On This Day – 26 September

#OTD in 1835 the first performance of #Donizetti’s Lucia di #Lammermoor

#OTD in 1957 the first performance of @LennyBernstein’s West Side Story

#HappyBirthday to Wenzel #Müller born #OTD in 1767

#HappyBirthday to #Komitas born #OTD in 1869

#HappyBirthday to Alfred #Cortot born #OTD in 1877

#HappyBirthday to Charles #Münch born #OTD in 1891

#HappyBirthday to George #Gershwin born #OTD in 1898

#OTD in 1600 the death of Claude Le Jeune

#OTD in 1800 the death of William #Billings

#OTD in 1945 the death of Béla #Bartók