On This Day in Music for March 10
Events in Music
- 1888 1st performance of Caesar Franck's symphonic poem for chorus and orchestra "Psyché"
- 1906 1st performance of Maurice Ravel's "Sonatine" by pianist Paule de Lestang, in Lyon, France
- 1940 1st US opera telecast, W2XBS, NYC: Ruggero Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci"
- 1951 "Where's Charley?" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 56 performances
- 1965 "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" album by Buck Owens is released (Billboard Album of the Year, 1965)
- 1967 "I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You", American singer Aretha Franklin's tenth overall studio album, and first on Atlantic Records is released
- 1974 "Sextet" closes at Bijou Theater NYC after 9 performances
- 1975 "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 45 performances
- More Events in Music
Arthur Honegger
Carrie Underwood
Andy GibbWeddings in Music
- 2000 Country singer Vince Gill (42) weds christian pop singer Amy Grant (39) in Nashville, Tennessee
- 2007 Brazilian singer-actress Tania Mara (24) weds director Jayme Monjardim (50) at Chapel of Sao Jose das Botas on the grounds of Hotel Fazenda Florenca in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- 2007 Notable singer and stage performer Matt Hetherington (36) weds Australian television presenter Melissa Kotsos at the Morning Star Estate on Mt. Eliza
More Weddings & Divorces in Music
March in Music History
Swinging Miller Puts Fans In The Mood
Glenn Miller, the band leader who was born on this day, managed to create a unique sound that put fans In The Mood for his brand of swinging music.
March 1, 1904Carmen – the Show that Shocked Paris
Carmen, the opera about a sensuous woman who seduces a soldier, had its premiere on this day and dismissed as a flop. Today, it is performed all over the world.
March 3, 1875Steinway & Sons Piano
Steinway Piano Advertisement circa 1866
March 5, 1853Wave of Doubt over Britannia
The composer who put "Rule, Britannia!" to music was born on this day, but the original words are not quite what they bellow out at the Last Night of the Proms.
March 12, 1710
