On This Day in Music for February 18
Events in Music
- 1735 1st opera performed in America, "Flora", in Charleston, South Carolina
- 1902 Opera "Hunchback of Notre Dame" premieres in Monte Carlo
- 1902 Jules Massenet's opera "Le jongleur de Notre-Dame" premieres in Monte Carlo
- 1903 "In Dahomey" the first African American musical to perform on Broadway opens at the New York Theater, starring George Walker and Bert Williams with music by Will Marion Cook
- 1906 Vincent d'Indy's "Jour D'été à La Montagne" premieres in Paris
- 1927 1st US radio broadcast of "Cities Service Concerts"
- 1930 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart's musical "Simple Simon" premieres in NYC
- 1947 Gian Carlo Menotti's opera "Telephone" premieres in NYC
- More Events in Music
Yoko Ono
John Travolta
Dr. DreWeddings in Music
- 1969 Scottish pop singer Lulu (20) weds British rock musician Maurice Gibb (19); divorce in 1973
More Weddings & Divorces in Music
Musicians Who Died on Feb 18
- 1745 Nicola Fago, Italian baroque composer, dies at 67
- 1790 Wilhelm Gottfried Enderle, German composer and violinist, dies at 67
- 1799 Maurus Haberhauer, Czech composer, dies at 52
- 1829 Jan Krtitel Kuchar, composer, dies at 77
February in Music History
1st Ever Gold Record
The 1st ever gold record was awarded to "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by the Glenn Miller Orchestra - this one was presented to the group's drummer, Tex Beneke
February 10, 1942Grammy Awards 2019
Cardi B at the 2019 Grammy Awards
February 11, 2019Nat King Cole's Struggle With Racism
Sure, he had unique talent and a golden voice, but as Nat King Cole, who died on this day, was to discover, that wasn't enough for American racists.
February 15, 1965Enter Victor Hugo, Author of Les Mis
Les Misérables is the world’s longest running musical, an achievement that could never have been predicted by the story’s author, Victor Hugo, born on this day.
February 26, 1802
