This Day in the Arts: December 24
1781:
Mozart and Muzio Clementi take part in a “musical playing” contest in Vienna. The emperor declares it a tie.
1871:
Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Aïda premieres in Cairo.
1930:
Robert Joffrey, an American dancer, teacher, producer, and choreographer known for his highly imaginative modern ballets, is born.
