"Stabat Mater"
1842 Gioachino Rossini's cantata "Stabat Mater" premieres at the Théâtre-Italien's Salle Ventadour in Paris, France
Brazil's Teatro Amazonas
1897 Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, Brazil, opens with a performance by Italian tenor Enrico Caruso
"L'etranger"
1903 Vincent d'Indy's opera "L'etranger" premieres in Brussels
- 1933 Revival of Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle's musical "Shuffle Along" closes at Mansfield Theater, NYC, after 17 performances
Musical Finale
1950 Mischa Portnoff, Wesley Portnoff, and Donagh MacDonagh's musical "Happy As Larry", starring Burgess Meredith and Gene Barry, closes at the Coronet Theater, NYC, after 3 performances
First African American with Met Opera
1955 Marian Anderson becomes the 1st African American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera, singing the role of Ulrica in Giuseppe Verdi's "Un ballo in maschera"
Gibson's 'Flying V'
1958 Gibson Guitars receives US patent for their 'Flying V' electric guitar model; eventually used by Albert Collins, Jimi Hendrix, Marc Bolan of T-Rex, Dave Davies of the Kinks, and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top
- 1969 Dance Theatre of Harlem ballet school opens in a church basement
Woodstock Music and Art Fair
1970 Farmers sue Max Yasgur for $35,000 in damages caused by "Woodstock Festival"
- 1973 Revival of Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Purlie", based on Ossie Davis' "Purlie Victorious", closes at Billy Rose Theater, NYC. after 14 performances
- 1975 Gary Geld and Peter Udell's musical "Shenandoah", based on the film of the same name, closes at Alvin Theater, NYC; runs for 1050 performances and wins 2 Tony Awards
- 1975 Led Zeppelin fans riot before Boston concert causing $30,000 damage
"Pretenders"
1980 Real Records releases "Pretenders", the debut album of The Pretenders, in UK
"The King & I"
1985 Revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "The King & I", still starring Yul Brynner opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 191 performances
"A Christmas Carol"
1995 Limited run of Patrick Stewart's one-man show "A Christmas Carol", based on Charles Dickens' novel, closes at Richard Rodgers Theater, NYC, after 18 performances
Musical Finale
1995 Stephen Sondheims's musical "Passion" closes at the Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 280 performances, and 6 Drama Desk and 4 Tony Award wins
- 1996 "Fool Moon", starring Bill Irwin, closes at Ambassador Theater, NYC, after 81 performances
"Crazy For You"
1996 Musical featuring works of George and Ira Gershwin "Crazy For You" closes at Shubert Theater, NYC, after 1622 performances, winning 3 Tony Awards
