The premiere of Sergei Rachmaninoff's "Symphonic Dances" happened on this day in 1941 in Philadelphia.

January 3, 2019 by Scott Davis

Mily Balakirev, member of "The Five" Russian composers, was born on this day in 1837.

January 2, 2019 by Scott Davis

"The Flying Dutchman" by Richard Wagner was premiered on this day in 1843, at the Königliches Hoftheater in Dresden.

January 2, 2019 by Scott Davis

Gustav Mahler accepted the post of principal conductor at the Metropolitan Opera in New York on this day in 1908, conducting Richard Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde."

January 1, 2019 by Scott Davis

Gioacchino Rossini is born in 1792 (onthisday).

February 29, 2016 by Scott Davis

“Les Huguenots” opera by Giacomo Meyerbeers is premiered in Paris on February 29th, 1836 (onthisday).

February 29, 2016 by Scott Davis