Today in History: May 20 Today in Music History The 1964 premiere of Schuman's orchestration of Ives' Variations on America in New York. Also on this day... Italian bowed instrument maker Gasparo da Salo baptized in 1540. The 1933 concert premiere of Hanson's opera "Merry Mount" in Ann Arbor. 31 days ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Today in History: May 19 Today in Music History The 1886 premiere of Saint-Saëns' Symphony no 3 "Organ" in Leipzig. Also on this day... The 1842 premiere of Donizetti's opera "Linda di Chamounix" in Vienna. Australian soprano Nellie Melba born in 1861. The 1911 premiere of Ravel's opera "L'heure espagnole" (The Spanish Hour) in Paris. 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Today in History: May 18 Today in Music History The 1779 premiere of Gluck's opera "Iphigénie en Tauride" in Paris. Also on this day... The 1823 premiere of Mendelssohn's String Symphony no 10. Hungarian composer Karl Goldmark born in 1830. Dutch composer Bernard Zweers born in 1854. The 1897 premiere of Dukas' L'apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) in Paris. The 1917 premiere of Satie's ballet "Parade" in Paris. 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Today in History: May 17 Today in Music History French composer Erik Satie born in 1866. Also on this day... The 1890 premiere of Mascagni's opera "Cavalleria Rusticana" in Rome. The 1904 premiere of Ravel's Sheherazade in Paris. Swedish soprano Birgit Nilsson born in 1918. The 1919 premiere of Ravel's orchestration of his Alborada del gracioso in Paris. The 1929 premiere of Prokofiev's Symphony no 3 in Paris. The 1939 premiere of Prokofiev's cantata "Alexander Nevsky" in Moscow. 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Today in History: May 16 Today in Music History The 1971 premiere of Britten's opera "Owen Wingrave" on BBC Television. Also on this day... Teatro La Fenice in Venice opens in 1792. The 1856 premiere of Dargomyzhsky's opera "Rusalka" in St. Petersburg. The 1868 premiere of Smetana's opera "Dalibor" in Prague. The 1914 premiere of Magnard's Symphony no 4 in Paris. Austrian pianist, composer Friedrich Gulda born in 1930. 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Today in History: May 15 Today in Music History The 1913 premiere of Debussy's ballet "Jeux" in Paris. Also on this day... Italian church music and opera composer Claudio Monteverdi baptized in 1567. Irish singer, composer Michael Balfe born in 1808. Swedish composer Lars-Erik Larsson born in 1908. The 1920 premiere of Stravinsky's ballet "Pulcinella" in Paris. The 1960 premiere of Shostakovich's Quartet for Strings no 7. 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Today in History: May 14 Today in Music History The 1942 premiere of Copland's Lincoln Portrait in 1942 in Cincinnati. Also on this day... German conductor Otto Klemperer born in 1885. The 1889 premiere of Massenet's opera "Esclarmonde" in Paris. American composer Lou Harrison born in 1917. 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Today in History: May 13 Today in Music History English composer, conductor Sir Arthur Sullivan born in 1842. Also on this day... The 1833 premiere of Mendelssohn's Symphony no 4 "Italian" in London. The 1868 premiere of Saint-Saëns' Concerto for Piano no 2 in Paris. The 1877 premiere of Franck's Les Eolides in Paris. Conductor, composer Constantin Silvestri born in 1913. 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Today in History: May 12 Today in Music History French pianist, organist, composer, critic, teacher Gabriel Fauré born in 1845. Also on this day... The 1832 premiere of Donizetti's opera "L'esir d'amore" in Milan. French opera composer Jules Massenet born in 1842. English composer Lennox Berkeley born in 1903. The 1917 premiere of Bartók's ballet "Wooden Prince" in Budapest. The 1926 premiere of Shostakovich's Symphony no 1. The 1937 premiere of Walton's Coronation March "Crown Imperial" in London. 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story

Today in History: May 11 Today in Music History American dancer, teacher, choreographer Martha Graham born in 1894. Also on this day... Russian composer, conductor, teacher Anatole Liadov born in 1855. The 1867 premiere of Sullivan's operetta "Cox and Box" in London. American composer William Grant Still born in 1895. The 1946 premiere of Ives' Central Park in the Dark in New York. The 1955 premiere of Bliss' Concerto for Violin in London. Pianist Cecile Licad born in 1961. 1 month ago | Comment | Tag | Read Full Story