Musical Events October 29

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In 1787 the opera “Don Giovanni” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart premiered at the National Theater of Bohemia in Prague, Czech Republic. In 1924, the musical “Dixie to Broadway” opened at the Broadhurst Theater. In 1941, the musical “Let’s Face It” by Cole Porter opened at the Imperial Theater in NYC and ran for 547 performances. In 1956, Greek-American soprano Maria Callas made her Metropolitan Opera debut, in the title role of Bellini’s “Norma.” In 1966 & the Mysterians were at number one on the US singles chart with “96 Tears.” The man behind the question mark turned out to be Rudy Martinez from Saginaw Valley, Michigan. The song became a UK hit for The Stranglers in 1990. In 1983, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers were at number one with “Islands In the Stream.” The song was written by The Bee Gees and co-produced by Barry Gibb. In 2007, “Walk the Line”, the movie about the life of singer Johnny Cash, was voted the greatest music biopic in a poll. The movie starred Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon as Cash and his wife June Carter as the country stars and won the actress, an Oscar in 2006. It was followed by rapper Eminem's 8 Mile, with Mozart's life story Amadeus next and Ray, starring Jamie Foxx as musician Ray Charles, at number four. The most recent film in the top 10 was Joy Division biopic Control.