Events in Music History in 1918

"Wo die Lerche singt"

Feb 1 Franz Lehar's opera "Wo die Lerche singt" ("Where The Lark Sings") premieres at the Király Theatre in Budapest, Hungary

"Oh Lady! Lady!!"

Feb 1 Jerome Kern, Guy Bolton & P. G. Wodehouse's musical "Oh Lady! Lady!!", premieres at the Princess Theatre, NYC; runs for 219 performances

Sinbad

Feb 14 Harold R. Atteridge & Sigmund Romberg's musical "Sinbad", starring Al Jolson, opens at the Winter Garden Theatre, NYC; runs for 164 performances

  • Mar 7 H Carroll & J McCarthy's musical "Oh, Look!" premieres in NYC

Yip Yip Yaphank

Aug 19 Irving Berlin's military musical revue "Yip Yip Yaphank" opens at the Century Theater, later transferring to the Lexington, NYC

Sometime

Oct 4 Musical "Sometime" with Mae West premieres in NYC

Il Trittico

Dec 14 Giacomo Puccini's opera "Il Trittico" premieres in NYC