Events in Music History in 1930

"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

Romantic

Nov 28 Howard Hanson's 2nd Symphony "Romantic" premieres

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