U. S. composer Ezra Laderman was born in New York City on this day in 1924.

June 29, 2019 by Scott Davis

Swiss composer and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau was born in Geneva on this day in 1712.

June 28, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. composer Richard Rodgers, of Rodgers and Hammerstein fame, was born in New York City on this day in 1902.

June 28, 2019 by Scott Davis

Claude Debussy’s cantata “L’enfant prodigue” was premiered in Paris on this day in 1884, winning the Prix de Rome.

June 27, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. soprano Anna Moffo was born in Wayne, Pennsylvania, on this day in 1932.

June 27, 2019 by Scott Davis

Mahler’s Symphony No. 9 premiered in Vienna, conducted by Bruno Walter, on this day in 1912.

June 26, 2019 by Scott Davis