On This Day in Music for April 14
Events in Music
- 1883 Leo Delibes' opera "Lakmé" premieres with the Opéra-Comique at the Salle Favart in Paris
- 1895 1st performance of Gustav Mahler's (incomplete) 2nd Symphony
- 1932 Bizet, Massine & Mira's "Jeux d'Enfants" premieres in Monte Carlo
- 1936 French singer Édith Piaf questioned after nightclub owner and her patron Louis Leplée murdered in Paris
- 1946 "Day Before Spring" closes at National Theater NYC after 167 performances
- 1956 Cole Porter's final Broadway musical "Silk Stockings", loosely based on the Melchior Lengyel's "Ninotchka", closes at the Imperial Theatre, NYC, after 478 performances
- 1956 "Plain & Fancy" closes at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC after 476 performances
- 1960 American record company Motown, founded by Berry Gordy Jr., is incorporated as Motown Record Corporation
- More Events in Music
Loretta Lynn
Ritchie Blackmore
George Frideric Handel
Pete FarndonWeddings in Music
Divorces in Music
- 1994 Musician Billy Joel & supermodel Christie Brinkley announce plans to divorce
More Weddings & Divorces in Music
April in Music History
Hallelujah! Music That Moved a King
Few can fail to be moved by Handel's Messiah oratorio, culminating in the Hallelujah Chorus. It was even said to have brought a king to his feet.
April 13, 1742The Ultimate Beatles Quiz
Do you know the answer to every Beatles Question? Including who was the original Beatles drummer? How about who wrote Hey Jude?
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