Estonian composer Arvo Pärt was born on this day in 1935.

September 11, 2019 by Scott Davis

Hector Berlioz’s opera “Benvenuto Cellini” was first staged at the Paris Opéra on this day in 1838.

September 10, 2019 by Scott Davis

English composer Henry Purcell was likely born on this day in 1659.

September 10, 2019 by Scott Davis

Italian composer and organist Girolamo Frescobaldi was baptized in the Duchy of Ferrara on this day (or September 13 or 15!) in 1583.

September 9, 2019 by Scott Davis

Antonín Dvořák, Czech composer, was born on this day in 1841.

September 8, 2019 by Scott Davis

Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass,” written for the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., was first performed there on this day in 1971.

September 7, 2019 by Scott Davis