Pierrot Lunaire
1912 Arnold Schoenberg's "Pierrot Lunaire," premieres at the Berlin Choralion-Saal sung by Albertine Zehme
Music History
1920 Sigmund Romberg and Alex Gerber's musical "Poor Little Ritz Girl", with additional songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart (marking their Broadway debut), closes at the Central Theatre, NYC, after 93 performances
Music History
1938 Aaron Copland's & Eugene Loring's ballet "Billy the Kid" premieres in Chicago
- 1942 Aaron Copland and Agnes de Mille's ballet "Rodeo," premieres in NYC
- 1948 Revival of Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom's operetta "The Red Mill" opens at Ziegfeld Theater, NYC; rums for 831 performances
Music History
1958 Benjamin Britten's "Nocturne," premieres
Brigadoon
1980 Revival of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's musical "Brigadoon" opens at Majestic Theater, NYC; runs for 133 performances
Music Concert
1986 Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards organizes concert celebrating rock and roll legend Chuck Berry's 60th birthday at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri; performers include: Richards, Berry, Johnnie Johnson, Eric Clapton, Etta James, Linda Ronstadt, Robert Cray, and Julian Lennon among others
The Rhythm of the Saints
1990 Warner Bros, Records releases "The Rhythm of the Saints", the eighth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon
- 1997 "Side Show," opens at Richard Rodgers Theater NYC for 91 performances