Events in Music Apr 20 Crosby Opera House opens in Chicago, Illinois; destroyed in the Great Fire of 1871 Apr 28 Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine" premieres in Paris Birthdays in Music Apr 13 Heinrich Reinhardt, Austrian composer, born in Pressburg (d. 1922) Deaths in Music Apr 1 Giuditta Pasta, Italian soprano, dies at 67 Apr 8 John Park, Scottish composer, dies at 61 Apr 14 Ignaz Bösendorfer, Austrian musician, and piano maker, dies at 65 Apr 26 Charles J Sax, Belgium musician & father of Adolphe Sax inventor of the saxophone, dies at 74 1864 Music History by Year 1866 Famous Musicians Composers Drummers Guitarists Pianists Singers Songwriters
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