"The Love for Three Oranges," a satirical opera by Sergei Prokofiev, was premiered in Chicago on this day in 1921.

December 30, 2019 by Scott Davis

British choral conductor and composer Sir David Wilcocks was born in Newquay, Cornwall, on this day in 1919.

December 30, 2019 by Scott Davis

"The Merry Widow," by composer Franz Lehár, was premiered at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on this day in 1905.

December 30, 2019 by Scott Davis

The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra presented its first concert on this day in 1911 under the baton of Henry Hadley.

December 29, 2019 by Scott Davis

Franz Liszt's symphonic poem "Hunnenschlacht" was premiered in Weimar on this day in 1857, conducted by the composer.

December 29, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. composer and conductor Benjamin Johnson Langwas was born on this day in 1837 in Salem, Massachusetts.

December 28, 2019 by Scott Davis