On this day, September 25th 1906, Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was born
#onthisday , September 25th 1906, Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich was born in Saint Petersburg. Source: www.belcanto.ru Here we have...
On This Day: 115 years ago Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "The Golden Cockerel" premiered in Moscow
#onthisday , September 24th 1909 (115 years ago) the last of Rimsky-Korsakov's fifteen operas "The Golden Cockerel" was premiered in...
#onthisday, 2 January 1837, Russian composer, pianist, and conductor Mily Balakirev was born
#onthisday, 2 January 1837, Russian composer, pianist, and conductor Mily Balakirev was born in Nizhny Novgorod. #otd #balakirev #opera...
#otd , December 9th 1836, Glinka's opera "A Life For The Tsar" was premiered in St.Petersburg
#otd , December 9th 1836, Glinka's opera "A Life For The Tsar" was premiered in St.Petersburg. The original text of the opera was...
#otd , December 9th 1842, Glinka's opera "Ruslan and Ludmila" was premiered in St.Petersburg
#otd , December 9th 1842, Glinka's opera "Ruslan and Ludmila" was premiered in St.Petersburg. It is a fairy tale opera in 5 acts based...