“Le siège de Corinthe” (The Siege of Corinth), Gioachino Rossini’s first French opera, was first staged in Paris on this day in 1826.

October 9, 2019 by Scott Davis

Antonín Dvořák conducted his Requiem Mass for the Birmingham Festival on this day in 1891.

October 9, 2019 by Scott Davis

French composer, conductor, and pianist Camille Saint-Saëns was born on this day in 1835.

October 9, 2019 by Scott Davis

German composer and organist Heinrich Schutz was born on this day in 1585.

October 8, 2019 by Scott Davis

Composer and conductor Gustav Mahler was named director of the Vienna Court Opera by Emperor Franz Joseph I on this day in 1897.

October 8, 2019 by Scott Davis

William Billings, thought the first American choral composer, was born in Boston on this day in 1746.

October 7, 2019 by Scott Davis