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Who we are?
This Week in
Music History
April 28
- 1940 Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000"
- 1965 Luciano Pavarotti makes his debut at La Scala, Milan in Franco Zeffirelli's production of "La bohème" with Mirella Freni
- 1990 "Chorus Line" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 6,137 performances
April 28
April 29
- 1784 Premiere of Mozart's Sonata in B flat, K454 (Vienna)
- 1899 Duke Ellington, American bandleader, composer and pianist (Take the A Train), born in Washington, District of Columbia (d. 1974)
- 1933 Willie Nelson, American country singer (On the Road Again), born in Abbott, Texas
- 1967 "Respect" single released by Aretha Franklin (Billboard Song of the Year 1967)
April 29
April 30
- 1885 Boston Pops Orchestra forms
- 1902 Claude Debussy's only completed opera "Pelléas et Mélissande" premieres in Paris
April 30
May 1
May 1
- 1786 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Marriage of Figaro" premieres in Vienna with Mozart himself directing
- 1931 Singer Kate Smith begins her long-running radio program on CBS
- 1950 Pulitzer prize awarded to Rodgers & Hammerstein for musical "South Pacific"
May 2
- 1938 Ella Fitzgerald records "A-Tisket, A-Tasket"
- 1977 "The King & I" opens at Uris Theater NYC for 719 performances
May 2
May 3
- 1903 Bing Crosby [Harry Lillis Crosby], American actor and singer (White Christmas, Going My Way), born in Tacoma, Washington (d. 1977)
- 1944 "Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway
- 1944 "Going My Way", directed by Leo McCarey and starring Bing Crosby premieres in New York (Best Picture 1945)
May 3
May 4
- 1728 George Frideric Handel's opera "Tolomeo, re di Egitto" premieres in London
- 1959 First Grammy Awards: Perry Como & Ella Fitzgerald win