Price's Final Aida Appearance
Jan 3 Leontyne Price makes her final operatic appearance in a televised performance of "Aida" at the Metropolitan Opera, New York.
"The King & I"
Jan 7 Revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "The King & I", still starring Yul Brynner opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 191 performances
"Born in the USA"
Jan 19 "Born in the USA", single by Bruce Springsteen, peaks at #9
Norman Sings at Inauguration
Jan 21 Jessye Norman sings "Simple Gifts" at the second inauguration of US President Ronald Reagan in Washington, D. C.
- Jan 27 "Doug Henning & His World of Magic" closes at Lunt-Fontanne NY after 60 performances
12th American Music Awards
Jan 28 12th American Music Awards: Cyndi Lauper & Lionel Richie win
"We Are the World"
Jan 28 Charity single "We Are the World" recorded by supergroup USA for Africa (Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, and other pop stars)
"Harrigan 'n Hart"
Jan 31 Max Showalter and Peter Walker's musical "Harrigan 'n Hart", starring Harry Groening and Mark Hamill, opens at Longacre Theater, NYC; runs for 4 performances
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