Music History on December 10

The Childhood of Christ

1854 Hector Berlioz premieres his oratorio "L'enfance du Christ (The Childhood of Christ)", conducting musicians and soloists from the Opéra-Comique, at the Salle Herz, Paris

Song of the Fates

1882 Johannes Brahms' choir and orchestra piece "Gesang der Parzen" (Song of the Fates) premieres in Basel

1927 "Grand Ole Opry" first named as such during Barn Dance radio broadcast, in Nashville, Tennessee
1937 William Grant Still's Symphony No. 2 ("Song of a New Race") premieres at the Academy of Music by the Philadelphia Orchestra led by conductor Leopold Stokowski

John Murray Anderson's Almanac

1953 Musical revue "John Murray Anderson's Almanac", starring Harry Belafonte, Hermione Gingold, and Orson Bean, opens at Imperial Theatre, NYC; runs for 229 performances, with Belafonte earning a Tony Award

Calypso Singer, Actor and Civil Rights Activist Harry Belafonte

Donny Osmond Debut

1963 6-year old Donny Osmond's singing debut on Andy Williams Show

Kaddish

1963 Leonard Bernstein premieres his Third Symphony "Kaddish" with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, in Tel Aviv, Israel

Conductor and Composer Leonard Bernstein

1965 Michael Leonard and Herbert Martin's musical "The Yearling" opens at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 3 performances
1978 Gary William Friedman and Will Holt's musical "Platinum" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater, NYC, after 33 performances

Rock and Roll Museum

1991 Architect I. M. Pei receives $5 million for design of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum to be built in Cleveland, Ohio

1992 Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, musical "My Favorite Year", adapted from the 1982 film, and starring Evan Pappas, Tim Curry, Andrea Martin, and Lainie Kazan, opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater, NYC; runs for 37 performances, with Drama Desk and Tony Award wins for Martin