Arnold Schoenberg's symphonic poem "Pelleas und Melisande" was premiered at the Musikverein in Vienna on this day in 1905, conducted by the composer.

January 25, 2019 by Scott Davis

"La Cenerentola," an operatic dramma giocoso by Gioachino Rossini, premiered on this day in 1817 in Rome at the Teatro Valle.

January 25, 2019 by Scott Davis

The New Haven Symphony Orchestra, based in Connecticut, performed its first concert, conducted by Horatio William Parker, on this day in 1895.

January 25, 2019 by Scott Davis

Norman Dello Joio, U. S. composer, was born on this day in 1913.

January 24, 2019 by Scott Davis

Vincenzo Bellini's opera "I Puritani" was premiered in Paris at the Théâtre-Italien on this day in 1835.

January 24, 2019 by Scott Davis

Russian composer and conductor Igor Stravinsky married his first cousin, Katherine Gavrylivna Nosenko, on this day in 1906.

January 23, 2019 by Scott Davis