Maria Callas made her Metropolitan Opera debut, starring in Bellini’s “Norma,” on this day in 1956.

October 29, 2019 by Scott Davis

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” was premiered at the Estates Theatre in Prague on this day in 1787.

October 29, 2019 by Scott Davis

U.S. born conductor and composer Carl Davis was born on this day in 1936.

October 28, 2019 by Scott Davis

U.S. composer and conductor Howard Hanson was born on this day in 1896.

October 28, 2019 by Scott Davis

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky conducted the first performance of his Symphony No. 6 in B minor, “Pathétique,” on this day in 1893.

October 28, 2019 by Scott Davis

The opera “Il Pirata,” by Vincenzo Bellini, was first staged in Milan’s La Scala Theater on this day in 1827.

October 27, 2019 by Scott Davis