Tag Archives: Musicians’ Birthdays

Adelina Patti: Born February 19, 1843

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Adelina Patti, original name Adela Juana Maria Patti (born Feb. 19, 1843, Madrid, Spain—died Sept. 27, 1919, Craig-y-Nos Castle, Brecknockshire, Wales), Italian soprano who was one of the great coloratura singers of the 19th century.
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/446851/Adelina-Patti

Biographical sketch of Madame Adelina Patti
https://archive.org/details/biographicalsket00mortiala

Yoko Ono: Born February 18, 1933

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http://www.allmusic.com/artist/yoko-ono-mn0000521704/biography

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Since emerging onto the international art scene in the early 1960s, Yoko Ono has made profound contributions to visual art, performance, filmmaking, and experimental music. Born in Tokyo in 1933, she moved with her family to New York in the mid-1950s and enrolled at Sarah Lawrence College. Over the next decade she lived in New York, Tokyo, and London, greatly influencing the international development of Fluxus and Conceptual art.
https://www.moma.org/artists/4410

via Yoko Ono On Being An Inspiration And Her Friendship With David Bowie.

‪Renée Fleming‬: Born February 14, 1959

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As a musical statesman, Renée Fleming has been sought after on numerous distinguished occasions, from the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize ceremony to performances in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games. On January 18, 2009, was featured on the televised We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial concert for President Obama. She has performed for the United States Supreme Court, HRH The Prince of Wales at Buckingham Palace, and, in November 2009, celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Czech Republic’s “Velvet Revolution” at the invitation of Václav Havel. An additional distinction was bestowed in 2008, when breaking a precedent, Ms. Fleming became the first woman in the 125-year history of the Metropolitan Opera to solo headline an opening night gala.
FROM https://reneefleming.com/artistry/

Renée Fleming photographed by Annie Leibovitz, 2008

Arthur Rubinstein: Born January 28, 1887

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Arthur Rubinstein made his first United States tour in 1906 when he was only 19 years old. He became one of the world’s foremost concert artists.

Rubinstein was born in an Lodz, Poland, on January 28, 1887. He made his first public performance at the age of seven. Four years later, the child prodigy was sent to Berlin to be presented to the great violinist, Joseph Joachim. Impressed with the boy’s amazing talent, Joachim offered to assume responsibility for Rubinstein’s cultural and musical education. At the age of thirteen, Rubinstein debuted formally in Berlin with the Berlin Philharmonic at a concert featuring the Mozart A major and Saint-Saens G minor concertos. In 1906, he made his American debut, performing with the Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall. His success here initiated a tour of the United States that included over 40 concerts.
FROM https://www.kennedy-center.org/artists/r/ro-rz/arthur-rubinstein/

Obituary~ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1982/12/21/concert-pianist-arthur-rubinstein-dies-at-95/17f6739e-d5d5-447c-bb6d-416cca13d1ea/
Rubenstein Remembered~
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/arthur-rubinstein-about-arthur-rubinstein/693/