Editing 1947 in music (section)

==Events==
*[[June 11]] – [[June 15|15]] – First [[Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod]] is held in [[Wales]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Llangollen International Eisteddfod – How it Started|url=http://www.llangollen.com/eist3.html|publisher=Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod|accessdate=2012-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824054357/http://www.llangollen.com/eist3.html|archive-date=August 24, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*[[August 7]] – [[Carlo Bergonzi (tenor)|Carlo Bergonzi]] makes his professional debut as Schaunard in ''[[La bohème]]'' at the Arena Argentina in [[Catania]].{{citation needed|date=September 2022|reason=His article doesn't mention this.}}
*October – [[Enrico De Angelis]] leaves [[Quartetto Cetra]] to join the army. [[Lucia Mannucci]] replaces him.
*[[Jack Brymer]] becomes principal clarinettist of the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]].
*[[Patti Page]] signs with Mercury.
*[[Frankie Laine]] earns the first of his 21 gold records.
*[[Kay Starr]] signs with Capitol.
*[[George Jones]] begins performing.
*[[Ernesto Bonino]] embarks on his Latin American tour.
*The [[Amadeus Quartet]] is founded, as the Brainin Quartet.
*[[Bernard Greenhouse]] and [[John Serry Sr.]] appear in ''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]'' on the CBS network.