La Scena Musicale

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Today's Birthdays in Music: June 18 (Marton, Pleyel)

1943 - Éva Marton, Budapest, Hungary; opera soprano

Wiki entry
Biography & pictures

Éva Marton sings "In questa reggia" from Puccini's Turandot (Vienna, 1983; José Carreras as Calaf)

1757 - Ignaz Pleyel, Ruppersthal, Austria; pianist, composer, music publisher, piano manufacturer

Wiki entry
Biography
Pleyel pianos

Labels: birthdays, composer, Ignaz Pleyel, piano, publisher, singer, Éva Marton

La Scena Musicale is Canada's most respected classical music, opera, jazz and world music magazine. It is a monthly magazine published in English and French by La Scène musicale/The Music Scene, a non-profit charity dedicated to the promotion of music and the arts.

La Scena Musicale's award-winning website SCENA.org has been a world leader of classical music and arts news since 1996. The LSM Blog is the place for commentary and news on music and the arts in Canada and around the world.