On this day: 10th May

Monday, 10 May 2010 10:15:28 BST

10 May 1894 – premiere of Guntram, an opera by Richard Strauss. Guntram was Strauss’ first opera and it premiered at the Grossherzogliches Hoftheater in Weimar. It was not particularly successful. However, it received a new lease of life at the hands of Gustav Mahler who used the Prelude to Act 1 during a concert the following year, and subsequently premiered other Preludes from the opera in both Vienna and New York.