Samuel Barber's opera "Vanessa" was premiered at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on this day in 1958.

January 15, 2019 by Scott Davis

Giacomo Puccine's opera "Tosca" was premiered in Rome at the Teatro Costanzi on this day in 1900.

January 14, 2019 by Scott Davis

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), a performance rights organization, was founded on this day in 1914.

January 13, 2019 by Scott Davis

Béla Bartók's symphonic poem "Kossuth" was premiered on this day in 1904 by the Budapest Philharmonic Society.

January 13, 2019 by Scott Davis

George Frideric Handel's opera "Ottone, re di Germania" was premiered at the King's Theatre, Haymarket, in London on this day in 1723.

January 12, 2019 by Scott Davis

French composer, organist, and educator Maurice Duruflé was born on this day in 1902 in Louviers, France.

January 11, 2019 by Scott Davis