Events in Music on November 27

1843 Opera "Bohemian Girl" by Michael William Balfe with a libretto by Alfred Bunn first produced in London

Music History

1896 "Also Sprach Zarathustra" (Thus Spake Zarathustra) by Richard Strauss, inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophical novel, debuts in Frankfurt

1903 Opera "Die Neugierigen Frauen" by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari is produced in Munich

Music History

1919 Ignacy Jan Paderewski resigns as Polish Prime Minister

Music Premiere

1926 Béla Bartók's ballet "Miraculous Mandarin" premieres at the Cologne Opera, Germany, conducted by Eugen Szenkar

1937 Pro-labor musical revue "Pins & Needles" opens, produced by ILGWU
1954 "By the Beautiful Sea" closes at Majestic Theater, NYC, after 270 performances
1967 The Beatles release their album "Magical Mystery Tour" in US; issued as an EP in UK in December

Music Concert

1967 Jimi Hendrix headlines bill (including The Move and Pink Floyd) for 2 shows at Whitla Hall, Queens College, in Belfast - his only concerts in Ireland

Singer-Songwriter and Producer David Gilmour

Album Release

1970 George Harrison releases his triple album set "All Things Must Pass" - it becomes the best selling solo release of any of the Beatles, going 6X Platinum

Theatrical Finale

1977 "Comedy with Music (Victor Borge)" closes at Imperial NY after 66 performances

1987 "Les Miserables" opens at Theatre Royal, Sydney
1989 George Harrison releases "Cheer Down" & "Poor Little Girl"
1991 Musical "Peter Pan", starring Cathy Rigby, opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 48 performances