On This Day – 23 September

#OTD in 1777 the first performance of #Gluck’s Armide

#OTD in 1798 the first performance of #Haydn’s Missa in angustiis or #NelsonMass

#Happy Birthday to Giovanni Maria #Bononcini born #OTD in 1642

#Happy Birthday to #JohnColtrane born #OTD in 1926

#Happy Birthday to #RayCharles born #OTD in 1930

#OTD in 1835 the death of Vincenzo #Bellini