Births and Deaths
- Born 1925: Harold Blackburn, bass singer, died 11-27-1981
- Born 1861: Marco Enrico Bossi, composer, died 02-20-1925
- Died 1976: Alexander Brailowsky, pianist, born 02-16-1896
- Born 1949: Cynthia Clarey, mezzo-soprano [former wife of baritone Jake Gardner]
- Died 1951: Jerzy Fitelberg, composer, born 05-20-1903
- Died 1983: Carroll Glenn, violinist, born 10-28-1919 [wife of pianist Eugene List]
- Born 1919: Irene Jordan, soprano
- Died 1959: David Mannes, violinist/conductor, born 02-16-1866
- Born 1924: Franco Mannino, conductor/pianist
- Died 1996: Rafael Orozco, pianist/teacher, born 01-24-1946
- Died 1906: John KNowles Paine, composer, born 01-09-1839
- Born 1927: Siegfried Palm, cellist/opera director, died 06-06-2005
- Born 1913: Rex Stephens, teacher/piano accompanist, died 06-30-2001
- Born 1915: Italo Tajo, bass singer, died 03-29-1993
- Born 1895: Yves Tinayre, baritone, died-??
- Born 1918: Astrid Varnay, soprano, died-?? [wife of conductor Hermann Weigert]
- Born 1919: Heinz Wunderlich, organist, choral director
- Died 1965: Victor Zuckerkandl, musicologist/author, born 07-02-1896 ["The Sense of Music" book]
"Great is song used to great ends."
—Tennyson
What happened on this day in music history?
In 1926, Puccini's opera Turandot was given its first performance at La Scala in Milan, Italy with Arturo Toscanini conducting. Leading roles were sung by Rosa Raisa and Miguel Fleta.
