German lyric baritone and conductor Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was born in Berlin on this day in 1925.

May 28, 2019 by Scott Davis

Irish poet, singer, and songwriter Thomas Moore was born in Dublin on this day in 1779.

May 28, 2019 by Scott Davis

French composer and conductor Maurice Ravel made his conducting debut at the Société Nationale de Musique with a performance from the manuscript of his overture “Shéhérazade” on this day in 1899.

May 27, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. composer and conductor Ernst Bacon was born in Chicago on this day in 1898.

May 26, 2019 by Scott Davis

German conductor and composer Kurt Thomas was born on this day in 1904 in Tönning.

May 25, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. operatic soprano Beverly Sills was born on this day in 1929.

May 25, 2019 by Scott Davis