On This Day – 10 February

1744 – the first performance of Handel’s Semele

1794 – the first performance of Haydn’s Symphony No.99

1881 – the first performance of Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffmann

1882 – the first performance of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Snow Maiden

2004 – the first performance of Adés’ The Tempest

Born OTD in 1898 – Bertolt Brecht

Born OTD in 1929 – Jerry Goldsmith

Died OTD in 1837 – Alexander Pushkin