Robert Ward’s Pulitzer Prize-winning opera, “The Crucible,” was first staged in Central City, Colorado, on tis day in 1964.

July 3, 2019 by Scott Davis

George M. Cohan, sometimes called the “Father of American musical comedy,” was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on this day in 1878.

July 3, 2019 by Scott Davis

Jean Sibelius’s tone poem “Finlandia” was premiered by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra on this day in 1900.

July 2, 2019 by Scott Davis

Opera composer Christoph Willibald Gluck was born in Erasbach on this day in 1714.

July 2, 2019 by Scott Davis

Richard Strauss’s opera “Arabella” was premiered in Dresden at the Sächsisches Staatstheater on this day in 1933.

July 1, 2019 by Scott Davis

Giovanni Maria Sabino, Italian organist, composer, and educator, was born on this day in 1588.

June 30, 2019 by Scott Davis