On This Day in Music for April 28
Events in Music
- 1865 Giacomo Meyerbeer's opera "L'Africaine" premieres in Paris
- 1892 1st performance of Antonín Dvořák's overture "Carnival Overture"
- 1940 Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000"
- 1943 1st performance of Marc Blitzstein's "Freedom Morning"
- 1960 Webster and Fain's musical "Christine", based on Hilda Wernher's novel "My Indian Family", opens at 46th St Theater, NYC; runs for 12 performances
- 1965 Luciano Pavarotti makes his debut at La Scala, Milan in Franco Zeffirelli's production of "La bohème" with Mirella Freni
- 1969 4th Academy of Country Music Awards: Glen Campbell and Cathie Taylor win
- 1969 Rock band King Crimson with Robert Fripp, Greg Lake & Ian McDonald debuts
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Divorces in Music
- 1994 Lisa Marie Presley separates from Danny Keough
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Musicians Who Died on Apr 28
- 1770 Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, French dancer, dies at 60
- 1799 Francois Giroust, French composer, dies at 62
- 1804 Hans Gram, Danish composer, dies at 49
- 1887 Carl Ferdinand Pohl, German-Austrian music historian & composer, dies at 67
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, 1742
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