Beethoven Symphony No. 8 premiered in Vienna, Austria.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky composed his 'Swan Lake' ballet.
The opera company The Deutsche Opernhaus (now know as Deutsche Oper Berlin) was founded. They opened with a performance of The Deutsche Opernhaus.
Stalin and officials walked out of Lady Macbeth opera, calling it a 'muddle,' not music.
Grease The Musical first opened at the Eden Theatre in Manhattan, New York.
The preview of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was shown at the Palace Theater in London.
