On This Day in Music for July 16
Events in Music
- 1782 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" premieres in Vienna with Mozart conducting
- 1966 "Half a Sixpence" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 512 performances
- 1972 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles final live performance
- 1994 "Sisters Rosensweig" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 556 performances
- 1994 "The Three Tenors", Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, perform in Los Angeles, California
- 1995 "Buttons on Broadway" closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 40 performances
- 1995 "Chronicles of a Death Foretold" closes at Plymouth NYC after 55 performances
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Ginger Rogers
Michael FlatleyWeddings in Music
- 1974 "The Osmonds" singer Alan Osmond (25) weds Suzanne Pinegar at LDS Temple in Provo, Utah
- 1980 Five-time Grammy Award singer Donna Summer (31) weds award-winning arranger Bruce Sudano (31) in Los Angeles, California
- 2010 Def Leppard lead guitarist Phil Collen (52) weds costume designer Helen L. Simmons (42) at Ritz-Carlton Palm Beach Resort in Florida
Divorces in Music
- 2012 British actor-comedian Russell Brand (36) divorces American pop star Katy Perry (27) due to irreconcilable differences a year after the fairy-tale wedding in India
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Musicians Who Died on Jul 16
- 1729 Johann David Heinichen, German composer, dies at 46
- 1762 Jacques Hotteterre, French composer and flautist, dies at 87
- 1868 Louis François Dauprat, French composer and horn player, dies at 87
- 1917 (Ludwig) Philipp Scharwenka, German pianist, composer (Sakuntala; Album polonaise), and educator, dies at 70
July in Music History
One, Two, Three o'Clock, Four o'Clock . . . riot!
A chubby middle-aged performer caused riots across the world when his music was used as the soundtrack to a movie featuring rebellious teenagers.
July 6, 1925Down With Disco!
Anti-disco baseball fans hold a 'Disco Sucks' sign during Disco Demolition Night in Chicago, 1979
July 12, 1979Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close'
Frank Sinatra cut his first disc on this day. It was a flop. But he would go on to be hailed as the “Voice of the Century”.
July 13, 1939Johann Sebastian Bach, The Pop Chart Wizard!
Celebrated for his choral and sacred music composed nearly 400 years ago, Johann Sebastian Bach has had surprising influence on modern pop charts.
July 28, 1750
