The opera “Roméo et Juliette” by Charles-François Gounod opened in Paris at the Théâtre Lyrique on this day in 1867.

April 27, 2019 by Scott Davis

Russian composer and conductor Sergei Prokofiev was born in Sontsovka on this day in 1891.

April 27, 2019 by Scott Davis

Anton Armstrong, U. S. conductor, was born on this day in 1956.

April 26, 2019 by Scott Davis

Jan Sibelius’s Symphony No. 1 in E minor was premiered by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra on this day in 1899.

April 26, 2019 by Scott Davis

Albert Roussel’s “Psalm 80” for tenor, choir, and orchestra was premiered in Paris on this day in 1929.

April 25, 2019 by Scott Davis

U. S. jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, Virginia, on this day in 1917.

April 25, 2019 by Scott Davis