Throwback Thursday: October 29th

October 29th, 2026 by Sophia Thornberg

Time for another Throwback Thursday! Let’s see what happened on this day in music history…

October 29, 1787- The opera “Don Giovanni“, which has music composed by Mozart, premiered at the Estates Theatre in Prague. The opera is based on the legend of Don Juan and is a cautionary tale about the consequences of moral decay, crime, and an unchecked ego.

October 29, 1956- Greek-American soprano Maria Callas made her Metropolitan Opera debut in the title role of Belllini’s “Norma.” She would go onto become one of the most renowned and influential opera singers of the 20th century.

October 29, 1982- Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson released the song “The Girl is Mine.”  It peaked in the charts at #2 in the US and #9 in the UK.