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: , , , , , ,