Sat 19 May 2007
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
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
1866: Erik Satie, composer, born.
1890: Premiere of Cavalleria Rusticana, opera by Pietro Mascagni.
1918: Birgit Nilsson, soprano, born.
1935: Paul Dukas, composer, died.
Tue 15 May 2007
1567: Claudio (Zuan Antonio) Monteverdi, composer, born.
1858: Covent Garden Theatre opened for 3rd time after being destroyed for a second time by fire (March 1856).
Sat 12 May 2007
1832: Premiere of L’Elisir D’Amore, opera by Gaetano Donizetti.
1842: Jules Massenet, composer, born.
1845: Gabriel Fauré, composer, born.
1871: Daniel François Esprit Auber, composer, died.
1884: Bedrich Smetana, composer, died.