Arturo Toscanini conducted his first performance with the NBC Symphony Orchestra on this day in 1937.

December 25, 2019 by Scott Davis

J. S. Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" was first performed in Leipzig on this day in 1734.

December 25, 2019 by Scott Davis

English composer Orlando Gibbons was baptised on this day in 1583.

December 25, 2019 by Scott Davis

"Aida" by Giuseppi Verdi was premiered in Cairo on this day in 1871 at the Khedivial Opera House.

December 24, 2019 by Scott Davis

The first opera for television, Gian Carlo Menotti's "Amahl and the Night Visitors," was aired on this day in 1951.

December 24, 2019 by Scott Davis

"Silent Night," composed by Franz Xaver Gruber (lyrics by Joseph Mohr) was first performed at the Church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria on this day in 1818.

December 24, 2019 by Scott Davis