New Zealand soprano Kiri Te Kanawa made her Metropolitan Opera debut in New York on this day in 1974, as Desdemona in "Otello."

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U. S. conductor Paul Hillier, who specializes in early and contemporary music, was born on this day in 1949.

February 9, 2019 by Scott Davis

English composer Andrew Lloyd Webber married his third wife, Madeleine Gurdon, on this day in 1991.

February 9, 2019 by Scott Davis

Austrian composer Alban Berg was born on this day in 1885 in Vienna.

February 9, 2019 by Scott Davis

Giuseppe Verdi's comic opera "Falstaff" was premiered in Milan on this day in 1893.

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U. S. composer, conductor, and pianist John Williams was born on this day in 1932.

February 8, 2019 by Scott Davis