Events in Music History in 1916

  • Jan 28 Opera "Goyescas" premieres in New York City

"O Solo Mio"

Feb 5 Italian tenor Enrico Caruso records "O Solo Mio" for the Victor Talking Machine Company in Camden, New Jersey

  • Feb 11 Baltimore Symphony Orchestra presents its 1st concert, led by Gustav Strube of the Peabody Institute, at the Lyric Theatre

Robinson Crusoe Jr

Feb 17 Sigmund Romberg, James Hanley, Harold R. Atteridge and Edgar Smith's musical "Robinson Crusoe Jr", featuring Al Jolson, opens at the Winter Garden Theatre, NYC; runs for 139 performances

  • Aug 31 Oscar Asche's musical "Chu Chin Chow" premieres in London
  • Oct 14 Sophomore tackle and guard Paul Robeson is excluded from the Rutgers football team when Washington and Lee University refused to play against a black person.
  • Nov 16 I. Berlin, V. Herbert, H. Blossoms musical premieres in NYC