On This Day – 25 January

#OTD in 1533 Henry VIII marries #AnneBoleyn

#OTD in 1817 the first performance of #Rossini’s La #Cenerentola

#OTD in 1858 #Mendelssohn’s #WeddingMarch is performed at marriage of #QueenVictoria’s daughter, Victoria the Princess Royal

#OTD in 1905 the first performance of #Schoenberg’s #Pelleas und #Melisande, Op.5

#OTD in 1905 the first performance of #Zemlinsky’s Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid)

#OTD in 1909 the first performance of #Strauss’ #Elektra

#OTD in 1946 the first performance of #Strauss’ #Metamorphosen

#OTD in 1957 the first performance of #Walton’s Cello Concerto

#HappyBirthday to #RobertBurns born #OTD in 1759

#HappyBirthday to Witold #Lutosławski born #OTD in 1913