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  3. 1980

The year 1980 in classical music and in lyrical art

1980. With other artists, Vladimir Horowitz, Olivier Messiaen 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 310 of these moments for 1980.

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1980

modern & contemporary era

January


02

Death of Władysław SkoraczewskiThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1919)

03

Death of Alexander SvechnikovThat year: 1980, Classical music, Soviet conductor, choir director and music educator (1890-1980) (born in 1890)

04

Birth of Tetsuya HoriThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer

05

Death of Walther GrunerThat year: 1980, Classical music, German-born singing teacher and operatic baritone (born in 1905)

Birth of Katarzyna BorekThat year: 1980, Classical music, pianist

11

Birth of Klaudia PasternakThat year: 1980, Classical music, Polish musician

Birth of Yaeko TakemuraThat year: 1980, Classical music, pianist, composer

12

Death of Leonid KochanskiThat year: 1980, Classical music, music pedagogue (born in 1893)

13

Death of Andre KostelanetzThat year: 1980, Classical music, American conductor (born in 1901)

15

Death of Édouard SennyThat year: 1980, Classical music, Belgian composer and poet (1923-1980) (born in 1923)

16

Birth of Gioconda VessichelliThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian opera singer

17

Birth of Gareth McLearnonThat year: 1980, Classical music, British musician

21

Death of Elvira de HidalgoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Operatic soprano and pedagogue (born in 1891)

24

Death of Stanislav NeuhausThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian musician (born in 1927)

25

Birth of Yuka ŌtaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese pianist

26

Death of Hugo EigendorffThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1901)

28

Franco Evangelisti

Death of Franco EvangelistiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian composer (born in 1926)

Also in January

Birth of Daichi FujikiThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer .

February


01

Birth of Ainhoa ZuazuaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish singer

10

Birth of Shōko SawamuraThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese singer

13

Birth of Lukáš VasilekThat year: 1980, Classical music, conductor, choir director

Death of Zofia StachurskaThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer, pedagogue (born in 1915)

14

Birth of Stéphane MagnenatThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer

15

Domingo Hindoyan

Birth of Domingo HindoyanThat year: 1980, Classical music, Venezuelan conductor

18

Cezar Florin Cezar

Birth of Cezar Florin CezarThat year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian opera countertenor, singer and pianist

Death of Muriel BrunskillThat year: 1980, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1899)

19

Birth of Evija MartinsoneThat year: 1980, Classical music, Latvian opera singer

22

Death of Jerzy LefeldThat year: 1980, Classical music, Polish musician (born in 1898)

Death of Emy von StettenThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1898)

23

Cornelius Meister

Birth of Cornelius MeisterThat year: 1980, Classical music, German conductor

Rafael Payare

Birth of Rafael PayareThat year: 1980, Classical music, Venezuelan conductor

25

Birth of Di XiaoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Classical Pianist

28

Birth of Aryan OmidThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer

March


01

Death of John Jacob NilesThat year: 1980, Classical music, American musician (born in 1892)

09

Anna Clyne

Birth of Anna ClyneThat year: 1980, Classical music, British composer

12

David Butt Philip

Birth of David Butt PhilipThat year: 1980, Classical music, British singer

Birth of Christopher BolducThat year: 1980, Classical music, American opera singer

13

Birth of Alberto PizzoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian composer

Death of Aleksandr KolobovThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer (born in 1895)

20

Birth of Alexander KobrinThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian musician

22

Death of Zdeněk DudaThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1920)

23

Death of Anita MezeThat year: 1980, Classical music, Slovene opera singer (born in 1913)

24

Death of Ján GajdošThat year: 1980, Classical music, organist, organ builder, composer, choir director (born in 1903)

25

Death of Walter SusskindThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and pianist (born in 1913)

Arturo Gutiérrez-Martínez

Birth of Arturo Gutiérrez-MartínezThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer

29

Death of Hans-Hermann NissenThat year: 1980, Classical music, German bass-baritone (born in 1893)

Death of William CochranThat year: 1980, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1943)

April


02

Birth of Takahiro FunamotoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer

Death of Pascual de RogatisThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer (born in 1880)

05

Johannes Pramsohler

Birth of Johannes PramsohlerThat year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian baroque violinist

12

Birth of Mike SolomonThat year: 1980, Classical music, American composer and musician

14

Birth of Dong-Min LimThat year: 1980, Classical music, South Korean musician

15

Birth of Tiina-Maija KoskelaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Finnish opera singer

16

Birth of Shkodran TolajThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer

Death of Egil NordsjøThat year: 1980, Classical music, Norwegian musician (born in 1908)

18

Birth of Claudio MaldonadoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Composer and classical guitarist

19

Birth of Yevgeny SudbinThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian pianist

20

Death of Hilde KonetzniThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer (born in 1905)

Birth of Qismət MəmmədzadəThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer

22

Death of Jane FromanThat year: 1980, Classical music, American actress and singer (1907-1980) (born in 1907)

23

Birth of Simon ZaouiThat year: 1980, Classical music, French pianist

24

Birth of Catrin FinchThat year: 1980, Classical music, Welsh harpist

Death of Vootele VeikatThat year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1907)

25

Birth of Rostislav KrimerThat year: 1980, Classical music, pianist

29

Pietari Inkinen

Birth of Pietari InkinenThat year: 1980, Classical music, Finnish musician

Also in April

Birth of Keiko MitsuhashiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese conductor .

May


01

Birth of Fernando VarelaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Classical Crossover and Operatic tenor

03

Birth of Celine ByrneThat year: 1980, Classical music, Irish soprano

05

Julia Kleiter

Birth of Julia KleiterThat year: 1980, Classical music, German singer and opera singer

06

Death of Adele KernThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer (born in 1901)

17

Death of Erling BreneThat year: 1980, Classical music, Danish composer (born in 1896)

Death of Maria KurenkoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian soprano opera singer (born in 1890)

Death of Ernst WiemannThat year: 1980, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1919)

21

Olga Peretyatko

Birth of Olga PeretyatkoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano

Birth of Nuno Peixoto de PinhoThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer

22

Death of Pavol TonkovičThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer, folklorist, music pedagogue, conductor (born in 1907)

23

Death of Larysa AlieksandroŭskajaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Soviet opera singer (1904-1980) (born in 1904)

27

Death of Seiichi SuzukiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer (1901-1980) (born in 1901)

28

Sarah Nemtsov

Birth of Sarah NemtsovThat year: 1980, Classical music, German composer

29

Death of Daniël Clement dit FiefvezThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer (born in 1902)

30

Birth of Isaac WardellThat year: 1980, Classical music, American composer

Birth of Carly ParadisThat year: 1980, Classical music, Canadian composer and pianist

June


05

Irina Lungu

Birth of Irina LunguThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian operatic soprano

07

Death of Richard BonelliThat year: 1980, Classical music, American opera singer (born in 1889)

10

Death of Władysław SzeptyckiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Polish singer (born in 1915)

11

Death of Alois KlímaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech conductor (born in 1905)

12

Birth of Szabolcs BricknerThat year: 1980, Classical music, Hungarian singer

Birth of James McFadyenThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer

13

Birth of Deividas NorvilasThat year: 1980, Classical music, Lithuanian singer

Death of Holger ByrdingThat year: 1980, Classical music, Danish opera singer (born in 1891)

14

Death of Fryderyk SadowskiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Polish violinist (born in 1921)

Birth of Aleizah Morganna Martínez BautistaThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer, model

15

Birth of Morganna LoveThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer

19

Death of Georges HugonThat year: 1980, Classical music, French composer (born in 1904)

20

Death of Allan PetterssonThat year: 1980, Classical music, Swedish composer and violist (born in 1911)

Death of Kurt MühlhardtThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer and actor (born in 1903)

Rafael Sales Arantes

Birth of Rafael Sales ArantesThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer

21

Birth of Ayşegül AbadanThat year: 1980, Classical music, pianist

22

Birth of Risto JoostThat year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian conductor

Birth of Johannes WeisserThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer, musician, opera singer

24

Birth of Arantza EzenarroThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish singer and opera singer

25

Death of Romanas MarijošiusThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer, opera singer (born in 1914)

28

José Iturbi

Death of José IturbiThat year: 1980, Classical music, conductor and pianist (born in 1895)

Death of Yoshirō IrinoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer (born in 1921)

29

Katherine Jenkins

Birth of Katherine JenkinsThat year: 1980, Classical music, Welsh classical crossover singer

Birth of Alexander BeridzeThat year: 1980, Classical music, Georgian classical pianist

July


05

Death of A. J. PotterThat year: 1980, Classical music, Irish composer (born in 1918)

Birth of Mads TollingThat year: 1980, Classical music, Danish jazz and classical violinist

08

Birth of Pirjo JonasThat year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian opera singer, soprano

10

Death of Lkhasaran LinkhovoinThat year: 1980, Classical music, Soviet actor, singer and opera singer (1924-1980) (born in 1924)

Birth of Rudolf RojahnThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer

Birth of Rudolf RojahnThat year: 1980, Classical music, American composer

15

Death of Henri MartelliThat year: 1980, Classical music, French composer and choreographer (born in 1895)

17

Death of Georg SternThat year: 1980, Classical music, German singer and opera singer (born in 1921)

Death of Ivanka RibičThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer, musician, music pedagogue (born in 1895)

19

Birth of Urška Arlič GololičičThat year: 1980, Classical music, Slovenian opera singer

21

Death of Olga Mikk-KrullThat year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian opera singer (born in 1887)

28

Death of Otakar KrausThat year: 1980, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1909)

29

Death of Jan TausingerThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech conductor, composer and choirmaster (born in 1921)

Birth of Szilárd SziklaváriThat year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian opera singer (dead in 2012)

30

Birth of Ayako UeharaThat year: 1980, Classical music, pianist

August


04

Birth of Daniel JohanssonThat year: 1980, Classical music, Swedish tenor

06

Christiane Karg

Birth of Christiane KargThat year: 1980, Classical music, German operatic soprano

Birth of Nuška DraščekThat year: 1980, Classical music, Slovene singer

18

Birth of Katie HarmanThat year: 1980, Classical music, American beauty pageant contestant, singer and actor

22

Inauguration: Kaliningrad Regional PhilharmonicHallThat year: 1980, Classical music (Kaliningrad, Russia)

25

Rory Macdonald

Birth of Rory MacdonaldThat year: 1980, Classical music, British conductor

Death of Aune Rättyä-PälliThat year: 1980, Classical music, Finnish opera singer (born in 1936)

26

Death of Miliza KorjusThat year: 1980, Classical music, American coloratura soprano opera singer and actress (born in 1909)

27

Death of André MarchalThat year: 1980, Classical music, French musician (born in 1894)

28

Birth of Antony HämäläinenThat year: 1980, Classical music, Finnish singer

Birth of Yoshiaki KimuraThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer

30

Birth of Thomas WeinhappelThat year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian opera singer

September


02

Death of Marcel CiampiThat year: 1980, Classical music, French musician (born in 1891)

04

David Garrett

Birth of David GarrettThat year: 1980, Classical music, German violinist; recording artist

05

Premiere of SatyagrahaThat year: 1980, Classical music (Opera), Philip Glass

Death of Don BanksThat year: 1980, Classical music, Australian composer (born in 1923)

06

Birth of Alexander Ferdinand GrychtolikThat year: 1980, Classical music, German harpsichordist, improviser and musicologist

10

Marina Rebeka

Birth of Marina RebekaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Latvian operatic soprano

14

Birth of Ben LeeThat year: 1980, Classical music, electric violinst, composer and producer

Birth of Mátti KovlerThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer

Birth of Summer WatsonThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer

15

Death of Rodrigo PratsThat year: 1980, Classical music, Cuban composer of zarzuelas (born in 1909)

16

Death of Ludmila ČervinkováThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech opera singer, music educator and university educator (born in 1908)

18

Jonathan Biss

Birth of Jonathan BissThat year: 1980, Classical music, American pianist, teacher and writer

Giuseppe Lugo

Death of Giuseppe LugoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian opera singer and actor (born in 1899)

Death of Walter MidgleyThat year: 1980, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1913)

19

Birth of MichiruThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer

25

Death of Mirto PicchiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian opera singer (born in 1915)

29

Birth of Wladislaw Michailowitsch LawrikThat year: 1980, Classical music, conductor

October


02

Death of Lina PagliughiThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer (born in 1907)

07

Birth of Veronika DzhioevaThat year: 1980, Classical music, South Ossetian operatic soprano singer

13

Death of Mária DósaThat year: 1980, Classical music, (1909--1980) opera singer (born in 1909)

Birth of Ananth PattabiramanThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer

14

Birth of Sayo KosugiThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer, pianist

15

Death of Paul CamerloThat year: 1980, Classical music, French singer (born in 1899)

21

Death of Nezaket MemmedovaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Azerbaijani singer (born in 1944)

23

Death of Dinu BădescuThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1904)

27

Missy Mazzoli

Birth of Missy MazzoliThat year: 1980, Classical music, American composer and pianist

28

Agnes Obel

Birth of Agnes ObelThat year: 1980, Classical music, Danish singer, composer, and pianist

30

Birth of Eduard KunzThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian musician

31

Alondra de la Parra

Birth of Alondra de la ParraThat year: 1980, Classical music, Mexican conductor

Also in October

Birth of Rinat ShahamThat year: 1980, Classical music, Israeli singer .

November


05

Ibrahim Maalouf

Birth of Ibrahim MaaloufThat year: 1980, Classical music, French-Lebanese trumpeter

07

Birth of Matias Tosi-SocolovThat year: 1980, Classical music, Argentinian opera singer

08

Birth of Anna-Maria KalesidisThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer

10

Premiere of SalammbôThat year: 1980, Classical music (Opera), Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky

Birth of Keita MatsumiyaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese composer

Death of Jarmila PustinskáThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer (born in 1900)

11

Death of Georgi VinogradovThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian operatic tenor (born in 1908)

12

Death of Alexander VoormolenThat year: 1980, Classical music, Dutch composer (born in 1895)

14

Death of Lia SalgadoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Brazilian opera singer (born in 1914)

15

Death of Emilio PujolThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish musician (born in 1886)

Birth of Adam SchoenbergThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer

19

Birth of Martin StadtfeldThat year: 1980, Classical music, German musician

24

Birth of Camille ButcherThat year: 1980, Classical music, French singer and opera singer

28

Death of Gavino GabrielThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian composer and musicologist (born in 1881)

30

Vanessa Goikoetxea

Birth of Vanessa GoikoetxeaThat year: 1980, Classical music, operatic soprano

December


02

Birth of Hana BlažíkováThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech soprano, harpist

03

Dorothy Albery

Death of Dorothy AlberyThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer (born in 1900)

04

Death of Zdeněk OtavaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech music educator, opera singer and university educator (born in 1902)

10

Sarah Chang

Birth of Sarah ChangThat year: 1980, Classical music, violinist

Birth of Saeka MatsuyamaThat year: 1980, Classical music, violinist

12

Death of Ludmila KoulováThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer, singer (born in 1892)

17

Birth of Dinara AliyevaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Azerbaijani operatic soprano

Birth of Johannes KlumppThat year: 1980, Classical music, German conductor

Birth of Slavomír HořínkaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Czech composer

Birth of Erik LeeThat year: 1980, Classical music, Swedish opera singer

Death of Margarida Elias i CasalsThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish opera singer (born in 1923)

20

Vittoria Yeo

Birth of Vittoria YeoThat year: 1980, Classical music, South Korean singer

22

Birth of Abiodun KoyaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Nigerian opera and gospel singer

24

Alec Wilder

Death of Alec WilderThat year: 1980, Classical music, American composer, lyricist (born in 1907)

Death of Paul SchwarzThat year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian opera singer (born in 1887)

27

Birth of Caroline HurtutThat year: 1980, Classical music, writer, opera singer

31

Death of Youra GullerThat year: 1980, Classical music, French musician (born in 1895)


This was also in 1980

Inception: Australia EnsembleThat year: 1980, Classical music (Australia). Inception: Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San FranciscoThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Turtle Creek ChoraleThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Yoshio ShigezonoThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese lyricist (born in 1908). Inauguration: Domkonzerte KönigslutterThat year: 1980, Classical music (Königslutter am Elm, Germany). Birth of Jérôme ComteThat year: 1980, Classical music, French musician . Birth of Ruben DroleThat year: 1980, Classical music, Swiss opera singer . Birth of Dobrinka TabakovaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Bulgarian-British composer . Birth of Elisabeth TeigeThat year: 1980, Classical music, Norwegian opera singer . Inception: Southern Consort of VoicesThat year: 1980, Classical music. Inauguration: Festspielhaus BregenzThat year: 1980, Classical music (Vorarlberg, Austria). Birth of Jacob CooperThat year: 1980, Classical music, American contemporary classical composer . Birth of Jack LiebeckThat year: 1980, Classical music, British violonist . Birth of Celena ShaferThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer . Inception: Princeton Symphony OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Plamena MangovaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Bulgarian musician . Inception: Le QuatuorThat year: 1980, Classical music (France). Birth of Francesco MeliThat year: 1980, Classical music, Italian opera singer . Inception: Auckland Philharmonia OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music (New Zealand). Birth of Iain BellThat year: 1980, Classical music, English composer . Birth of Frédérique VézinaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Canadian opera singer . Birth of Alfredo VottaThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer . Birth of Mai WashioThat year: 1980, Classical music, Japanese singer . Inauguration: Boston Early Music FestivalThat year: 1980, Classical music (Boston, United States of America). Inauguration: House of Arts PiešťanyThat year: 1980, Classical music (Piešťany, Slovakia). Inception: Chamber Opera Theater of New YorkThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Caroline CampbellThat year: 1980, Classical music, American musician . Birth of Stephanie HamplThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer . Inception: Ensemble ContrechampsThat year: 1980, Classical music (Switzerland). Birth of Romana VaccaroThat year: 1980, Classical music, German singer, opera singer and music educator . Death of Polyna SavridiThat year: 1980, Classical music, American singer and opera singer . Birth of Dora DeliyskaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Bulgarian classical pianist . Birth of Endrik ÜksväravThat year: 1980, Classical music, conductor . Death of Lampros MavrakisThat year: 1980, Classical music, Greek opera singer (born in 1909). Birth of Yingdi SunThat year: 1980, Classical music, Chinese pianist . Inception: Ensemble ModernThat year: 1980, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Zdravka AmbricThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer . Inception: Hanover BandThat year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: Piffaro, The Renaissance BandThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Death of Marion MatthäusThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer, opera singer, musician (born in 1896). Birth of Benjamin BrunsThat year: 1980, Classical music, German opera singer . Inception: Pacific Mozart EnsembleThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Nikolay BorchevThat year: 1980, Classical music, Belarusian singer and opera singer . Birth of Cheryl Frances-HoadThat year: 1980, Classical music, British composer . Birth of Gabrielle PhiliponetThat year: 1980, Classical music, singer . Inception: Alicia Bamboo EnsembleThat year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: Contemporary Vocal EnsembleThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: The King's ConsortThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Nathan PachecoThat year: 1980, Classical music, American singer . Birth of Marc MauillonThat year: 1980, Classical music, French singer and opera singer . Inception: Opéra de MontréalThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Liang WangThat year: 1980, Classical music, American oboist . Inception: Fairhaven SingersThat year: 1980, Classical music (United Kingdom). Inception: Colne Valley Youth OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Julie AlbersThat year: 1980, Classical music, performer . Inception: Los Angeles Guitar QuartetThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Ekaterina TretyakovaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian singer and opera singer . Birth of Arda DoğanThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer . Inception: Orchestre Symphonique des Etudiants de Louvain-la-NeuveThat year: 1980, Classical music (Belgium). Inception: Ricercar ConsortThat year: 1980, Classical music (Belgium). Birth of Stanislav LeontievThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian tenor soloist . Birth of Ulrich CordesThat year: 1980, Classical music, German tenor . Inauguration: Ambronay FestivalThat year: 1980, Classical music (Ambronay, France). Inception: Light Opera WorksThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Li-Ron ChoirThat year: 1980, Classical music (Israel). Birth of Olivier HouetteThat year: 1980, Classical music, organist, harpsichordist, music pedagogue . Birth of Gabriella Di LaccioThat year: 1980, Classical music, Brazilian operatic soprano . Inauguration: Pacific Opera VictoriaThat year: 1980, Classical music (Victoria, Canada). Birth of Oliver KuusikThat year: 1980, Classical music, Estonian opera singer . Birth of David DanzmayrThat year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian conductor . Birth of Armen BadalyanThat year: 1980, Classical music, Armenian opera singer . Inception: Portland Gay Men's ChorusThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Carla MaffiolettiThat year: 1980, Classical music, Brazilian/Italian opera singer . Inception: The PolyphonicsThat year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: Boston Classical OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of Anja-Nina BahrmannThat year: 1980, Classical music, German singer and opera singer . Death of Jean MoscopolThat year: 1980, Classical music, Romanian singer (born in 1903). Inception: Ozark Festival OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Birth of William JosephThat year: 1980, Classical music, American pianist . Birth of Laurent LapassaThat year: 1980, Classical music, composer . Birth of Thomas TatzlThat year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian opera singer . Inception: Deutsche KammerphilharmonieThat year: 1980, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Alexis DemaillyThat year: 1980, Classical music, trumpeter . Inception: Die SingphonikerThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Alexandre DoisyThat year: 1980, Classical music, musician . Birth of Ann Marie CalhounThat year: 1980, Classical music, American violinist and entrepreneur . Closing: Annual Avant Garde Festival of New YorkThat year: 1980, Classical music (New York City, United States of America). Birth of Davinia RodriguezThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish singer and opera singer . Inauguration: Festival de La Roque-d'AnthéronThat year: 1980, Classical music (La Roque-d'Anthéron, France). Inception: Singapore Symphony ChorusThat year: 1980, Classical music. Inception: The Baltimore ConsortThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: University of the Philippines Singing AmbassadorsThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Navah PerlmanThat year: 1980, Classical music, American musician . Inception: Cleveland Chamber SymphonyThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inauguration: Louise M. Davies Symphony HallThat year: 1980, Classical music (San Francisco, United States of America). Inception: St Giles OrchestraThat year: 1980, Classical music (United Kingdom). Birth of Daniela FallyThat year: 1980, Classical music, Austrian soprano opera singer . Inception: Basel SinfoniettaThat year: 1980, Classical music (Switzerland). Birth of Thorwald JørgensenThat year: 1980, Classical music, Dutch musician . Inception: NovantiquaThat year: 1980, Classical music (Switzerland). Birth of Andris PogaThat year: 1980, Classical music, Latvian conductor . Birth of Olesya GolovnevaThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer . Inauguration: Rossini Opera FestivalThat year: 1980, Classical music (Pesaro, Italy). Inception: Gothic VoicesThat year: 1980, Classical music. Birth of Vincent DuboisThat year: 1980, Classical music, French organist born in Saint-Brieuc in 1980 . Birth of Izabela MatułaThat year: 1980, Classical music, opera singer . Birth of Dmitry SinkovskyThat year: 1980, Classical music, Russian conductor, concertmaster, and violinist . Death of Elsie SuddabyThat year: 1980, Classical music, British opera singer (born in 1893). Birth of Jose Franch-BallesterThat year: 1980, Classical music, Spanish clarinetist . Inception: New York City Gay Men's ChorusThat year: 1980, Classical music (United States of America). Inception: Orchestra della ToscanaThat year: 1980, Classical music (Italy). Inception: Trio FontenayThat year: 1980, Classical music (Germany). Birth of Jenny BaeThat year: 1980, Classical music, South Korean violinist . Birth of Clemens van der FeenThat year: 1980, Classical music, Dutch composer .

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)

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