The Wizard of Oz was shown at The Chicago Grand Opera House for the first time.
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The musical 'Grand Hotel' was first performed at the Martin Beck Theater in New York City.
The musical 'Dreamgirls' was performed for the first time at the Ambassador Theatre, New York City.
Luciano Pavarotti's final opera took place at New York Metropolitan Opera.
Stalin and officials walked out of Lady Macbeth opera, calling it a 'muddle,' not music.
Lady Macbeth by Dmitri Shostakovich was performed for the first time in Leningrad, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
