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Events in Music in 1926

  • Feb 2 3 men dance Charleston for 22 hours
  • Feb 8 Sean O'Casey's "Plough & Stars" opens at Abbey Theater Dublin
  • Mar 17 Richard Rodgers & L Hart's musical "Girl Friend" premieres in NYC

Music releaseMusic Premiere

Apr 25 Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot" premieres in Milan

Composer Giacomo Puccini
Composer
Giacomo Puccini

Music releaseMusic Premiere

May 12 Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st Symphony premieres in Leningrad

Composer Dmitri Shostakovich
Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich
  • May 22 "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" by Gene Austin hits #1

Talking Revolution that Silenced Hollywood StarsTalking Revolution that Silenced Hollywood Stars

Nov 8 George Gershwin's musical "Oh, Kay" premieres in NYC
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Oh, Kay! advertised on the side of a London bus by an unknown photographer.
Oh, Kay! advertised on the side of a London bus by an unknown photographer.

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Nov 23 Noël Coward's "This Was a Man" premieres in NYC

Playwright, Director and Singer Noël Coward
Playwright, Director and Singer
Noël Coward

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