Composer Gaetano Donizetti was born in Bergamo, Italy, on this day in 1797.

November 29, 2019 by Scott Davis

Composer and instrumentalist Jean-Baptiste Lully was born on this day in 1632 in Florence.

November 28, 2019 by Scott Davis

Russian composer, conductor, and pianist Anton Rubinstein was born in Vykhvatinetz on this day in 1829.

November 28, 2019 by Scott Davis

“The Bohemian Girl,” by Michael William Balfe, was first produced at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London on this day in 1843.

November 27, 2019 by Scott Davis

Australian coloratura soprano Joan Sutherland made her Metropolitan opera debut in New York, singing in “Lucia di Lammermoor” on this day in 1961.

November 26, 2019 by Scott Davis

Austrian composer Joseph Haydn married Maria Anna Keller in Vienna on this day in 1760.

November 26, 2019 by Scott Davis