George Frideric Handel’s oratorio “Theodora” was first performed in London on this day in 1750.

March 16, 2019 by Scott Davis

Italian composer Gioachino Rossini married opera singer Isabella Colbran in Bologna on this day in 1822.

March 16, 2019 by Scott Davis

Jules Massenet’s opera “Thaïs” was premiered at the Opéra Garnier in Paris on this day in 1894.

March 16, 2019 by Scott Davis

Gian Carlo Menotti’s opera “The Consul” opened in the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in New York on this day in 1950.

March 15, 2019 by Scott Davis

Maurice Ravel’s “Rapsodie espagnole” premiered in Paris on this day in 1908.

March 15, 2019 by Scott Davis

Robert Schumann’s “Manfred,” one of the first non-narrative poetic cantatas, was premiered on this day in 1852.

March 14, 2019 by Scott Davis