Music History Monday

Music History Monday


Music History Monday: The Right Composer at the Right Time and the Right Place

February 11, 2019

On February 11, 1843 – 176 years ago today – Giuseppe Verdi’s opera I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata (The Lombards of the First Crusade) received its first performance at the Teatro La Scala in Milan. It was the 29-year-old Verdi’s fourth opera.