"The Nose"
Jan 18 Dmitri Shostakovich's satirical opera "The Nose" premieres in Leningrad
"Von heute auf morgen"
Feb 1 Arnold Schoenberg's opera "Von heute auf morgen" ("From Today to Tomorrow") premieres at the Oper Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany
- Feb 8 "Happy Days Are Here Again" by Benny Mereoff hits #1
Simple Simon
Feb 18 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Simple Simon" premieres in NYC
Music History
Feb 26 Marc Connelly's stage drama "The Green Pastures", bible stories through the eyes of Southern Black child, opens at Mansfield Theater, NYC; runs for 640 performances and wins a Pulitzer Prize
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny
Mar 9 Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's satirical opera "The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny" premieres in Leipzig, Germany
Piston's Suite for Orchestra
Mar 28 1st performance of Walter Piston's Suite for orchestra (Boston)
The Blue Angel
Apr 1 "The Blue Angel" starring Marlene Dietrich in her breakthrough role premieres in Germany
- Apr 18 BBC news announcer announces "there is no news" at 20:45 news bulletin, plays music instead
Private Lives
Sep 24 Noël Coward's play "Private Lives" premieres in London
Girl Crazy
Oct 14 George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin's musical "Girl Crazy" starring Ginger Rogers and featuring debut of Ethel Merman, opens at the Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 272 performances
- Oct 22 1st concert of BBC Symphony Orchestra, at Queen's Hall, under Adrian Boult
- Oct 26 Dmitri Shostakovich's ballet "Zolotoy Vyek" premieres in Leningrad
Sweet & Low
Nov 17 Musical "Sweet & Low" with Fanny Brice premieres in NYC
Smiles
Nov 18 Musical "Smiles" with Bob Hope and Fred Astaire premieres in NYC
Romantic
Nov 28 Howard Hanson's 2nd Symphony "Romantic" premieres
- Dec 3 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Evergreen" premieres in London
The New Yorkers
Dec 8 Cole Porter's musical "The New Yorkers" opens at B. S. Moss's Broadway Theatre, NYC; runs for 169 performances