Welsh singer Elizabeth Vaughan was born on this day in 1937 in Llanfyllin, Montgomeryshire.

March 12, 2019 by Scott Davis

The original version of Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Simon Boccanegra” was premiered in Venice at the Teatro La Fenice on this day in 1857.

March 12, 2019 by Scott Davis

Vincenzo Bellini’s opera “I Capuleti e i Montecchi” premiered in Venice at the Teatro La Fenice on this day in 1830.

March 11, 2019 by Scott Davis

Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Don Carlos” was premiered at the Salle Le Peletier in Paris on this day in 1867.

March 11, 2019 by Scott Davis

Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Rigoletto” was premiered at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice on this day in 1851.

March 11, 2019 by Scott Davis

Felix Mendelssohn conducted a revival performance of J. S. Bach’s oratorio “St. Matthew Passion” in Berlin – the first performance outside Leipzig – on this day in 1829.

March 11, 2019 by Scott Davis