Music History on November 22

1851 Opera "La Perle Du Brésil" is produced (Paris)

La Forza del Destino

1862 Opera "La Forza del Destino" by Giuseppe Verdi debuts at Bolshoi Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia [Nov 10 O.S.]

1898 Pietro Mascagni's opera "Iris" premieres at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome, Italy

Funny Face

1927 George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin's musical "Funny Face", starring Fred Astaire and his sister Adele Astaire, opens at the new Alvin Theatre, NYC; runs 244 performances

Bolero

1928 Orchestral work "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel first performed publicly in Paris, France

Meet Me In St Louis

1944 Film musical "Meet Me In St Louis", starring Judy Garland, and directed by Vincente Minnelli, premieres at Loew’s State Theater on Washington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri

Music History

1945 Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe.'s musical "The Day Before Spring" opens at National Theater, NYC; runs for 167 performances

RCA Records' Elvis Bargain

1955 RCA Records make its best investment, paying $35,000 to Sun Records for Elvis Presley's contract

Miles Davis Quintet

1957 Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall, NYC

1963 The Beatles release their second album "With the Beatles" in UK
1965 Mitch Leigh, and Joe Darion's musical "Man of La Mancha", starring Richard Kiley opens at ANTA Washington Square Theater, NYC; runs for 2329 performances, wins 5 Tony Awards
1967 BBC unofficially bans "I Am the Walrus" by Beatles, due to the suggestive lyric “Boy, you've been a naughty girl you let your knickers down."

The Producers

1967 Mel Brooks' first film, "The Producers" starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder has a disastrous premiere and is almost shelved - later goes on to win an Oscar and achieve cult status

Actor, Director, Screenwriter and Lyricist Mel Brooks

1968 The Beatles release "The Beatles" (White Album), their only double album
1971 English translation of Dan Almagor's Israeli musical "Only Fools Are Sad" opens at Edison Theater, NYC; runs for 144 performances
1981 Jimmy Horowitz and Leo Rost's rock musical "Marlowe", a fictionalized account of Elizabethan playwright Christopher Marlowe, closes at Rialto Theater, NYC, after 48 performances

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

1993 Neil Simon's comedy "Laughter on the 23rd Floor", inspired by his early job writing for Sid Caesar, opens at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC; runs for 320 performances

How Do You Like Me Now?!

1999 "How Do You Like Me Now?!" single released by Toby Keith (Billboard Song of the Year 2000)

Stefani, Smith and Clarkson Win

2005 33rd American Music Awards: Gwen Stefani, Will Smith and Kelly Clarkson win

Swift, Jackson Win

2009 37th American Music Awards: Taylor Swift & Michael Jackson win

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

2010 Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Records release American rapper and producer Kanye West's 5th studio album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"