Rossini's Early Performance
1804 Gioachino Rossini performs as a singer in Imola, Italy, aged only 12 years old
- 1927 Roger Sessions' 1st Symphony in E premieres with Serge Koussevitzky conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra
- 1970 Lance Mulcahy and Paul Cherry's musical "Park" opens at John Golden Theater, NYC; runs for 5 performances
- 1978 23rd Eurovision Song Contest: Izhar Cohen and the Alphabeta for Israel wins singing "A-Ba-Ni-Bi" in Paris
- 1979 Keyboardist Brent Mydland plays his first concert as a member of the Grateful Dead at the Spartan Stadium, San Jose, California
Rolling Stones Benefit Concerts
1979 The Rolling Stones play two benefit concerts for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, in Oshawa, Ontario; performance part of guitarist Keith Richards’ heroin conviction sentence
- 1989 "Welcome to the Club" closes at Music Box Theater NYC after 12 performances
- 1990 "Truly Blessed" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 33 performances
The Who's Tommy
1993 Pete Townshend's rock musical "The Who's Tommy" adapted for theatrical stage, opens at St James Theater, NYC; runs for 899 performances, winning 5 Tony Awards, and a Grammy Award
The Producers
2007 Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan's musical "The Producers", based on Brooks' 1967 film, closes at the St. James Theatre, NYC; after 2,502 performances, and 12 Tony Award wins
