Gérard Marcel Souzay ( December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining. Events 1854 - Pope Pius IX proclaims the dogma of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Virgin Mary was born free of original sin. 1886 - American Federation of Labor... December 8, 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). Events January-February January 8 - President Woodrow Wilson announces his Fourteen Points for the aftermath of World War I. January 24 - a decree of the Council of Peoples Commissars, introducing the Gregorian calendar in Russia since February... 1918 – August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 136 days remaining. Events 1807 - Robert Fultons first American steamboat leaves New York City for Albany, New York on the Hudson River, inaugurating the first commercial steamboat service in the... August 17, 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) Elections were held in 73 countries during 2004. See a list of elections... 2004) was a The French Republic or France ( French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is a democracy organised as a... French In music, a baritone is a male singer whose vocal range falls somewhere between that of a bass and a tenor. A typical baritones range will extend from around the A a tenth below middle C to the F above middle C. Types A high baritone, bordering the tenor... baritone singer.

He was born in This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc.) If you can fix it, please remove this notice after doing so. For help, see Wikipedia:How to copy-edit. Location within France Angers is a city in France in the département of Maine-et-Loire... Angers, France and was regarded as the best interpreter of French art songs since Pierre Bernac was born as Pierre Bertin on 12 January 1899. Although coming to music relatively late, he became the most renowned interpreter of the French art song, and was also famous as a teacher. He made a number of international concert tours with his lifelong friend Francis Poulenc as... Pierre Bernac. In fact, Souzay studied voice with Bernac after graduating from college. His other voice teacher included Claire Croiza, Vanni Marcoux and The German soprano Lotte Lehmann (February 27, 1888 – August 26, 1976) was a famous opera singer who was especially associated with German repertory. She gave memorable performances in the operas of Richard Strauss; the Marschallin in Der Rosenkavalier was considered her greatest role. Lehmann is considered to be one... Lotte Lehmann. He was also renowned in The Federal Republic of Germany ( German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is one of the worlds leading industrialised countries, located in the heart of Europe. Due to its central location, Germany has more neighbours than any other European country: these are Denmark in the north, Poland and the Czech Republic in the... German Lied (plural Lieder) is a German word, literally meaning song; among English speakers, however, it is used primarily as a term for European classical music songs, also known as art songs. Typically, Lieder are arranged for a single singer and piano. Sometimes Lieder are gathered in a Liederkreis or song... lieder. He studied in the Conservatoire de Paris, or Paris Conservatoire, has been central to the evolution of music in France and Western Europe. Former students Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813–1888) Jean-Pierre Aumont (1911–2001) Joseph Bonnet (1884–1944) Gustave Charpentier (1860–1956) Philip Corner (1933–) Juan Crisóstomo... Paris Conservatoire between 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 5 - FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 - World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 - World War... 1940- 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 5 - The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 - British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of... 1945, where he was a prize-winning student.

He had a long-time artistic partnership with the pianist Dalton Baldwin. He rarely recorded joint programs: his only recorded duets were with his sister, This article is about singers. For the popular HBO television drama series about the Mafia see The Sopranos. In music, a soprano is a singer with a voice ranging approximately from middle C to the A a thirteenth above middle C (above the treble clef). In four part chorale style... soprano Genevieve Touraine, Germaine Lubin, and Elly (Elisabeth Sara) Ameling was born February 8, 1933 in Rotterdam, Holland. She made her career as a soprano classical music singer. Categories: Dutch opera singers | 1933 births | People stubs ... Elly Ameling.

He had a joint recital with the renowned soprano Ella Kiang from Hong Kong (香港; Cantonese IPA: ; Jyutping: hoeng1 gong2; Yale: heūng góng; pinyin: Xiānggǎng; Wade-Giles: Hsiang-kang) is one of the two Special Administrative Regions of the Peoples Republic of China. (The other one is Macau.) Administratively, the name Hong Kong... Hong Kong at the Sydney National TV in December 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). Events Undated Booker Prize for Fiction is established by Booker plc. 1968 is known as the year of the Prague Spring and also the year of the Paris riots. The ASCII character code is... 1968.

He died in Antibes is a small resort town of southeastern France, on the Mediterranean Sea in the Côte dAzur, located between Cannes and Nice. The population at the 1999 census was 72 412. The area of Antibes is 26.48 km². Administration Antibes is a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes... Antibes, France.