Gaetano Donizetti’s grand opera “La favorite” opened in Paris at the Académie Royale de Musique on this day in 1840.

December 2, 2019 by Scott Davis

The grand opera “Samson and Delilah,” by Camille Saint-Saëns was premiered at the Ducal Theatre in Weimar on this day in 1877.

December 2, 2019 by Scott Davis

Luke Foss’s “American Cantata” was premiered by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Bernstein, on this day in 1977.

December 1, 2019 by Scott Davis

The opera “Billy Budd,” by Benjamin Britten, was premiered at London’s Royal Opera House on this day in 1951.

December 1, 2019 by Scott Davis

“The Decision,” an opera by Thea Musgrave, opened in London at Sadler’s Wells on this day in 1967.

November 30, 2019 by Scott Davis

“Le Cid,” an opera by Jules Massenet, was premiered at the Paris Opéra on this day in 1885.

November 30, 2019 by Scott Davis