On This Day in Music for May 7
Events in Music
- 1824 Ludwig van Beethoven's 9th (Choral) Symphony, often regarded as his greatest work, premieres in Vienna
- 1888 Édouard Lalo's opera "Le roi d'Ys" premieres in Paris
- 1941 Glenn Miller records "Chattanooga Choo Choo" for RCA, it becomes 1st record to be designated "gold"
- 1953 Cole Porter's musical "Can-Can" opens at the Shubert Theatre, NYC; runs for 892 performances
- 1960 Webster and Fain's musical "Christine", based on Hilda Wernher's novel "My Indian Family", closes at 46th St Theater, NYC, after 12 performances
- 1960 Rodgers and Hammerstein's musical "Flower Drum Song" closes at St James Theater. NYC, after 602 performances and 1 Tony Award
- 1960 Musical review "From A to Z" closes at Plymouth Theater, NYC, after 21 performances
- 1961 "Young Abe Lincoln" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 27 performances
- More Events in Music
Johannes Brahms
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Antonio SalieriWeddings in Music
- 2005 Country music singer Billy Dean (43) weds Stephanie Paisley at Cheekwood Botanical Gardens in Nashville, Tennessee
More Weddings & Divorces in Music
May in Music History
My Fair Lady's Special Day
This was a day to remember for Eliza Doolittle, the 'My Fair Lady' of the stage and film musical that won and broke hearts.
May 20, 1956Memories of Elvis
Only one actor has appeared on film with both the Beatles and Elvis Presley: the little-known Norman Rossington.
May 21, 1999Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
One of the most famous album covers in music history, The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, designed by artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
May 26, 1967A Modern Major-General of Light Entertainment
William Gilbert, celebrated as the unique lyricist behind the highly popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, met his death in highly unexpected circumstances.
May 29, 1911
