Igor Stravinsky’s opera-oratorio “Oedipus rex” was first performed at the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt in Paris on this day in 1927.

May 30, 2019 by Scott Davis

The opera “The Bartered Bride” by Bedřich Smetana was first staged in Prague on this day in 1866.

May 30, 2019 by Scott Davis

The “War Requiem,” Op. 66, by Benjamin Britten was premiered on this day in 1962 at the newly rebuilt Coventry Cathedral.

May 30, 2019 by Scott Davis

German choral conductor Helmuth Rilling was born on this day in 1933.

May 29, 2019 by Scott Davis

“The Rite of Spring” by Igor Stravinsky was premiered at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris by the Ballets Russes on this day in 1913.

May 29, 2019 by Scott Davis

Paul Hindemith’s opera “Mathis der Maler” was premiered at the Zurich Opera on this day in 1938.

May 28, 2019 by Scott Davis