The opera “Cardillac,” by Paul Hindemith, was first staged in Dresden at the Staatsoper on this day in 1926.

November 9, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. conductor and composer Howard Shanet was born on this day in 1918.

November 9, 2019 by Scott Davis

The New York Symphony Society, considered a rival to the Philharmonic Symphony Society of New York, presented its first concert on this day in 1878.

November 9, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. bass-baritone Jerome Hines (originally Heinz) was born in Hollywood on this day in 1921.

November 8, 2019 by Scott Davis

Australian coloratura soprano Joan Sutherland was born on this day in 1926.

November 7, 2019 by Scott Davis

The highest note ever sung at the Metropolitan Opera House, A♮6, was performed by U. S. soprano Audrey Luna on this day in 2017, during Thomas Adès’s “The Exterminating Angel.”

November 7, 2019 by Scott Davis