This Week In History

This week, Canadian composer Oskar Morawetz died at 90. I sang with his daughter Claudia in the Canadian Children's Opera Chorus, so condolences to her family.

June 17, 1882 Igor Stravinsky was born near St. Petersburg.
June 18, 1942 Sir Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool.
June 21, 1978 Evita by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice premiered in London.
June 22, 1858 Giacomo Puccini was born in Lucca, Italy.
June 23 1846 The first patent for the saxaphone was issued (to a Mr. Sax).
June 24 1901 Pablo Picasso, aged 19, had his first exhibition, held in Paris.