German composer, pianist, and music critic Robert Schumann was born on this day in 1810.

June 8, 2021 by Sundra Flansburg

Italian singer and composer Barbara Strozzi, who published eight volumes of her own music – more print music than any other composer of the era – was born on this day in Venice.

August 6, 2020 by Sundra Flansburg

Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia” was premiered at the opening of the Tanglewood Festival on this day in 1940, conducted by G. Wallace Woodworth.

July 8, 2020 by Sundra Flansburg

German composer and organist Johann Ernst Eberlin, a prolific composer of church organ and choral music, was born on this day in 1702.

March 27, 2020 by Sundra Flansburg

Gilbert and Sullivan's opera "The Pirates of Penzance" premiered in New York City on this day in 1879.

December 31, 2019 by Scott Davis

"Erode the Greate," an opera by John La Montaine, was premiered in Washington on this day in 1969.

December 30, 2019 by Scott Davis