Music year 1880

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Music year 1880
The opera in Frankfurt am Main , designed by the Berlin architect Richard Lucae , will open in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm I with a performance of Mozart's Don Giovanni .

Events

• October 20 : The opera in Frankfurt am Main , designed by the Berlin architect Richard Lucae , opens in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm I with Mozart's opera Don Giovanni . At the same time, the square surrounding today's Alte Oper will be renamed Opernplatz .

Instrumental music

• Johann Strauss (son) : Roses from the South (Waltz) op. 388 (premiere November 7, 1880); Queen's Gavotte op. 391; Into the Center (Waltz) op. 387; Boys' Walk (Polka) op. 389;
• Antonín Dvořák : Sonata in F major for violin and piano op. 57; Waltz op. 54 (piano); Eclogues op. 56 (piano); Album sheets (piano); Six piano pieces op. 52; Gypsy Melodies op. 55;
• Camille Saint-Saëns : Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor op.61
• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky : Capriccio Italy op. 45; Serenade for strings in C major op. 48; Overture 1812 completed 1880 premiered 1882; Six Duets Op. 46; Seven romances op.47
• Charles-Marie Widor : La Korrigane - Suite d'orchestre
• Giuseppe Verdi : Pater noster for five-part choir ; Ave Maria for soprano and string quartet ,
• Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow : Skaska (fairy tale) op.29
• Gustav Mahler : Three songs for tenor voice and piano
• Johannes Brahms : Academic Festival Overture op. 80; Tragic Overture, Op. 81; Two Rhapsodies op. 79 ; Hungarian dances (publication of the second part)

Musical theater

• January 21 : The opera Die Mayacht by Nikolai Andrejewitsch Rimski-Korsakow is premiered at the Mariinsky Theater in Saint Petersburg .
• January 31st : The world premiere of the fantastic drama Elda by Alfredo Catalani takes place at the Teatro Regio in Turin.
• February 21 : The operetta Donna Juanita by Franz von Suppè is premiered at the Carltheater in Vienna. The libretto is by Camillo Walzel and Richard Genée .
• October 1 : The operetta Das Spitzentuch der Königin by Johann Strauss (son) based on a libretto by Heinrich Bohrmann-Riegen and Richard Genée is premiered at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna .
• November 27 : The operetta Die Carbonari by Carl Zeller is premiered at the Carltheater in Vienna.
• November 30th : The world premiere of the opera Névtelen hősök ( Anonymous Heroes ) by Ferenc Erkel takes place in Budapest.
• December 12th : The opera Don Rodrigue by Georges Bizet is premiered in Paris.
• December 18th : The operetta Apajune, the Aquarius by Karl Millöcker is premiered at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna . This libretto is also by Richard Genée and Camillo Walzel .

Further world premieres:

• Arthur Sullivan : The Martyr of Antioch (Sacred Musical Drama, spiritual musical drama)
• Richard Genée : Nisida (operetta)
• Giovanni Bottesini : La Regina del Nepal (Opera) in Turin
• Léo Delibes : Nivelle (Opera)

Born

January to June

• 0January 5 : Nikolai Karlowitsch Medtner , Russian composer († 1951 )
• January 10 : Adrian Wettach , known as Grock, Swiss music clown († 1959 )
• January 15 : Rita Sacchetto , German dancer and actress († 1959 )
• January 18 : Robert Pollack , Austrian violinist and music teacher († 1962 )
• January 20 : Rudolf Bernauer , Austrian operetta librettist and theater director († 1953 )
• January 31 : Anton Arnold , Austrian opera singer († 1954 )

• 0February 3 : Félix Fourdrain , French composer, organist and music teacher († 1923 )
• February 14 : Maria Labia , Italian opera singer († 1953 )
• February 18 : Eric DeLamarter , American composer († 1953 )
• February 19 : Arthur Shepherd , American composer († 1958 )
• March 17 : Guillermo Uribe Holguín , Colombian composer († 1971 )

• 0April 7th : Fritz Grünbaum , Czech cabaret artist, operetta and hit writer († 1941 )
• April 23 : Michel Fokine , Russian choreographer and founder of modern ballet († 1942 )
• April 29 : Adolf Chybiński , Polish musicologist and teacher († 1952 )

• 0May 1 : JO LaMadeleine , Canadian fiddle player († 1973 )
• 0May 6 : Maximilian Josef Auer , Austrian musicologist († 1962 )
• 0May 7 : Karl Bleyle , Austrian musician and composer († 1969 )
• 0May 9 : Mihkel Lüdig , Estonian composer († 1958 )

• June 15 : Blind Alfred Reed , American country musician († 1956 )
• June 25 : Felix Swinstead , English pianist, composer and music teacher († 1959 )

July to December

• 0July 1 : Joseph-Ermend Bonnal , French composer, organist and music teacher († 1944 )
• July 24 : Ernest Bloch , American composer († 1959 )
• July 26th : Bror Abelli , Swedish director, actor, singer, writer and cinema owner († 1962 )

• August 10 : Clarence Cameron White , American composer († 1960 )
• August 17 : Leo Ascher , Austrian composer and lawyer († 1942 )
• August 25 : Robert Stolz , Austrian composer and conductor († 1975 )
• August 27 : Édouard Flament , French composer († 1958 )

• September 11th : Felix Knubben , German church musician and composer († 1934 )
• September 17 : Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht , French conductor and composer († 1965 )
• September 19 : Zequinha de Abreu , Brazilian composer and instrumentalist († 1935 )
• September 20 : Ildebrando Pizzetti , Italian composer († 1968 )
• September 27 : Jacques Thibaud , French violinist († 1953 )
• September 28 : Stanko Premrl , Slovenian composer († 1965 )

• 0October 1 : Heinrich Frantzen , German composer († 1953 )
• 0October 8 : Clemens Schmalstich , German composer and conductor († 1960 )
• October 12 : Healey Willan , Canadian composer, organist, choir director and music teacher († 1968 )
• October 22nd : Patápio Silva , Brazilian flautist and composer († 1907 )

• 0November 2 : John Foulds , English composer († 1939 )
• 0November 9 : Rudolf Karel , Czech composer († 1945 )
• November 30 : Arthur Laurendeau , Canadian singer, choir director and music teacher († 1963 )

• 0December 6 : Emanuel Ondříček , Czech violinist, music teacher and composer († 1958 )
• December 14 : Bruno Barilli , Italian composer, journalist and writer († 1952 )
• December 28 : Janko Binenbaum , Turkish composer († 1956 )
• December 29 : Julien-Fernand Vaubourgoin , French organist, composer and music teacher († 1952 )
• December 30th : Alfred Einstein , German musicologist and music critic († 1952 )

Exact date of birth unknown

• Emmerich Schwach , Romanian-German composer, violinist, conductor and choir director († 1959 )
• Ñico Lora , Dominican musician and composer († 1971 )

Died

• February 8 : Antonio Angelèri , Italian pianist and music teacher (* 1801 )
• March 20 : Joaquim Calado , Brazilian flautist and composer (* 1848 )
• March 23 : Gustaf Adolf Mankell , Swedish organist and composer (* 1812 )
• March 29 : Jacob Axel Josephson , Swedish composer (* 1818 )
• March 31 : Henryk Wieniawski , Polish violinist and composer (* 1835 )

• May 9 : Hermann Berens , German pianist and composer (* 1826 )
• May 10 : John Goss , English organist and composer (* 1800 )

• September 3 : Wilhelm Westmeyer , German composer and pianist (* 1829 )
• October 5 : Jacques Offenbach , German-French composer (* 1819 )
• October 16 : Edouard Wolff , Polish pianist and composer (* 1816 )

• November 8 : Andreas Peter Berggreen , Danish composer (* 1801 )
• November 24th : Napoléon-Henri Reber , French composer (* 1807 )
• November 27 : William Saurin Lyster , Australian opera impresario (* 1828 )
• December 27 : Alessandro Nini , Italian composer (* 1805 )

See also

Portal: Music  - Overview of Wikipedia content on music

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