Events in Music History in July 1949

  • Jul 2 "High Button Shoes" closes at Century Theater NYC after 727 performances
  • Jul 7 Musical revue "Cabatgata (A Night in Spain)" opens at the Broadway Theatre, NYC; runs for 76 performances
  • Jul 8 Monte Irvin & Hank Thompson, 1st black players for New York Giants, 4-3 loss to Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field

Spring Symphony

Jul 14 Benjamin Britten's choral symphony "Spring Symphony" premieres in Concertgebouw, Amsterdam

  • Jul 15 "Miss Liberty" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 308 performances