On This Day in October...

Once again it's the start of yet another month and it's time again to look back on significant events that happened in the world of music. Composer/lyricist Cole Porter died in Santa Monica, California on October 15, 1964; Othello opened at the Shubert Theatre on October 19, 1943 and Orpheus in the Underworld was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens in Paris on October 21, 1858. Find out what other important music-related events happened from October 1 to 15 and October 16 to 31.

^{Photo by Marja Flick-Buijs}