Johann Georg Reutter, Austrian composer and court choirmaster, was born in Vienna on this day in 1708.

April 6, 2019 by Scott Davis

Johann Strauss, Jr.’s operetta “Die Fledermaus” was first staged at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna on this day in 1874.

April 5, 2019 by Scott Davis

Ludwig van Beethoven’s oratorio “Christus am Ölberge” was premiered at the Theatre an der Wien in Vienna on this day in 1803.

April 4, 2019 by Scott Davis

George Frideric Handel’s biblical oratorio “Israel in Egypt” was premiered at London’s King’s Theatre on this day in 1739.

April 4, 2019 by Scott Davis

The Leipzig Conservatory, founded by Felix Mendelssohn, opened officially on this day in 1843.

April 3, 2019 by Scott Davis

The first issue of “Die Neue Zeitschrift für Musik” was published on this day in 1834, co-founded by Robert Schumann.

April 3, 2019 by Scott Davis