Events in Music History in January 1946

  • Jan 5 "Show Boat" opens at Ziegfeld Theater NYC for 417 performances
  • Jan 9 "Would-Be Gentleman" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 77 performances

Musical Finale

Jan 12 Frédéric Chopin (as adapted by Bronislaw Kaper) and John LaTouche's musical "Polonaise", based on the life of Polish-American patriot Tadeusz Kościuszko, closes at the Adelphi Theater, NYC, after 113 performances

  • Jan 21 "Nellie Bly" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 16 performances

Metamorphosis

Jan 25 Richard Strauss' composition "Metamorphosen" premieres with the Collegium Musicum in Zürich