On this day in 1926 the US premiere and first Metropolitan Opera performance of Puccini’s Turandot with Maria Jeritza, Giacomo Lauri-Volpi and Tullio Serafin at the helm.

On this day in 1908 conductor Arturo Toscanini made his Metropolitan Opera debut.

On this day in 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music opened on Broadway.

On this day in 1981 Stephen Sondheim‘s Merrily We Roll Along opened on Broadway.