Beethoven premiered Fidelio in Vienna, Austria, which was his only opera.
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Queen Elizabeth II reopened the reconstructed Globe Theatre in London.
A fire destroyed Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.
The chandelier of the Palais Garnier Opera House broke, and its debris fell on a crowd.
The musical comedy 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' was first performed at the Minskoff Theatre, New York City, US.
Neil Simon's play 'Laughter on the 23rd Floor' opened at Richard Rodger's New York City theatre.