1980, from day to day
1980. With other artists, Aaron Copland, Astor Piazzolla and Mstislav Rostropovich influenced their time (modern & contemporary era). That year would see the birth of future classical or lyrical artists, such as David Garrett, while others would disappear. That year, new works would be composed, published or performed for the first time in public, such as “Satyagraha” de Philip Glass, for example. That year, halls or orchestras would be founded or ceased to operate.
All these moments, more or less notable, make the year 1980 a page in the history of classical and lyrical music to be discovered or rediscovered. soclassiq currently lists more than 350 of these moments for 1980.
The year 1980 in classical music and in lyrical art
January
02
Death of Władysław Skoraczewski That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1919)
03
Death of Alexander Svechnikov That year: 1980, Classical music, Soviet conductor, choir director and music educator (1890-1980) (born in 1889)
04
Birth of Tetsuya Hori That year: 1980, Classical music, composer
05
Birth of Katarzyna Borek That year: 1980, Classical music, pianist
Death of Walther Gruner That year: 1980, Classical music, German-born singing teacher and operatic baritone (born in 1905)
11
Birth of Klaudia Pasternak That year: 1980, Classical music, Polish musician
Birth of Yaeko Takemura That year: 1980, Classical music, pianist, composer
12
Death of Leonid Kochanski That year: 1980, Classical music, music teacher (born in 1893)
13
Death of Andre Kostelanetz That year: 1980, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1901)
15
Death of Édouard Senny That year: 1980, Classical music, Belgian composer and poet (1923-1980) (born in 1923)
16
Birth of Gioconda Vessichelli That year: 1980, Classical music, Italian opera singer
17
Birth of Gareth McLearnon That year: 1980, Classical music, British musician
Birth of Daichi Fujiki That year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese countertenor
19
Birth of Christoph Altstaedt That year: 1980, Classical music, German conductor and pianist
21
Death of Elvira de Hidalgo That year: 1980, Classical music, operatic soprano and pedagogue (born in 1891)
24
Death of Stanislav Neuhaus That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1927)
25
Birth of Yuka Ōta That year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese pianist
26
Death of Hugo Eigendorff That year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1901)
28
Death of Franco Evangelisti That year: 1980, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1926)
February
01
Birth of Daniela Fally That year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian soprano opera singer
Birth of Ainhoa Zuazua That year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish singer
09
Death of John Kennedy That year: 1980, Classical music, Australian musician (1922-1980) (born in 1922)
10
Birth of Shōko Sawamura That year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese singer
13
Birth of Lukáš Vasilek That year: 1980, Classical music, conductor, choir director
Death of Zofia Stachurska That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue (born in 1915)
14
Birth of Stéphane Magnenat That year: 1980, Classical music, composer
15
Birth of Domingo Hindoyan That year: 1980, Classical music, Venezuelan conductor
18
Birth of Cezar Florin Cezar That year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian opera countertenor, singer and pianist
Death of Muriel Brunskill That year: 1980, Classical music, British opera singer (1899-1980) (born in 1899)
19
Birth of Evija Martinsone That year: 1980, Classical music, Latvian opera singer
22
Death of Jerzy Lefeld That year: 1980, Classical music, Polish musician (1898-1980) (born in 1898)
Death of Emy von Stetten That year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1898)
23
Birth of Cornelius Meister That year: 1980, Classical music, German conductor
Birth of Rafael Payare That year: 1980, Classical music, Venezuelan conductor
25
Birth of Di Xiao That year: 1980, Classical music, Classical Pianist
28
Birth of Aryan Omid That year: 1980, Classical music, composer
March
01
Death of John Jacob Niles That year: 1980, Classical music, American musician (born in 1892)
09
Birth of Anna Clyne That year: 1980, Classical music, British composer
12
Birth of David Butt Philip That year: 1980, Classical music, British singer
Birth of Christopher Bolduc That year: 1980, Classical music, American opera singer
13
Birth of Alberto Pizzo That year: 1980, Classical music, Italian composer
Death of Aleksandr Kolobov That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (born in 1895)
15
Birth of Cristian Măcelaru That year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian violinist and conductor
16
Birth of Varsenik Avanyan That year: 1980, Classical music, Armenian opera singer
20
Birth of Alexander Kobrin That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian musician
22
Death of Zdeněk Duda That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1920)
23
Death of Anita Meze That year: 1980, Classical music, Slovene opera singer (1913-1980) (born in 1913)
24
Death of Jan Gajdos That year: 1980, Classical music, organist, organ organ builder, composer, choir director (born in 1903)
25
Death of Walter Susskind That year: 1980, Classical music, Czech-British conductor, composer and pianist (born in 1913)
Birth of Arturo Gutiérrez-Martínez That year: 1980, Classical music, composer
29
Death of Hans-Hermann Nissen That year: 1980, Classical music, German bass-baritone (born in 1893)
April
02
Birth of Takahiro Funamoto That year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer
Death of Pascual de Rogatis That year: 1980, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)
05
Birth of Johannes Pramsohler That year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian baroque violinist
12
Birth of Mike Solomon That year: 1980, Classical music, American composer and musician
14
Birth of Dong-Min Lim That year: 1980, Classical music, South Korean musician
15
Birth of Tiina-Maija Koskela That year: 1980, Classical music, Finnish opera singer
16
Birth of Shkodran Tolaj That year: 1980, Classical music, singer
Death of Egil Nordsjø That year: 1980, Classical music, Norwegian musician (1908-1980) (born in 1908)
18
Birth of Claudio Maldonado That year: 1980, Classical music, Composer and classical guitarist
19
Birth of Yevgeny Sudbin That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian pianist
20
Death of Hilde Konetzni That year: 1980, Classical music, singer (born in 1905)
Birth of Qismət Məmmədzadə That year: 1980, Classical music, singer
22
Death of Jane Froman That year: 1980, Classical music, American actress (1907–1980) (born in 1907)
23
Birth of Simon Zaoui That year: 1980, Classical music, French pianist
24
Birth of Catrin Finch That year: 1980, Classical music, Welsh harpist
Death of Vootele Veikat That year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1907)
25
Birth of Rostislav Krimer That year: 1980, Classical music, musical artist
29
Birth of Pietari Inkinen That year: 1980, Classical music, Finnish musician
30
Birth of Aurélien Dumont That year: 1980, Classical music, French composer
Also in April
Birth of Keiko Mitsuhashi That year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese conductor .
May
01
Birth of Fernando Varela That year: 1980, Classical music, Classical Crossover and Operatic tenor
03
Birth of Celine Byrne That year: 1980, Classical music, Irish soprano
05
Birth of Julia Kleiter That year: 1980, Classical music, German singer and opera singer
06
Death of Adele Kern That year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1901)
13
Birth of Dmitry Sinkovsky That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian conductor, concertmaster, and violinist
17
Death of Erling Brene That year: 1980, Classical music, Danish composer (1896-1980) (born in 1896)
Death of Maria Kurenko That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian soprano opera singer (born in 1890)
Death of Ernst Wiemann That year: 1980, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1919)
21
Birth of Olga Peretyatko That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano
Birth of Nuno Peixoto de Pinho That year: 1980, Classical music, composer
22
Death of Pavol Tonkovič That year: 1980, Classical music, composer, folklorist, music teacher, conductor (born in 1907)
23
Death of Larysa Alieksandroŭskaja That year: 1980, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1904-1980) (born in 1904)
27
Death of Seiichi Suzuki That year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer (1901-1980) (born in 1901)
28
Birth of Sarah Nemtsov That year: 1980, Classical music, German composer
29
Death of Daniël Clement dit Fiefvez That year: 1980, Classical music, composer (born in 1902)
30
Birth of Carly Paradis That year: 1980, Classical music, Canadian composer and pianist
Birth of Isaac Wardell That year: 1980, Classical music, American composer
June
04
Birth of Sébastien Daucé That year: 1980, Classical music, French conductor and musicologist
05
Birth of Irina Lungu That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano
06
Birth of Tineke Van Ingelgem That year: 1980, Classical music, musician, performing artist
07
Death of Richard Bonelli That year: 1980, Classical music, American opera singer (1889-1980) (born in 1889)
10
Death of Władysław Szeptycki That year: 1980, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1915)
11
Death of Alois Klíma That year: 1980, Classical music, Czech conductor (born in 1905)
12
Birth of Szabolcs Brickner That year: 1980, Classical music, Hungarian singer
Birth of James McFadyen That year: 1980, Classical music, composer
13
Birth of Deividas Norvilas That year: 1980, Classical music, Lithuanian singer
Death of Holger Byrding That year: 1980, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1891)
14
Death of Fryderyk Sadowski That year: 1980, Classical music, Polish violinist (1921-1980) (born in 1921)
15
Birth of Aleizah Morganna Martínez Bautista That year: 1980, Classical music, Mexican opera singer
Birth of Aleizah Morganna Martínez Bautista That year: 1980, Classical music, Mexican opera singer
19
Death of Georges Hugon That year: 1980, Classical music, French composer (1904-1980) (born in 1904)
20
Death of Allan Pettersson That year: 1980, Classical music, Swedish composer and violist (born in 1911)
Death of Kurt Mühlhardt That year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer and actor (1903-1980) (born in 1903)
Birth of Rafael Sales Arantes That year: 1980, Classical music, composer
21
Birth of Ayşegül Abadan That year: 1980, Classical music, pianist
22
Birth of Risto Joost That year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian conductor and opera singer
Birth of Johannes Weisser That year: 1980, Classical music, musician, opera singer
24
Birth of Arantza Ezenarro That year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish singer and opera singer
25
Death of Romanas Marijošius That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1914)
28
Death of Josep Iturbi Bàguena That year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish conductor and pianist (born in 1895)
Death of Yoshirō Irino That year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1921)
29
Birth of Katherine Jenkins That year: 1980, Classical music, Welsh classical crossover singer
Birth of Alexander Beridze That year: 1980, Classical music, Georgian classical pianist
July
05
Death of A. J. Potter That year: 1980, Classical music, Irish composer (1918-1980) (born in 1918)
Birth of Mads Tolling That year: 1980, Classical music, Danish-American violinist and composer
08
Birth of Pirjo Jonas That year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian opera singer, soprano
10
Death of Lkhasaran Linkhovoin That year: 1980, Classical music, Soviet actor, singer and opera singer (1924-1980) (born in 1924)
Birth of Rudolf Rojahn That year: 1980, Classical music, American composer
15
Death of Henri Martelli That year: 1980, Classical music, French composer and choreographer (born in 1895)
17
Death of Georg Stern That year: 1980, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1921)
Death of Ivanka Ribič That year: 1980, Classical music, musician, music teacher, opera singer (born in 1895)
19
Birth of Urška Arlič Gololičič That year: 1980, Classical music, Slovenian opera singer
21
Death of Olga Mikk-Krull That year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1887)
28
Death of Otakar Kraus That year: 1980, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1909)
29
Death of Jan Tausinger That year: 1980, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (born in 1921)
Birth of Szilárd Sziklavári That year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (1980-2012) (dead in 2012)
30
Birth of Ayako Uehara That year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese classical pianist
August
04
Birth of Daniel Johansson That year: 1980, Classical music, Swedish tenor
06
Birth of Christiane Karg That year: 1980, Classical music, German operatic soprano
Birth of Nuška Drašček That year: 1980, Classical music, Slovene singer
18
Birth of Katie Harman That year: 1980, Classical music, American beauty pageant contestant, singer and actor
22
Inauguration: Kaliningrad Regional PhilharmonicHall That year: 1980, Classical music (Kaliningrad, Russia)
25
Birth of Rory Macdonald That year: 1980, Classical music, British conductor
Death of Aune Rättyä-Pälli That year: 1980, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (1936-1980) (born in 1936)
26
Death of Miliza Korjus That year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian-American coloratura soprano opera singer and actress (1909-1980) (born in 1909)
27
Death of André Marchal That year: 1980, Classical music, French musician (born in 1894)
28
Birth of Antony Hämäläinen That year: 1980, Classical music, Finnish singer
Birth of Yoshiaki Kimura That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer
30
Birth of Thomas Weinhappel That year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian opera singer
September
02
Death of Marcel Ciampi That year: 1980, Classical music, French musician (born in 1891)
04
Birth of David Garrett That year: 1980, Classical music, German violinist
05
Premiere of Satyagraha That year: 1980, Classical music (Opera), Philip Glass
Death of Don Banks That year: 1980, Classical music, Australian composer (1923-1980) (born in 1923)
06
Birth of Alexander Ferdinand Grychtolik That year: 1980, Classical music, German harpsichordist, improviser and musicologist
10
Birth of Marina Rebeka That year: 1980, Classical music, Latvian operatic soprano
Death of Božena Žlábková That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1903)
14
Birth of Ben Lee That year: 1980, Classical music, British violinist
Birth of Mátti Kovler That year: 1980, Classical music, composer
Birth of Summer Watson That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer
15
Death of Rodrigo Prats That year: 1980, Classical music, Cuban composer of zarzuelas (born in 1909)
16
Death of Ludmila Červinková That year: 1980, Classical music, Czech opera singer, music educator and university educator (born in 1908)
18
Birth of Jonathan Biss That year: 1980, Classical music, American pianist
Death of Giuseppe Lugo That year: 1980, Classical music, Italian opera singer and actor (born in 1899)
Death of Walter Midgley That year: 1980, Classical music, British opera singer (1913-1980) (born in 1913)
19
Birth of Michiru That year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer
25
Death of Mirto Picchi That year: 1980, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1915)
29
Birth of Wladislaw Michailowitsch Lawrik That year: 1980, Classical music, conductor
October
02
Death of Lina Pagliughi That year: 1980, Classical music, Italian-American opera singer (born in 1907)
10
Birth of Pavao Mašić That year: 1980, Classical music, Harpsichordist and organist
13
Death of Mária Dósa That year: 1980, Classical music, (1909--1980) opera singer (born in 1909)
Birth of Ananth Pattabiraman That year: 1980, Classical music, composer
14
Birth of Sayo Kosugi That year: 1980, Classical music, composer, pianist
15
Death of Paul Camerlo That year: 1980, Classical music, French singer (born in 1899)
19
Birth of Yingdi Sun That year: 1980, Classical music, Chinese pianist
21
Death of Nezaket Memmedova That year: 1980, Classical music, Azerbaijani singer (1944-1980) (born in 1944)
23
Death of Dinu Bădescu That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1904)
27
Birth of Missy Mazzoli That year: 1980, Classical music, American composer and pianist
28
Birth of Agnes Obel That year: 1980, Classical music, Danish singer, composer, and pianist
30
Birth of Eduard Kunz That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian musician
Also in October
Birth of Rinat Shaham That year: 1980, Classical music, Israeli singer .
November
05
Birth of Ibrahim Maalouf That year: 1980, Classical music, French-Lebanese trumpeter and composer
07
Birth of Matias Tosi-Socolov That year: 1980, Classical music, Argentinian opera singer
08
Birth of Anna-Maria Kalesidis That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer
09
Birth of Endrik Üksvärav That year: 1980, Classical music, conductor
10
Premiere of Salammbô That year: 1980, Classical music (Opera), Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky
Birth of Keita Matsumiya That year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer
Birth of Suzanna Melkonyan That year: 1980, Classical music, Armenian opera singer
Death of Jarmila Pustinská That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)
11
Death of Georgi Vinogradov That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian operatic tenor (born in 1908)
12
Death of Alexander Voormolen That year: 1980, Classical music, Dutch composer (born in 1895)
14
Death of Lia Salgado That year: 1980, Classical music, Brazilian opera singer (born in 1914)
15
Death of Emilio Pujol That year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish musician (born in 1886)
Birth of Adam Schoenberg That year: 1980, Classical music, American composer
19
Birth of Martin Stadtfeld That year: 1980, Classical music, German musician
24
Birth of Camille Butcher That year: 1980, Classical music, French singer and opera singer
28
Death of Gavino Gabriel That year: 1980, Classical music, Italian composer and musicologist (1881-1980) (born in 1881)
30
Birth of Vanessa Goikoetxea That year: 1980, Classical music, operatic soprano
December
02
Birth of Hana Blažíková That year: 1980, Classical music, Czech soprano, harpist
Birth of Christopher Stark That year: 1980, Classical music, American composer
03
Death of Dorothy Albery That year: 1980, Classical music, composer (born in 1900)
04
Death of Zdeněk Otava That year: 1980, Classical music, Czech music educator, opera singer and university educator (born in 1902)
10
Birth of Sarah Chang That year: 1980, Classical music, violinist
Birth of Saeka Matsuyama That year: 1980, Classical music, violinist
12
Death of Ludmila Koulová That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1892)
17
Birth of Dinara Aliyeva That year: 1980, Classical music, Azerbaijani operatic soprano
Birth of Johannes Klumpp That year: 1980, Classical music, German conductor
Birth of Slavomír Hořínka That year: 1980, Classical music, Czech composer
Birth of Erik Lee That year: 1980, Classical music, Swedish opera singer
Death of Margarida Elias i Casals That year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (1923-1980) (born in 1923)
20
Birth of Vittoria Yeo That year: 1980, Classical music, South Korean singer
22
Birth of Abiodun Koya That year: 1980, Classical music, Nigerian gospel singer, opera singer, actress, songwriter and poet
24
Death of Alec Wilder That year: 1980, Classical music, American composer, lyricist (1907-1980) (born in 1907)
Death of Paul Schwarz That year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (1887-1980) (born in 1887)
27
Birth of Caroline Hurtut That year: 1980, Classical music, french author, comedian and lyrical singer
29
Death of Yoshio Shigezono That year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese lyricist (1908-1980) (born in 1908)
31
Death of Youra Guller That year: 1980, Classical music, French musician (1895-1980) (born in 1895)
This was also in 1980
Birth of Michael Spyres That year: 1980, Classical music, American baritenor . Inception: The Baltimore Consort That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of David Cohen That year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Birth of Jose Franch-Ballester That year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish clarinetist . Inception: Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria That year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: Pacific Mozart Ensemble That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Dissolution: Quartetto Italiano That year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Evan Johnson That year: 1980, Classical music, American composer . Dissolution: English Opera Group That year: 1980, Classical music (United Kingdom). Dissolution: Portsmouth Sinfonia That year: 1980, Classical music (United Kingdom). Death of Aleksey Korolyov That year: 1980, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (born in 1905) . Birth of Davinia Rodríguez That year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish singer and opera singer . Inauguration: Pacific Opera Victoria That year: 1980, Classical music (Victoria, Canada). Inception: Artis Quartett That year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Alyson Cambridge That year: 1980, Classical music, singer . Birth of Mengla Huang That year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Inception: Princeton Symphony Orchestra That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Alfredo Votta That year: 1980, Classical music, composer . Inception: Hanover Band That year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: Orchestre Symphonique des Etudiants de Louvain-la-Neuve That year: 1980, Classical music (Belgium). Birth of Romana Vaccaro That year: 1980, Classical music, German singer, opera singer and music educator . Birth of Oliver Kuusik That year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Birth of Jonas Vitaud That year: 1980, Classical music . Inception: Portland Gay Men's Chorus That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Alissa Margulis That year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Inception: Ozark Festival Orchestra That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Lampros Mavrakis That year: 1980, Classical music, Greek opera singer (born in 1909) . Birth of Igor Tchetuev That year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Birth of Olivier Houette That year: 1980, Classical music, French organist and harpsichordist . Inauguration: Boston Opera House That year: 1980, Classical music (Boston, United States of America). Birth of Jenny Bae That year: 1980, Classical music, South Korean violinist . Birth of Stanislav Leontiev That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian tenor soloist . Birth of Clemens van der Feen That year: 1980, Classical music, Dutch composer . Inception: Ensemble Modern That year: 1980, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Andris Poga That year: 1980, Classical music, Latvian conductor . Birth of Jérôme Comte That year: 1980, Classical music, French musician . Birth of Jacob Cooper That year: 1980, Classical music, American contemporary classical composer . Inception: Turtle Creek Chorale That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Le Quatuor That year: 1980, Classical music (France). Birth of Ruben Drole That year: 1980, Classical music, Swiss opera singer . Inception: Australia Ensemble That year: 1980, Classical music (Australia). Death of Polyna Savridi That year: 1980, Classical music, American singer and opera singer . Inception: The King's Consort That year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: Fairhaven Singers That year: 1980, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Nordic Chamber Opera Orchestra That year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Celena Shafer That year: 1980, Classical music, singer . Birth of Vladimir Kulenovic That year: 1980, Classical music, conductor . Birth of Caroline Campbell That year: 1980, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Liang Wang That year: 1980, Classical music, American oboist . Inception: Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie That year: 1980, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Ensemble Contrechamps That year: 1980, Classical music (Switzerland). Inception: Novantiqua That year: 1980, Classical music (Switzerland). Inception: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet That year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Dora Deliyska That year: 1980, Classical music, Bulgarian classical pianist . Death of Marion Matthäus That year: 1980, Classical music, singer, opera singer, musician (born in 1896) . Birth of Nabil Shehata That year: 1980, Classical music, German-Egyptian conductor and double bassist . Birth of Ann Marie Calhoun That year: 1980, Classical music, American violinist . Birth of Thorwald Jørgensen That year: 1980, Classical music, Dutch musician . Inception: Cleveland Chamber Symphony That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Mikhail Ovrutsky That year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Inception: Trio Fontenay That year: 1980, Classical music (Germany). Inception: Light Opera Works That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Elisabeth Teige That year: 1980, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer . Inauguration: Boston Early Music Festival That year: 1980, Classical music (Boston, United States of America). Birth of Julie Albers That year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Birth of William Joseph That year: 1980, Classical music, American pianist . Birth of David Danzmayr That year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian conductor . Inception: Piffaro, The Renaissance Band That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Ekaterina Tretyakova That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer . Birth of Laurent Lapassa That year: 1980, Classical music, composer . Birth of Stephanie Hampl That year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer . Birth of Vincent Dubois That year: 1980, Classical music, French organist . Inception: Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Carla Maffioletti That year: 1980, Classical music, Brazilian/Italian opera singer . Inauguration: Domkonzerte Königslutter That year: 1980, Classical music (Königslutter am Elm, Germany). Inception: Opéra de Montréal That year: 1980, Classical music (Canada). Inauguration: Ambronay Festival That year: 1980, Classical music (Ambronay, France). Inception: Gothic Voices That year: 1980, Classical music. Inauguration: House of Arts Piešťany That year: 1980, Classical music (Piešťany, Slovakia). Death of Jean Moscopol That year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian singer (born in 1903) . Birth of Francesco Meli That year: 1980, Classical music, Italian opera singer . Inauguration: Louise M. Davies Symphony Hall That year: 1980, Classical music (San Francisco, United States of America). Birth of Benjamin Bruns That year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer . Death of Elsie Suddaby That year: 1980, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1893) . Birth of Arda Dogan That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Anja-Nina Bahrmann That year: 1980, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Inception: Li-Ron Choir That year: 1980, Classical music (Israel). Birth of Nadezhda Pavlova That year: 1980, Classical music, Russian opera singer . Birth of Theo Känzig That year: 1980, Classical music, composer, performing artist, music teacher . Birth of Plamena Mangova That year: 1980, Classical music, Bulgarian musician . Inception: Alicia Bamboo Ensemble That year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: Basel Sinfonietta That year: 1980, Classical music (Switzerland). Birth of Ruby Hughes That year: 1980, Classical music, lyrical singer . Birth of Olesya Golovneva That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Armen Badalyan That year: 1980, Classical music, Armenian opera singer . Birth of Marc Mauillon That year: 1980, Classical music, French singer and opera singer . Inception: Orchestra della Toscana That year: 1980, Classical music (Italy). Inception: Boston Classical Orchestra That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Singapore Symphony Chorus That year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Zdravka Ambric That year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer . Inception: Ricercar Consort That year: 1980, Classical music (Belgium). Inception: Chamber Opera Theater of New York That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra That year: 1980, Classical music (New Zealand). Inception: Colne Valley Youth Orchestra That year: 1980, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Thomas Tatzl That year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Birth of Jack Liebeck That year: 1980, Classical music, British violonist . Closing: Annual Avant Garde Festival of New York That year: 1980, Classical music (New York City, United States of America). Birth of Hendrickje Van Kerckhove That year: 1980, Classical music, singer, musician, performing artist . Birth of Navah Perlman That year: 1980, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Cheryl Frances-Hoad That year: 1980, Classical music, British composer . Birth of Dobrinka Tabakova That year: 1980, Classical music, Bulgarian-British composer . Birth of Nikolay Borchev That year: 1980, Classical music, Belarusian singer and opera singer . Inception: Contemporary Vocal Ensemble That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors That year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Mai Washio That year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese singer . Birth of Robert Smith That year: 1980, Classical music, Viola da gamba player . Birth of Iain Bell That year: 1980, Classical music, English composer . Birth of Marta Mathéu That year: 1980, Classical music, Catalan soprano . Inauguration: Rossini Opera Festival That year: 1980, Classical music (Pesaro, Italy). Birth of David Schneebeli That year: 1980, Classical music, instrumentalist . Birth of Alexis Demailly That year: 1980, Classical music, trumpeter . Inception: Southern Consort of Voices That year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Nathan Pacheco That year: 1980, Classical music, American singer . Birth of Gabrielle Philiponet That year: 1980, Classical music, French operatic soprano . Inception: Die Singphoniker That year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Izabela Matuła That year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: New York City Gay Men's Chorus That year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Ulrich Cordes That year: 1980, Classical music, German tenor . Birth of Alexandre Doisy That year: 1980, Classical music, musician . Inauguration: Festspielhaus Bregenz That year: 1980, Classical music (Vorarlberg, Austria). Birth of Roxana Constantinescu That year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian opera singer . Birth of Frédérique Vézina That year: 1980, Classical music, Canadian opera singer .
Works (composition or publishing)
- Iannis Xenakis (age 58)
- Aïs (Song, lied)
- Pierre Boulez (age 55)
- Notations I-IV (Work for orchestra)
- Karlheinz Stockhausen (age 52)
- Thursday, Opp. 48-50 (Opera)
- Philip Glass (1937-0000)
- A Madrigal Opera (Incidental music)