1855: Henry (Rowley) Bishop, conductor and composer, died.
1870: Ferencz (Franz) Lehár, composer, born.
1902: Premiere of Pelléas et Mélisande, opera by Debussy.
1916: Robert Shaw, conductor, born.
April 2007
Monthly Archive
Mon 30 Apr 2007
This Day in Classical Music History: April 30
Posted by under Debussy, Claude , This Day in History , Opera , Shaw, Robert , Lehár, Franz , Bishop, HenryNo Comments
Sun 29 Apr 2007
This Day in Classical Music History: April 29
Posted by under Haydn, Franz Joseph , This Day in HistoryNo Comments
1798: Premiere of The Creation (or Die Schöpfung), oratorio by Haydn with libretto by Gottfried van Swieten.
1936: Zubin Mehta, conductor, born.
Sat 28 Apr 2007
This Day in Classical Music History: April 28
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1937: Premiere of Poèmes pour Mi, song cycle by Messiaen.
Fri 27 Apr 2007
This Day in Classical Music History: April 27
Posted by under Handel, George Frideric , Prokofiev, Sergey , Messiaen, Olivier , This Day in History , Opera , Flotow, Friedrich von , Skriabin AlexanderNo Comments
1720: Premiere of Radamisto, opera by Handel.
1749: Premiere of Music for the Royal Fireworks, suite by Handel.
1812: Friedrich von Flotow, composer, born.
1891: Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev, composer, born.
1915: Alexander Nikolaievich Skriabin, composer, died.
1992: Olivier (Eugène Prosper Charles) Messiaen, composer and organist, died.
Fri 27 Apr 2007