Jane Manning, English soprano and educator, was born on this day 1938.

September 20, 2019 by Scott Davis

Music publisher Gustav Schirmer was born in Königsee, Germany, on this day in 1829.

September 19, 2019 by Scott Davis

London’s Royal Opera House – Covent Garden – re-opened on this day in 1809 with a performance of Shakespeare’s “Macbeth.”

September 18, 2019 by Scott Davis

American composer Charles Griffes was born on this day in 1884.

September 17, 2019 by Scott Davis

The Metropolitan Opera House – The Met – opened at Lincoln Center in New York City with a performance of Samuel Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra” on this day in 1966.

September 16, 2019 by Scott Davis

French composer, conductor, and teacher Nadia Boulanger was born in Paris on this day in 1887.

September 16, 2019 by Scott Davis