Music anniversaries to be commemorated on July 23: births, premieres...
Thousands of anniversaries. In 2020, classical music and opera offer many opportunities for music lovers to commemorate composers, conductors, performers and operatic artists, to celebrate the first performances of essential works or the opening of emblematic concert halls. From January to December, there are 365 opportunities to revisit a repertoire, a recording or simply to explore 10 centuries of classical music. Something to satisfy all the inquiring minds.
July 23: Essential anniversaries
Throughout 10 centuries of history, there are thousands of anniversaries. For July 23, there are no less than 80 dates to remember: births, deaths, premieres, inaugurations... Among them: Anna Sofia Sevelin (230th anniversary, Birth), William Candidus (180th anniversary, Birth), Marie-Julie Halligner (170th anniversary, Death), Susan Graham (60th anniversary, Birth), Erik Årman (50th anniversary, Birth)... to name only some of the artists, composers or performers, known or less known throughout the world.
All important anniversaries to commemorate a July 23
2015
Anita Garanča, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Latvian singer and educationist (1949-2015)
Death (age 66)
2011
David Aiken, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, American musician
Death (age 93)
2010
Louis Danto, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Polish singer
Death (age 81)
2004
Ferry Gruber, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, German singer and opera singer
Death (age 77)
Carlos Paredes, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Portuguese musician
Death (age 79)
1998
André Gertler, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Death (age 90)
1997
Stanislava Součková, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Czech opera singer
Death (age 73)
1983
Georges Auric, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, French composer
Death (age 84)
1981
Jakub Hrůša, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Czech conductor
Birth (39th anniversary)
1979
Mathieu Ahlersmeyer, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, German actor, singer and opera singer
Death (age 83)
Rina Massardi, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, filmmaker, actor, opera singer
Death (age 82)
1978
Li Yugang, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Chinese singer and actor
Birth (42th anniversary)
Emanuel-Cristian Caraman, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Romanian opera singer
Birth (42th anniversary)
1977
Silvia Colloca, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Singer, actress, author and TV cooking personality
Birth (43th anniversary)
1976
Péter Halász, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Birth (44th anniversary)
Matthäus Schmidlechner, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer and singer
Birth (44th anniversary)
1975
Wu Bixia, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Chinese singer
Birth (45th anniversary)
1974
Nikandr Sergeevič Hanaev, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Soviet singer and opera singer (1890-1974)
Death (age 84)
1973
Søren Nils Eichberg, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, German/Danish composer
Birth (47th anniversary)
1972
Anja Harteros, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Operatic soprano
Birth (48th anniversary)
1970
Erik Årman, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Birth (50th anniversary)
50th anniversary (2020)
1963
Alfredo Schiuma, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, composer
Death (age 78)
1962
Alain Lefèvre, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, French Canadian pianist and composer
Birth (58th anniversary)
1960
Susan Graham, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, singer
Birth (60th anniversary)
1958
Marat Gareev, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth (62th anniversary)
1955
Vytautas Kurnickas, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Lithuanian singer
Birth (65th anniversary)
1954
Susan Dunn, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, American singer
Birth (66th anniversary)
1949
Sławomir Stanisław Czarnecki, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, composer
Birth (71th anniversary)
1944
Maria João Pires, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Portuguese pianist
Birth (76th anniversary)
1940
Metoděj Janíček, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Czech composer and organist
Death (age 78)
1937
Thomas Herndon, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, American opera singer
Birth
1933
Joan Gamisans Arabí, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Spanish singer and composer (1879-1933)
Death (age 53)
1931
Ava June, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, British singer and opera singer
Birth
1928
Leon Fleisher, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, American conductor and pianist
Birth
1927
Sigrid Wolf, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Death (age 64)
Sigrid Wolf-Schøller, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Norwegian opera singer
Death (age 64)
1926
Ernő Tálas, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, opera singer
Birth
Louise Parker, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, American contralto
Birth
1919
Leopold Kolar, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, concertmaster
Birth
1918
Ann Ayars, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, actor; The Youngest Profession
Birth
1913
Renato Carenzio, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, (1913-1985)
Birth
Ernest van der Eyken, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Belgian musician
Birth
1909
Raymond Sabarich, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, French trumpeter
Birth
Zygmunt Noskowski, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Polish musician
Death (age 63)
1908
Elsa Maasik, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer and music educator (1908-1991)
Birth
1907
Olga Kalinina, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Soviet opera singer (1907-1959)
Birth
1904
Georges Hugon, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, French composer
Birth
1903
Boris Gmyrya, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Ukrainian singer
Birth
1893
Silvestr Hipman, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Czech composer and writer
Birth
Johannes Müller, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, German composer and singer
Birth
1890
Enid Watkins, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, American singer
Birth
1886
Emil Scaria, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Austrian opera singer
Death (age 47)
1885
Stefan Belina-Skupiewski, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Polish educationist and singer
Birth
1884
Ketty Lapeyrette, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, French opera singer
Birth
1883
Borghild Langaard, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Norwegian singer
Birth
1882
Josef Věnceslav Soukup, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Czech composer, painter and educator
Death (age 63)
Peter Hegar, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, (1882-1946)
Birth
1878
Hilarión Eslava, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Spanish composer and pedagogue
Death (age 70)
1867
Gustav Dupont, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, German opera singer (tenor) (1867-1912)
Birth
1866
Francesco Cilea, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Italian composer
Birth
1865
Jean-Louis Tulou, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, French composer, flute teacher, player and instrument maker
Death (age 78)
Ernst Bürstinghaus, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, German opera singer
Birth
1861
Carl Marx, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, singer, opera singer
Birth
1859
Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, French poet and novelist
Death (age 73)
1851
Ferdinand Troyer, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Austrian noble and musician
Death (age 71)
1850
Marie-Julie Halligner, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, singer
Death (age 64)
1849
Mieczysław Apolinary Horbowski, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Polish singer
Birth
1846
Christian Heinrich Rinck, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, German composer and organist
Death (age 76)
1840
William Candidus, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, American opera singer (1840-1910)
Birth
František Max Kníže, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Czech composer and musician
Death (age 55)
1838
Édouard Colonne, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, French conductor and violinist
Birth
1832
Adolf Pollitzer, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Hungarian musician
Birth
1803
Johann Vesque von Püttlingen, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Austrian composer
Birth
Sergey Grigoryevich Golitsyn, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, writer, poet, singer, opera singer
Birth
1796
Franz Berwald, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Swedish composer
Birth
1790
Anna Sofia Sevelin, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Swedish opera singer
Birth
1773
Ludwig Hellwig, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, German composer
Birth
1769
Alexey Nikolayevich Titov, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Russian musician
Birth
1757
Domenico Scarlatti, Anniversaries (July 23), Classical music history, Italian composer, son of Alessandro Scarlatti
Death (age 71)