Back in January and February, it seemed like May would never arrive. The cold was so bitter and biting that I couldn’t imagine what a warm spring day could feel like. The sun was on a seemingly endless hiatus. But now that May is here, there’s a sustaining warmth that’s finally landed throughout the United States.

Some may wonder what’s so special about April’s exit? Well, perhaps this annual inspiration stems from a quintessential operatic masterpiece that was first premiered to the public back on May 1, 1786 in the impossibly stunning city of Vienna. The tempo is undeniably upbeat and encouraging.

Ladies and gentleman, “The Marriage of Figaro” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:

Hopefully, this music enhances your numerically and symmetrically fun 5-1-15 day (May 1, 2015).