English composer, conductor, and pianist Benjamin Britten was born on this day in 1913.

November 22, 2019 by Scott Davis

“Robert le diable,” Giacomo Meyerbeer’s first French opera, was premiered at the Paris Opéra on this day in 1831.

November 21, 2019 by Scott Davis

The opera “Feuersnot” by Richard Strauss premiered at the Königliches Opernhaus in Dresden on this day in 1901.

November 21, 2019 by Scott Davis

“Fidelio,” Beethoven’s only opera, premiered on this day at Vienna’s Theater an der Wien in 1805.

November 20, 2019 by Scott Davis

British conductor David Lloyd-Jones was born on this day in 1934.

November 19, 2019 by Scott Davis

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, of Gilbert and Sullivan fame, was born in London on this day in 1836.

November 18, 2019 by Scott Davis