On This Day in Music for November 22
Events in Music
- 1831 Opera "Robert Le Diable" is produced (Paris)
- 1851 Opera "La Perle Du Brésil" is produced (Paris)
- 1862 Opera "La Forza del Destino" by Giuseppe Verdi debuts at Bolshoi Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia [Nov 10 O.S.]
- 1898 Opera "Iris" premieres (Rome)
- 1928 "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel first performed publicly (Paris)
- 1945 "Day Before Spring" opens at National Theater NYC for 167 performances
- 1955 RCA Records make its best investment, paying $35,000 to Sun Records for Elvis Presley's contract
- 1957 Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall, NYC
- More Events in Music
Benjamin Britten
Lorenz Hart
Michael HutchenceWeddings in Music
- 1965 American folk singer Bob Dylan (24) weds American model and actress Sara Lowndes (26); divorce in 1977
- 2003 Actress Carmen Electra (31) weds rocker Dave Navarro (36) at the St. Regis Hotel in Los Angeles, California; divorce in 2007
- 2003 Singer Wynonna Judd (39) weds D. R. Roach (39) in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee
Divorces in Music
- 2011 Singer-songwriter and actress Ashlee Simpson (27) divorces rock band Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz (32) due to irreconcilable differences after two and a half year of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces in Music
November in Music History
All Eyes on Birthplace of British Rock 'n' Roll
Tommy Steele, Britain's first rock 'n' roll star, was discovered on this day at a coffee bar in central London, appearing live on the BBC's first pop music show.
November 16, 1957Thomas Edison's Phonograph
Thomas Edison with his second phonograph, photographed in 1878
November 21, 1877The Ultimate Beatles Quiz
Do you know the answer to every Beatles Question? Including who was the original Beatles drummer? How about who wrote Hey Jude?
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