George Frideric Handel's opera "Almira," his first, was premiered in Hamburg on this day in 1705.

January 8, 2019 by Scott Davis

U.S. conductor, arranger, and director Robert De Cormier was born on Long Island, New York, on this day in 1922.

January 7, 2019 by Scott Davis

French composer Francis Poulenc was born in Paris on this day in 1899.

January 7, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. singer Marian Anderson performed on at the New York Metropolitan Opera on this day in 1955, making her the first African American to perform with them.

January 7, 2019 by Scott Davis

Gioachino Rossini's "Stabat Mater" was premiered in Paris at the Théâtre-Italien's Salle Ventadour on this day in 1842.

January 7, 2019 by Scott Davis

Russian composer and pianist Alexander Scriabin was born in Moscow on this day in 1872.

January 6, 2019 by Scott Davis