Giuseppe Verdi conducted the premiere of his requiem mass “Manzoni Requiem” in the church of San Marco in Milan on this day in 1874.

May 22, 2019 by Scott Davis

German composer and conductor Richard Wagner was born on this day in 1813 in Leipzig.

May 22, 2019 by Scott Davis

Felix Mendelssohn’s oratorio “St. Paul” was premiered in Düsseldorf on this day in 1836.

May 22, 2019 by Scott Davis

Niccolò Castiglioni’s “Sinfonio in Do” was first performed in Rome on this day in 1971.

May 21, 2019 by Scott Davis

Karlheinz Stockhausen’s cantata “Momente” was premiered at the Westdeutscher Rundfunk in Cologne on this day in 1962.

May 21, 2019 by Scott Davis

Ruggero Leoncavallo’s verismo opera “Pagliacci” was premiered in Milan on this day in 1892.

May 21, 2019 by Scott Davis