Oct 21, 1858: Jacques Offenbach's operetta " Orpheus in the Underworld" (Orphée aux Enfers) premieres in Paris, includes "Infernal Galop" (aka Can-Can)
Oct 22, 1797: The first successful (operative word “successful”) parachute descent is made by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, who jumps from a balloon at some 2,200 feet over Paris.
Oct 22, 1883: The New York Metropolitan Opera House stages its first opening night, with a production of Gounod’s “Faust.”
USA, Scott Nr 2054 (1983)
The Met was formed in 1880, in response to the elitism of the existing Academy of Music subscribers, who looked down on (and excluded) the newly wealthy New York industrialists like Morgan and Vanderbilt. The upstart opera house was an immediate success, and three years later the fat lady sang for the Academy of Music.
Oct 25, 1854: Charge of the Light Brigade. During the Crimean War, a brigade of British light infantry is destroyed by Russian artillery as they charge down a narrow corridor in full view of the Russians.
Oct 25, 1953: H̶a̶r̶r̶y̶ ̶P̶o̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 10th Symphony. The 2nd movement (heard in the video) would, actually, fit a Harry Potter movie.
This Day In Classical Music History Oct 26, 1896: First performance of Antonin Dvorak's symphonic poem, “The Golden Spinning Wheel,” in London, a work inspired by the poem of the same name found in “Kytice,” a collection of folk ballads by Karel Jaromír Erben.
Oct 27, 1809: President James Madison orders the annexation of the western part of West Florida, the settlers there having rebelled against Spanish authority.
Oct 27, 1971: The Democratic Republic of Congo is renamed Zaire.
Zaire, Scott Nr 509-13 (1975) issued to commemorate the Rumble In the Jungle, between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, in Zaire’s capital city, Kinshasa.
This Day In Classical Music History Here’s an instrument you don’t hear everyday, in classical music. Oct 27, 1957: First performance of Hector Villa-Lobos' “Harmonica Concerto,” in Jerusalem.
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Virgin Islands, Scott Nr 23 (1899)
USA, Scott Nr 5300 (2018)
France, Scott Nr B536 (1981)
USA, Scott Nr 1242 (1964) which also marks the first appearance of Mr. ZIP on US stamp sheets. (Mr ZIP’s rookie stamp. LOL)
Burundi, Scott Nr 1073d (2012)
USA, Scott Nr 2054 (1983)
The Met was formed in 1880, in response to the elitism of the existing Academy of Music subscribers, who looked down on (and excluded) the newly wealthy New York industrialists like Morgan and Vanderbilt. The upstart opera house was an immediate success, and three years later the fat lady sang for the Academy of Music.
USA, Scott Nr 2279 (1988)
Canada Scott Nr 102 (1908)
Hungary, Scott Nr 4005 (2006)
Thanks for doing this !!!!!!!
A big amount of research and searching on your part -- but much appreciated, Tedski!
Oct 24, 1648: Germany’s Thirty Years’ War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Westphalia.
Germany, Scott Nr 1993 (1998)
USA Scott Nr 3000a (1995)
USA, Scott Nr 3184o (1998)
Oct 24, 1818 Felix Mendelssohn aged 9 performs his first public concert in Berlin.
Germany, Scott Nr 1980 (1997)
He would go on to become a composer of some memorable film scores, such as this piece from 1979’s “Beaking Away.” (Go to the 2:18 mark)
Guernsey, Scott Nr 891 (2006)
Mauritius, Scott Nr 266 (1961)
USA, Scott Nr 1773 (1979)
Oct 25, 1953: H̶a̶r̶r̶y̶ ̶P̶o̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ Dmitri Shostakovich completes his 10th Symphony. The 2nd movement (heard in the video) would, actually, fit a Harry Potter movie.
Russia, Scott Nr 4486 (1976)
USA, Scott Nr 1544 (1974)
USA, Scott Nr 2869j (1994)
USA, Scott Nr 2697i (1992)
Oct 26, 1896: First performance of Antonin Dvorak's symphonic poem, “The Golden Spinning Wheel,” in London, a work inspired by the poem of the same name found in “Kytice,” a collection of folk ballads by Karel Jaromír Erben.
Czechoslovakia, Scott Nr 658 (1954)
USA, Scott Nr 2216d (1986)
Zaire, Scott Nr 509-13 (1975) issued to commemorate the Rumble In the Jungle, between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman, in Zaire’s capital city, Kinshasa.
USA, Scott Nr 855 (1939)
Here’s an instrument you don’t hear everyday, in classical music.
Oct 27, 1957: First performance of Hector Villa-Lobos' “Harmonica Concerto,” in Jerusalem.
Brazil, Scott Nr 1500 (1977)