Music Museum Corfu

The Music Museum of the Corfu Philharmonic Society presents the history of the institution, which was officially founded on September 12th 1840.

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The Music Museum of the Corfu Philharmonic Society was founded in 2010. See its aims and structure here: https://t.co/JVN1LLDPSF

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European Music Day 2026! A salute from the Ionian Islands by our band! #emd2026, #fdlm2026
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A view of our #reading room, where part of our #music #archive is also held. Longing to welcome #scholars and #researchers from all over the world! #Corfu #Κέρκυρα #Greece #Ελλάδα #InternationalArchivesDay #ArchivesDay #IAD2026 #Today

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#today 6.6.1911:Sp. Samaras's #opera "Rhea"(libr. P.Milliet premiere: #Florence,1908)receives its #Greek premiere in #Athens & marks the composer's permanent return to #Greece #ThisDayinHistory #MusicHistory #ThisDay #OnThisDay #Κέρκυρα #Corfu #Αθήνα #ClassicalMusic #History #otd

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#today 4.6.1853 #ballet "Cadet Barbiere", #music by Pavlos Karrer premiered in #Teatro alla Canobbiana, #Milan #ThisDayinHistory #MusicHistory #ThisDay #OnThisDay #Milano #Italia #Italy #Κέρκυρα #Corfu #Zante #Ζάκυνθος #Greece #Ελλάδα #ClassicalMusic #History

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#today 3.6.1914: First performance of Spiro Samaras hymn "Espousal to Mother Greece" in #Corfu for the 50th anniversary since the #Ionian Islands Annexation to #Greece #ThisDayinHistory #MusicHistory #ThisDay #OnThisDay #Κέρκυρα #Αθήνα #Athens #ClassicalMusic #Ελλάδα #History

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#today 24 May 1829: #opera #composer & CPS Honorary Fellow Pavlos Karrer (Paolo Carrer) born in #Zante. Best known for his #Greek #Revolution inspired operas. #Greece #ThisDayinHistory #OnThisDay #TodayInHistory #Corfu #Κέρκυρα #Επτάνησα #MusicHistory #thisdayinmusic #Ελλάδα

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#today 23.5.1894 World #premiere of the #opera "La martire" by Spiros Samaras/Luigi Illica in #Teatro Mercadante of #Naples #Napoli #Corfu #Greece #ThisDayinHistory #MusicHistory #ThisDay #OnThisDay #Κέρκυρα #Italy #Corfu #Italia #ClassicalMusic #Ελλάδα #Greece #History #Musica

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#today 16.5.1886 'Flora Mirabilis', #opera by Spiros Samaras (libretto: Ferdinando Fontana), World #premiere in #Teatro Carcano of #Milano. #ThisDayinHistory #MusicHistory #ThisDay #OnThisDay #Κέρκυρα #Corfu #Italy #Italia #Αθήνα #Athens #ClassicalMusic #Ελλάδα #Greece #History

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#today 14.5.1821;birth of the contralto Elena [d']Angri in #Corfu.Favourite singer of #Rossini, #Meyerbeer, #Spontini, Lauro Rossi & #Donizetti.Performed in #Italy, #Vienna, #Russia, #UK &the New World. #Κέρκυρα #Greece #Ελλάδα #ThisDayInHistory #thisdayinmusic #OnThisDay #Ionian

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#today 4.5.1845; birth of Iossif Kessaris (Ιωσήφ Καίσαρης),composer, belle epoque military bandmaster & former pupil of the #Corfu #Philharmonic #Society.His nickname was "the #Greek Johann #Strauss". #Κέρκυρα #Greece #Ελλάδα #ThisDayInHistory #music #OnThisDay #Ionian #Επτάνησα

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#today 30.4.1861: The #opera "Markos Botzaris" by Pavlos Karrer (lib. Giov. Caccialupi) premiered in #Patras. #ThisDayinHistory #MusicHistory #ThisDay #OnThisDay #onthisdayinhistory #Κέρκυρα #Corfu #Italy #Italia #Ζάκυνθος #Zante #ClassicalMusic #Ελλάδα #Greece #music #History

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#today 23.4.1914: #Greek #operetta "Polemos en Polemo"[War within a war](#music: Spiros Samaras/#libretto: G.Tsokopoulos, I.Delikaterinis) premiered in #Athens. #ThisDayinHistory #MusicHistory #ThisDay #OnThisDay #Κέρκυρα #Corfu #Αθήνα #ClassicalMusic #Ελλάδα #Greece #History

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#today 13.4.1907: Athenian #premiere of Spiros Samaras #opera "Mademoiselle de Belle Isle" (lib.:Paul Milliet). #ThisDayinHistory #MusicHistory #ThisDay #OnThisDay #Κέρκυρα #Corfu #Italy #Italia #Αθήνα #Athens #ClassicalMusic #Ελλάδα #Greece #music #History #onthisdaythatyear

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#today 12.4.1872: #composer & pedagogue Nikolaos Halikiopoulos Mantzaros(it: Niccolo Calichiopulo Manzaro) dies in Corfu. Artistic director of the #Corfu Phil.Soc. since April 1841. #Greece #thisdayinhistory #Ελλάδα #OnThisDay #MusicHistory #TodayInHistory #ThisDateInHistory #OTD

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#today 11.4.1908: #World #premiere of Spiros Samaras #opera "Rhea" (lib.:Paul Milliet) in #Teatro #Verdi of #Florence. #ThisDayinHistory #MusicHistory #ThisDay #OnThisDay #Κέρκυρα #Corfu #Italy #Italia #Firenze #ClassicalMusic #Ελλάδα #Greece #otd #thisdate #ThisDateinHistory

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#today 9.4.1855:#Italian #premiere of the #opera "Isabella d'Aspeno" by Pavlos Karrer (lib.: Gius. Sapio) in the #Teatro Carcano of #Milan. #Ελλάδα #Greece #Corfu #Κέρκυρα #Milano #Italia #Italy #ThisDateInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #thisdayinmusic #MusicHistory #ClassicalMusic

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#today 7.4.1917: Spiros Samaras (Spiridon Filiskos Samaras/Spiro Samara), #opera #composer and Honorary Artistic Director of our Society,dies in #Athens. #Corfu #Greece #thisdayinhistory #Ελλάδα #OnThisDay #MusicHistory #TodayInHistory #ThisDateInHistory #thisdayinmusic #thisdate

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#today 6.4.1896:"#Olympic Anthem" by Spiros Samaras performed for the first time in the #Athens #Olympics. Permanent official adoption:1958. #Corfu #Επτάνησα #Greece #Ελλάδα #ThisDateInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #thisdayinmusic #thisdate #OnThisDay #ThisDayThatYear #TodayinHistory

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#today 4.4.1891: #opera "Lionella" by Spiros Samaras (lib.:Ferdin. Fontana)premiered in #Teatro alla Scala of #Milan. #Ελλάδα #Greece #Corfu #Κέρκυρα #Milano #Italia #Italy #ThisDateInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #thisdayinmusic #thisdate #OnThisDay #ThisDayThatYear #TodayinHistory

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#today 20.3/2.4.1913:The #Corfu #Philharmonic Society's wind #band participates in the funeral of #King #George I of #Greece,performing the #funeral #march from the opera "Amleto" by Franco #Faccio (still in use during the #Easter ceremonies). #ThisDayInHistory #Κέρκυρα #Ελλάδα