Events in Music May 2 The Folies Trévise (later cabaret hall Folies Bergère) opens as an opera house in Paris, France Birthdays in Music May 5 Hans Pfitzner, German composer (Palestrina), born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1949) May 11 Francisco Lacerda, Portuguese composer, conductor, and musicologist, born in Ribeira Seca, Portugal (d. 1934) Deaths in Music May 10 Wilhelm Bernhard Molique, German composer and violonist, dies at 66 1868 Music History by Year 1870 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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