On October 22, 1872, Debussy  was admitted to the Conservatoire de Paris at the age of 10, where he remained a student for the next...

On October 17, 1771, The 15-year-old Mozart ‘s Ascanio in Alba was first performed in Milan. It was commissioned by the Empress Maria...

On October 16th, 1854, Irish playwright Oscar Wilde was born in Ireland. Richard Strauss made Oscar Wilde's decadent play Salome into...

On October 15th, 1844, the German philosopher Nietzsche  was born. Nietzsche is known as a Wagnerian , but after breaking away from...

On October 14th, 1872, Japan's first railway officially operated between Shimbashi and Yokohama. We are Hamakko (native of Yokohama), and...

On October 12, 1872, Vaughan Williams , one of the great modern English composers, was born. Although he grew up in a wealthy family and...

On October 12, 1835, “King of the high Cs” Pavarotti  was born. He got his big break with Donizetti ’s The Daughter of the Regiment. He...

On October 10, 1813, the "King of Opera" Verdi  was born. The baptismal register lists Verdi as being "born yesterday". Since days were...

On October 10, 1920, Holst 's The Planets was officially premiered in Birmingham. The unofficial first performance was given in London...