U. S. conductor Duain Wolfe, founder of the Colorado Symphony Chorus and the Colorado Children’s Chorale, was born on this day in 1945.

October 24, 2019 by Scott Davis

English composer and conductor John Rutter, founder of the Cambridge Singers, was born on this day in 1945.

October 24, 2019 by Scott Davis

German composer and conductor Ferdinand Hiller was born on this day in 1811.

October 24, 2019 by Scott Davis

German composer, pianist, and conductor Felix Mendelssohn performed his first public concert on this day in 1818.

October 24, 2019 by Scott Davis

Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis was born in Xanthi, Greece, on this day in 1925.

October 23, 2019 by Scott Davis

The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City – the “Old Met” – inaugurated its first season on this day in 1883, staging Charles Gounod’s “Faust.”

October 22, 2019 by Scott Davis