>


OPERA: Fiscal focus brings curtain down on European dream
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... So Rosenberg's decision not to renew her contract, after only
three
seasons as general director of the San Francisco Opera, has
disappointed
her supporters on ...
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=St\
oryFT&cid=1087373496357>

OPERA: Tristan und Isolde
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... Instead, a triumph. Luk Perceval had never staged an opera
before.
... It is the shortest five hours you will spend in the opera this
summer.
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=St\
oryFT&cid=1087373496651>

HUMBERTO Marquez: Soap Opera propaganda in Venezuela's battle
for ...
Venezuela Electronic News - Venezuela
Inter Press Service (IPS) columnist Humberto Marquez writes: The
last
battle
for power is on in Venezuela, with a new soap opera shedding a
positive
light on ...
<http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=21900>

OPERA: The Diary of One Who Vanished
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... He is respected throughout the opera world for his intelligence
and
superb technique, but because of his repertory, the utter beauty and
elegance
of his ...
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=St\
oryFT&cid=1087373476146>

OPERA: The Miserly Knight/ Gianni Schicchi
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... correctness. Arden seems preoccupied with dainty decoration,
reluctant
to dirty her hands in the opera's quasi-expressionist intensity. ...
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=St\
oryFT&cid=1087373475789>

DON Giovanni' in excelsis at opera
Santa Fe New Mexican - Santa Fe,NM,USA
... to a brilliant young cast, an adventurous production team and
conductor
Alan Gilbert and the orchestra's Mozartean love-feast , the Santa Fe
Opera's new ...
<http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/1499.html>

SYDNEY Symphony, Opera House
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
By Peter McCallum. In his program comment to his new cello concerto,
premiered
by Steven Isserlis with the Sydney Symphony under ...
<http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/05/1089000074136.html>

PRIVATE donations could help Scottish Opera
The Scotsman - Edinburgh,Scotland,UK
SCOTTISH Opera is exploring whether private donors could be tempted
to
help keep the company from going "dark" for nearly a year. ...
<http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=768702004>

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1851 Birth of American hymn composer Charles Albert TINDLEY.
d-1933.
1860 Birth of Austrian composer and conductor Gustav MAHLER in
Bohemia. d-Vienna, 18 MAY 1911.
1872 Birth of Catalan conductor and composer Juan Lamote de
GRIGNON.
1879 Birth of Israeli composer Jacob WEINBERG. d-1956.
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July 6, 2004

                              BIRTHDAY – SINGER
Häfliger, Ernst (t) Swiss; b. Davos, July 6, 1919

Kirsten, Dorothy (s) (1910-1992) U.S. (82) b. Montclair, NJ. July 6,
1910; d. Los Angeles, Nov. 18, 1992.  MET:  Début: Dec. 1, 1945
[Mimi] La Bohčme, 30 seasons (1945-53, 54-57, 59-66, 67-79) 281
perf., 14 works.

Meader, George (t) (1888-1963) U.S. (74) b. Minneapolis, July 6,
1888;  d. Dec 19, 1963:

Rozsos, István (t)  b. Budapest, July, 6, 1944;

                               FEATURED ARTIST
Stückgold, Grete (Schneidt)  (s) 1895-1977) Eng. b. London, July 6,
1895;  d. FallsVillage, Conn., Sep. 15, 1977:  Her father was German
and her mother English.  Her musical training began after the family
moved to Munich in 1913.  She became a pupil of Jacques Stückgold
(1877-1953) whom she married, this marriage did not last, and she
married Gustav Schützendorf (b) (1886-1931) Ger. Her début took
place at Nuremberg (1917), there she stayed for the next five-
years.  She became a leading soprano in Berlin.  She also sang at:
CG, and New York, and was heard in San Francisco, Chicago, and
Philadelphia. MET: Début Nov. 2, 1927 [Eva] Die Meistersinger, 8
seasons (1927-31, 32-34, 37-39) 57 perf. 8 roles, 7 works.

                                OPERA - COMPOSER
EISLER: Hanns (Johannes) (com/opera) (1898-1962) Ger. b. Leipzig
July 6, 1898;  d. Berlin, Sep. 6, 1962¨ Opera: "Johannes Faustus"
(Berlin, 1953).

JAQUES-DALCROZE: Emile  (com/operaetta) Swiss.   b. Vienna (Swiss
Parents) July 6, 1865; d. Geneva, July 1, 1950: Operetta:  "Riquet ŕ
la houppe" (1883); "Respect pour nous" (1898); "Fęte de la jeunesse
et de la joie" (1898); Opera Comiques: "Janie" Geneva (1894); "Onkel
Dazumal" (Cologne, 1905); "Le Violon" (1893); "Sancho Panza"
(1897); "Onkel Dazumal" (1906) as "Le bonhomme Jadis" (1906); "Les
Jumeaux de Bergame" (1908).

                                    OPENING
MUNICH: Bavarian Opera: Angel Maria Blasi (s) U.S. [Nannetta]
Falstaff (1987).

                                     PREMIER
CHISHOLM: Trilogy "Murder in 3 Keys"  # 1  "Dark Sonnet"
#2  "Simonn" # 3 "Black Roses" New York (1954).

DONIZETTI: "Il castello di Kenilworth" (Elisabetta al castello di
Kenilworth)  opera seria, Naples (1929).

DONIZETTI: "Elvida"  Opera seria, Naples (1826).
Offenbach:  "Les Vivandičres de la grand armée"  Paris (1859).
PENDERECKI:  "Ubu Rex"  München (1991).
                                TODAY'S QUESTION
Who sings "O Colombina" in Pagliacci?

wlonis

The reference material for this posting, was researched and obtained
from many sources. Including: internet  web sites, encyclopedias,
dictionaries, biographical publications, newspapers, my local
Library, information furnished by forum members, the Metropolitan
Annuals, my own reference library consisting of; complete Opera
scores and libretti, biographical publications, Opera News, numerous
publications on the subject of opera and opera singers, and of
course, my personal recollections.  Walter R. Lonis

OPERA: Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... Like Nikolaus Lehnhoff six months ago in Zurich, Langhoff -
working
in the city where the opera was first performed and where the Nazis
added
their signature ...
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?
pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=StoryFT&cid=1087373528274>

SECRETS and Sacraments: Bare: A Pop Opera To Begin Commercial
Off ...
Playbill.com - New York,NY,USA
Bare: A Pop Opera, the rock musical that has satisfied audiences who
couldn't
get enough of Rent, resumes performances in commercial run Off-
Broadway
Sept. ...
<http://www.playbill.com/news/article/87184.html>

INTANGIBLE heritage Qunqu opera melts into modern life
Xinhua - China
... 6 (Xinhuanet)-- Taking the chance of the on-going 28th World
Heritage
Conference held in this east China scenic city,classical plays of
Qunqu
opera have been ...
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/06/content_1577350.htm>

OPERA Telecom increases revenues to GBP 90.4 million
Telecom Paper (subscription) - Houten,Netherlands
International mobile services provider Opera Telecom reports its
financial
results for the year ending 30 May, increasing its revenues from GBP
45
million to ...
<http://www.telecom.paper.nl/site/news_ta.asp?type=abstract&id=47945>

MAGDALENA Kozená Withdraws from San Francisco Opera Debut
Andante - USA
NEW YORK (AP) — Magdalena Kozená has withdrawn from the San Francisco
Opera's production of Mozart's Cosí fan tutte for medical reasons,
the
company ...
<http://www.andante.com/article/article.cfm?id=23998>

EX-OPERA house renovation over
The Republican - Springfield,MA,USA
MONTAGUE - The books have closed on a $2.5 million renovation of the
historic
Colle Opera House, and the project wound up with only a $500 deficit,
town ...
<http://www.masslive.com/hampfrank/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-7/10891003053\
02120.xml>

AIX-EN-PROVENCE stages opera festival
Expatica - Netherlands
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France, July 5 (AFP) - Thousands of opera
aficionados
are expected to flock to southern France from Monday, when the
international
lyric arts ...
<http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=58&story_id=9196>

REAL tears in a political soap opera
Queensland Sunday Mail - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
For months the Canberra press gallery has muttered darkly about
being
spurned
by the Labor leader; no press conferences, few interviews. ...
<http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,10054178%255E421,\
00.html>

LAPPING waves of intensity
Telegraph.co.uk - London,England,UK
Almeida Opera, London's invaluable showcase of new opera, was
launched
this year with a new song cycle by John Woolrich entitled The Sea and
its Shore. ...
<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2004/07/06/bosea06.xml&sSh\
eet=/arts/2004/07/06/ixartright.html>

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Time: All Day

1878 Birth of Italian tenor Edoardo FERRARI-FONTANA. Wagner
specialist.
1882 Birth of Australian-American pianist and composer Percy
Aldrich GRAINGER in Melbourne. USA citizen since 1919. d-White
Plains, NY 20 FEB 1961.
1900 Birth of American composer George ANTHEIL in Trenton, NJ.
d-NYC, 12 FEB 1959.
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STORMS blow away Trafalgar Square opera
Reuters - London,England,UK
LONDON (Reuters) - A planned performance by the English National
Opera
in London's Trafalgar Square has been called off because of storms
sweeping
southern ...
<http://www.reuters.co.uk/newsPackageArticle.jhtml?type=entertainmentNews&storyI\
D=543270§ion=news>

MILAN'S La Scala opera house to reopen
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Seattle,WA,USA
MILAN, Italy -- Milan's La Scala opera house will reopen temporarily
in
December after an ambitious three-year restoration, officials said
Wednesday.
...
<http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/artandlife/apother_story.asp?category=1404&slug=I\
taly%20La%20Scala%20Renovation>

WILL Seattle Opera balance books? It's too close to call
Seattle Times - Seattle,WA,USA
The opera isn't over until the accountants sing — and at yesterday's
annual meeting, that tune went right down to the wire as Seattle
Opera
administrators ...
<http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001973625_opera07.html>

TIBETAN opera seeks heritage listing
Xinhua - China
The government of Tibet Autonomous Region has submitted an
application
to the country's cultural authorities requesting the nomination of
Tibetan
opera, an art ...
<http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/07/content_1579883.htm>

JONAS Kover Stick around, light opera gets better as it goes along
Utica Observer Dispatch - Utica,NY,USA
You may run out of patience before Gilbert & Sullivan's "Patience"
ends,
but stick around for the second act at Glimmerglass Opera because the
light opera gets ...
<http://www.uticaod.com/archive/2004/07/07/news/36996.html>

OPERA run begins
ic NorthWales - North Wales,UK
WELSH National Opera's summer season opens at North Wales Theatre
and
offers
three passionate but tragic ladies of opera. The programme ...
<http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/entertainment/newsandreviews/tm_objectid=14\
402261&method=full&siteid=50142&headline=opera-run-begins-name_page.html>

DEVANGSHU Datta: Phishy business
Business Standard - New Delhi,India
... I used the latest Opera, Netscape/Mozilla and Internet Explorer
builds.
Only Firefox stopped it and that's not a common browser. ...
<http://www.business-standard.com/iceworld/storypage.php?hpFlag=Y&chklogin=N&aut\
ono=160723&leftnm=lmnu9&leftindx=9&lselect=0>

THE War Over Central Park Is Turning Cultural
New York Times - New York,NY,USA
... At the same meeting, the letter states, Parks and Recreation
Department
officials said the Metropolitan Opera had recently staged a
performance
of "Madame ...
<http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/07/nyregion/07protest.html>

OPERA house will be missed
Middletown Press - Middletown,CT,USA
... Carol Smith, who recently moved back to the area from North
Carolina
to retire, once took her 90-year-old mother-in-law to the Goodspeed
Opera
House, where she ...
<http://www.middletownpress.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=12241561&BRD=1645&PAG=461&d\
ept_id=10856&rfi=6>

LINCOLN Center Festival
Financial Times - London,England,UK
... If it had not been for the excellent playing of New York City
Opera
Orchestra, conducted by Barry Wordsworth, Enigma Variations might
have
faltered. ...
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=St\
oryFT&cid=1087373558150>

July 8, 2004

                              BIRTHDAY – SINGER
DEATH: Arnoldson, Oscar (t)  b. ? 1830;  d. July 8, 1881:   Father
of; Sigrid Arnoldson (s).

Bettens, Etienne (bs/b) Fr. b. Lausane, July 8, 1931:

Ferrari-Fontana, Edoardo (t) (1878-1936) It. (57) b. Rome, July 8,
1878; d. Toronto, Can. July 4, 1936: MET:  Début: Jan. 2, 1914
[Avito]  L'Amore dei Tre Re, 2 seasons (1913-15) 11 perf., 1 work.

Goltz, Christel (s) Ger.  b. Dortmund,  July 8, 1912;  MET: Début:
Dec. 15, 1954 [Salome] Salome, 1 season (19 54-55) 6 perf., 1 work.

Hölle, Matthias (b) Ger. b. Rottwell, July 8, 1951; MET Début: Feb.
22, 1985 [Watchman] Die Meistersinger, 3 seasons (1984-85, 86-87, 92-
93) 19 Perf., 4 works.

                                FEATURED ARTIST
Chilcott, Susan (s) (1963-2003) Eng. (40) b. Bristol, July 8, 1963;
d. Timsbury, Sep. 4, 2003: (Brest Cancer)  Début Scottish Opera
(1991); she appeared at Glyndebourne and sung with the English
National Opera, the Welsh National Opera and Opera North. U.S. début
Santa Fe [Donna Elvira] (1996); Cincinnati (1999); Royal Opera House
[Lisa] Queen of Spades, w/ Placido Domingo (2002). MET: Début
[Helena] A Midsummer Night's Dream (Apr. 2003).

                                    COMPOSER
ANTHEIL: George (Georg Johann Carl) (com/opera) (1900-1959) U.S. b.
Trenton, NJ, July 8, 1900; d. New York, Feb. 12, 1959:

                                    OPENING
Berkshire Music Center:  Serge Koussevitzky conducting (1940).

                                  PERFORMANCE
BUENOS AIRES: Teatro Colón, Rudolf Ritter (t) (1887-1966) Ger.
Wagner [Siegmund] Die Walküre (1926).

                                     DÉBUT
MET: Concert:  Beverly Sills (s) Mozart: [Anna] Don Giovanni,
Lewisohn Stadium (1966).

                                    PREMIER
GLASS: "The Making of the Representative for Planet 8" Houston
(1988).
KREUTZER:  "Der Besuch auf dem Lande"  Vienna (1826).
Riccitelli:  "Maria sul Monte" Milan (1911).

                               TODAY'S QUESTION
Here is a name of a character [Happy Shade].  Can you name the opera
in which this character appears?

wlonis

The reference material for this posting, was researched and obtained
from many sources. Including: internet  web sites, encyclopedias,
dictionaries, biographical publications, newspapers, my local
Library, information furnished by forum members, the Metropolitan
Annuals, my own reference library consisting of; complete Opera
scores and libretti, biographical publications, Opera News, numerous
publications on the subject of opera and opera singers, and of
course, my personal recollections.  Walter R. Lonis

OPERA: Bohčme seen but not heard
Financial Times - London,England,UK
The buzzword was outreach, but English National Opera's attempt to
stage
La bohčme in Trafalgar Square, London, on Wednesday turned into a
wash-out.
...
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=St\
oryFT&cid=1087373587462>

LA Scala's almost finished renovation to allow more opera ...
MLive.com - MI,USA
... Digging deeper and soaring skyward, La Scala's bitterly
contested
renovation
has added precious storage space for sets that will allow the opera
house
to mount ...
<http://www.mlive.com/newsflash/entertainment/index.ssf?/newsflash/get_story.ssf\
?/cgi-free/getstory_ssf.cgi?a0951_BC_Opera-LaScala&&news&newsflash-entertainment\
>


CHALLENGES, rewards different for opera musicians
Cincinnati Post - Cincinnati,OH,USA
By Mary Ellyn Hutton. Like the lascivious Don in Mozart's "Don
Giovanni,"
an opera orchestra is consigned to the pit. The space beneath ...
<http://www.cincypost.com/2004/07/08/pit070804.html>



OPERA: Die Fledermaus
Financial Times - London,England,UK
By David Murray. On a lovely evening in the park, what could be more
enticing
than Johann Strauss Jr's masterpiece? Peter Rice's ...
<http://news.ft.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=FT.com/StoryFT/FullStory&c=St\
oryFT&cid=1087373588626>

OPERA in the Vines ticket sales extended
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
Ticket sales for Dame Malvina Major's Opera in the Vines have been
extended
until next Thursday. The second annual Opera in the ...
<http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,2966054a34,00.html>

UTAH Festival brings opera to masses
The BYU Newsnet - Provo,UT,USA
Michael Ballam stepped into the spotlight last night to welcome the
audience
to the Utah Festival Opera's 12th season. Ballam started ...
<http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/51171>

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1820 Birth of French amateur cellist and violin writer Louis
Antoine VIDAL in Rouen. d-Paris, 1 JAN 1891.
1835 Birth of Polish violinist and composer Henryk WIENIAWSKI in
Lubin, Poland. d-Moscow, 31 MAR 1880.
1839 Death of Spanish composer Fernando Sor at age 61,in Paris.
b-Barcelona, 13 FEB 1778.
1845 Birth of Austrian soprano Amalie MATERNA in Styria. Photo.
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1820 Birth of French amateur cellist and violin writer Louis
Antoine VIDAL in Rouen. d-Paris, 1 JAN 1891.
1835 Birth of Polish violinist and composer Henryk WIENIAWSKI in
Lubin, Poland. d-Moscow, 31 MAR 1880.
1839 Death of Spanish composer Fernando Sor at age 61,in Paris.
b-Barcelona, 13 FEB 1778.
1845 Birth of Austrian soprano Amalie MATERNA in Styria. Photo.
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Charles Rosen took piano lessons as a child with a teacher who had
studied with Liszt. He wrote sleeve notes for a record company
before his groundbreaking book, The Classical Style. A champion of
modern composers, renowned as much for his intellect as for his
musical skill, he continues to extend his repertoire. By Lucasta
Miller.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,1257880,00.html

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0393317129/ncdn
The Classical Style: Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven</A>

July 10, 2003

                              BIRTHDAY – SINGER
De Gaetani, Janice (Jan) (m/s) (1933-1989) U.S. (56) b. Massillon,
OH, July 10, 1933;  d. Sep. 15, 1989:  (irreversible leukemia)

Donath, Helen [Helen Erwin] (s) U.S. b. Corpus Christi, July 10,
1940;  MET:  Début: Jan. 1, 1991 [Marzelline] Fidelio, 3 seasons
(1990-91, 92-94) 21 perf., 4 roles, 3 works

Faulhaber, Werner (b) (1927-1953) Ger. (26) b. Dresden, July 10,
1927; d. Portofino, May 27, 1953:

Gerhart, Maria (s) (1896-1975) Austrian. b. July 10, 1896; d.
Vienna, Nov. 30, 1975:

Materna, Amelie (s) (1844-1918) Austrian. (73) b. July 10, 1844;  d.
Jan. 18, 1918:

Schwarz, Vera (s) (1888-1964) Coation.  (76) b. Zagreb, July 10,
1888;  d. Vienna, Dec. 4, 1964:

Stignani, Ebe (m/s) (1904-1974) It.  (70) b. Naples, July 10, 1904;
d. Imola, Oct. 5, 1974:

Sylva, Marguerite (m/s)  (1875-1957) Belgian. (81) b. Brussels, July
10, 1875: d. Glendale, CA, Feb. 21, 1957:

Veasey, Josephine  (m/s) Eng. b. July 10, London, 1930; MET:  Début:
Nov. 22, 1968 [Fricka] Das Rheingold, 1 season (1968-69) 6 perf., 2
works.
Wallace, Ian (bs) Eng. b. London, July 10, 1919;

Welitsch, Ljuba [Velitchkova] (s) (1913-1996) Bulgarian; (83) b.
Borisovo, nr Varna, July 10, 1913;  d. Sep. 1, 1996:  MET:  Début:
Feb. 4, 1949 [Salome] Salome, 5 seasons (1948-52, 71-72) 63 perf., 7
works.

                                FEATURED ARTIST
Lemeshev, Sergei  [Yakovlevich] (t) (1902-1977) Russ. (76) b. Staroe
Knydzevo, Russia, July, 10, 1902; d. Moscow, June 26, 1977:
Lemeshev became one the leading tenors at the Bolshoi Opera between
(1930-50).  He hd a bright, lyric tenor voice. He sang a wide
variety of operas, including the standard Russian repertoire, as
well as French, Italian and German lyric roles, all sung in
Russian.  He also enjoyed great success not only on the Russian
opera and concert stage, but in cinema as well. Début:: Sverdlovsk
(1926) Kharbin Opera in Manchuria (1927-29); Tiflis Opera (1929-31);
Bolshoi (1931).  He retired in 1961, and taught in the Moscow
Conservatory. At the Bolshoi, on his 70th birthday, he sang [Lensky]
Eugene Onegin (1972),

                            PATENT OFFICE REGISTRATION
On this date: July 10, 1900, his Masters Voice was registered at the
U.S. Patent Office.

                                    PREMIER
Bononcini: G. "Endimione"  Vienna (1706).
Bononcini: G. "Muzio Scevola"  Vienna (1710).
DELLA MARIA: "L'opéra comique" Paris (1798).
MALIPIERO: "Sette canzoni" Paris (1920).
MALIPIERO: "Orfeo, ovvero L'ottava canzone" Paris (1920 ).

MONLEONE: "Cavalleria Rusticana" Turin (1907); w/Giuseppina Bonetti
(m/s) (1883-1963) It. (80) b. Venice, 1883: d. Venice, 1963:  She
made her début at Milan in Mignon (1905).  Sang in the premier of
Domenico Monleone's Rusticana Cavalry (1907).

Reimann:  "Lear"  Munich (1978); w/Fischer-Dieskau (b).

                               TODAY'S QUESTION
Who is the principal character in `Die Harmonie der Welt?'

wlonis

The reference material for this posting, was researched and obtained
from many sources. Including: internet  web sites, encyclopedias,
dictionaries, biographical publications, newspapers, my local
Library, information furnished by forum members, the Metropolitan
Annuals, my own reference library consisting of; complete Opera
scores and libretti, biographical publications, Opera News, numerous
publications on the subject of opera and opera singers, and of
course, my personal recollections.  Walter R. Lonis

We would like to remind you of this upcoming event.

CLASSICALmanac

Date: Sunday, July 11, 2004
Time: All Day

1801 Birth of American composer John Hill HEWITT in Maiden Lane,
NY. d-1890.
1807 Birth of Bohemian tenor Joseph TICHATSCHEK, the first
Rienzi in 1842 and the first Tannhauser in 1845.

1836 Birth of Brazilian composer and teacher Antonio Carlo GOMES
in Campinas, Sao Paulo. d-Para, Belém, 16 SEP 1896.
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July 11, 2004

                                BIRTHDAY – SINGER
Berton, Liliane (s) b. July 11, 1924;
Dal Monte, Albertina (m/s) b. July 11, 1897;

Dobbs, Mattiwilda  (s) U.S. b. Atlanta GA July 11, 1925; MET:
Début:  Nov. 9, 1956 [Gilda] Rigoletto,  8 seasons (1956-64) 29
perf., 6 works.

Dvorakova, Ludmila (s) July 11, 1923;
Gedda, [Ustinoff], Nicolai [Harry Gustaf] (t) Swed. b. Stockholm,
July 11, 1925; (t) Swed. b. Stockholm July 11, 1925;  MET: Début:
Nov. 1, 1957 [Faust] Faust, 22 seasons (1957-74, 75-80, 82-84) 289
perf.,  27-roles.

Graf, Emil (bs) b. July 11, 1886; d. ????:

Lehmann, Elizabeth Nina Mary Frederika (s) (1862-1918) Eng. b.
London, July 11, 1862; d. Pinner, Middlesex, Sep. 19, 1918:

Miles, Alistair (bs) b. July 11, 1961;

Selig, Franz-Josef (bs) Ger. b. July 11, 1962;

Scotney, Evelyn (s) (1886-1967) Aussie.  (81)  b. July 11, 1886; d.
London, Aug. 7, 1967:  MET:  Début: Nov. 22, 1919 [Eudoxie] La
Juive, 2 seasons (1919-21) 29 perf. 3 works.

Sunnegardh, Thomas (t) b. July 11, 1949;

                                FEATURED ARTIST
Prey, Hermann (b) (1929-1998) Ger. (69) b. Berlin, July 11, 1929; d.
Munich, July 22, 1998:  Acclaimed both as an opera star and as a
concert artist.  When he was fifteen he passed his physical
examination for the German army and was called for military service,
but his father burned the draft notice.  He won a singing
competition sponsored by the United States Armed Forces in West
Germany in 1952.  Prey served his apprenticeship with the Hamburg
Staatsoper in the 1950's, and he went on to give memorable
performances in some of the world's leading opera houses, La Scala,
Vienna, Wiesbaden, and he toured the United States in 1952.  MET:
Début Dec. 17, 1960 [Wolfram] Tannhäuser,  13-seasons, 65-perf. in 7-
Roles.   ON Sep. 1998

                               OPERA - COMPOSER
GOMES: Carlos (com/opera) Brazilian; b. Campinas (of Portuguese
parents) July 11, 1836;  d. Belém Sep. 16, 1896; Opera: "A Noite do
Castello" (Rio de Janeiro, 1861); "Joana de Flandres" (Rio de
Janeiro, 1863); "Se sa minga" (Milan, 1867); "Nella Luna" (Milan,
1868); "Il Guarany" (Milan, 1870); "Fosca" (Milan, 1873, [rev]
1878); "Salvator Rosa" (Genoa, 1874); "Maria Tudor" (Milan,
1879); "Lo Schiavo" (Rio de Janeiro, 1889); "Condor" (Milan, 1891);
Operetta, "Telegrapho elettrico."

                                 OPERA - CONDUCTOR
Ghedini, Giorgio Federico (com/opera) It. b. Cunero, 1892;  d.
Nervi, Mar. 25, 1965:  He became professor of composition at the
conservatories of Parma and Milan (1951-62).

                                     DÉBUT
LONDON: CG. Lydia Lipkovska (s) (1880-1955) Russ. [Mimi] La Bohčme
(1911).

                                    PREMIER
DITTERSDORF:  "Doctor und Apotheker" singspiel, Vienna (1786).

GRAUN: w/Friedrich II, Quantz, Nichelmann: "Galatea ed Acide"
Potsdam (1748)

Offenbach:  "Il Signor Fagotto"  Bad Ems (1863).

Vaughn Williams:  "The Shepherds of the Delectable Mountains"
a 'pastoral episode' London (1922, [ rev. (1956).

                          ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S QUESTION
Who is the principal character in `Die Harmonie der Welt?'

ANSWER: The principal character is [Johannes Kepler] astronomer and
mathematician.

wlonis

The reference material for this posting, was researched and obtained
from many sources. Including: internet  web sites, encyclopedias,
dictionaries, biographical publications, newspapers, my local
Library, information furnished by forum members, the Metropolitan
Annuals, my own reference library consisting of; complete Opera
scores and libretti, biographical publications, Opera News, numerous
publications on the subject of opera and opera singers, and of
course, my personal recollections.  Walter R. Lonis

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