Events in Music on July 16

Music Premiere

1782 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's opera "Die Entführung aus dem Serail" premieres in Vienna with Mozart conducting

1955 "Golden Horseshoe Revue" 1st of 50,000+ performances, Disneyland
1966 "Half a Sixpence" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 512 performances

Music Concert

1972 Smokey Robinson and the Miracles final live performance

1994 "Sisters Rosensweig" closes at Barrymore Theater NYC after 556 performances

Music History

1994 "The Three Tenors", Plácido Domingo, José Carreras and Luciano Pavarotti, perform in Los Angeles, California

Opera Singer and Conductor Plácido Domingo

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

Film Premiere

2018 Musical film sequel "Mamma Mia! - Here We Go Again" premieres at Hammersmith-Apollo, London; worldwide box office receipts total over $400 million