Marco da Gagliano and Jacopo Peri's "Flora" was performed on the day in 1735 in Charleston, South Carolina, the first opera staged in the North American colonies.

February 8, 2019 by Scott Davis

Arthur Collins, U. S. baritone, was born on this day in 1864 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

February 7, 2019 by Scott Davis

Eubie Blake, U. S. composer and pianist, was born on this day in 1887 in Baltimore, Maryland.

February 7, 2019 by Scott Davis

The first minstrel show – a now infamous genre – was performed by the Virginia Minstrels, or Virginia Serenaders, around this day in 1843.

February 6, 2019 by Scott Davis

Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Otello" premiered at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan on this day in 1887.

February 5, 2019 by Scott Davis

Austrian-born U. S. conductor Erich Leinsdorf was born on this day in 1912.

February 4, 2019 by Scott Davis