French composer and pianist Erik Satie was born in Honfleur on this day in 1866.

May 17, 2019 by Scott Davis

Benjamin Britten’s “Owen Wingrave,” an opera commissioned by the BBC especially for television, was premiered on this day in 1971.

May 16, 2019 by Scott Davis

Bedřich Smetana’s third opera, “Dalibor,” was premiered in Prague at the New Town Theatre on this day in 1868.

May 16, 2019 by Scott Davis

The opera “Esclarmonde,” by Jules Massenet, was premiered in Paris on this day in 1889.

May 15, 2019 by Scott Davis

Italian composer and choirmaster Claudio Monteverdi was baptised in Cremona on this day in 1567.

May 15, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. composer Ezra Laderman’s opera oratorio “Galileo Galilei” was premiered on television on this day in 1967.

May 14, 2019 by Scott Davis