1892: Premiere of Pagliacci, opera by Ruggiero Leoncavallo.
May 2007
Monthly Archive
Mon 21 May 2007
This Day in Classical Music History: May 21
Posted by under This Day in History , Opera , Leoncavallo, RuggieroNo Comments
Sun 20 May 2007
This Day in Classical Music History: May 20
Posted by under Schumann, Clara Wieck , This Day in HistoryNo Comments
1896: Clara (Josephine) Wieck Schumann, pianist and composer, died.
Sat 19 May 2007
This Day in Classical Music History: May 19
Posted by under This Day in History , Donizetti, Gaetano , Opera , Ravel, Maurice , Ives, CharlesNo Comments
1842: Premiere of Linda di Chamounix, opera by Donizetti.
1911: Premiere of L’Heure espagnole, opera by Ravel.
1954: Charles Ives, composer, died.
Fri 18 May 2007
This Day in Classical Music History: May 18
Posted by under Albéniz Isaac , Mahler, Gustav , Gluck, Christoph Willibald , Opera , Sauguet, Henri , Curzon, CliffordNo Comments
1779: Premiere of Iphigénie en Tauride, opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck.
1901: Henri Sauguet, composer and critic, born.
1907: Clifford Curzon, pianist, born.
1909: Isaac (Manuel Francisco) Albéniz, composer, died.
1911: Gustav Mahler, composer and conductor, died.
Thu 17 May 2007
This Day in Classical Music History: May 17
Posted by under This Day in History , Opera , Satie, Eric , Mascagni, Pietro , Nilson, Birgit , Dukas, PaulNo Comments
1866: Erik Satie, composer, born.
1890: Premiere of Cavalleria Rusticana, opera by Pietro Mascagni.
1918: Birgit Nilsson, soprano, born.
1935: Paul Dukas, composer, died.