Un Ballo in maschera
1859 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un Ballo in maschera" premieres in Naples
Madama Butterfly
1904 Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly" premieres at La Scala in Milan, Italy
Music History
1921 Arthur Honegger's chamber piece "Pastorale D'ete" premieres
- 1927 Deems Taylor's opera "The King's Henchman", with libretto by Edna St. Vincent Millay, premieres at the Metropolitan Opera, NYC
Face the Music
1932 Irving Berlin and Moss Hart's musical "Face the Music" opens at the New Amsterdam Theatre, NYC; runs for 165 performances
Music Concert
1972 Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti receives record 17 curtain calls after his performance in "La fille du régiment" at New York's Metropolitan Opera
Rock 'n' Roll
1975 A&M Records releases John Lennon's sixth studio album, "Rock 'n' Roll" album, cover songs of early rock numbers
- 1976 Cliff Jones' theatrical rock opera "Rockabye Hamlet", starring Beverly D'Angelo, opens at Minskoff Theater, NYC; runs for 7 performances
- 2002 Westlife go to No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'World Of Our Own.' The Irish boy band's 10th UK No.1 single.
If I Ain't Got You
2004 "If I Ain't Got You" single released by Alicia Keys (Grammy Award Best Female R&B Vocal Performance 2005, Billboard Song of the Year 2004)