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Musical 'The Wiz' opens at the Majestic Theatre

The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical "Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a musical with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls and book by William F. Brown. It is a retelling of L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in the context of modern African-American culture.

Work on Golden Gate Bridge begins

Before the bridge was built, the only practical short route between San Francisco and what is now Marin County was by boat across a section of San Francisco Bay. The project cost more than $35 million, completing ahead of schedule and under the budget. It was carried out by the McClintic-Marshall Construction Co.

Charles Garnier's new opera opens in Paris

The Paris Opera is the most famous auditorium in the world. With 2,200 seats. It was called the Salle des Capucines, because of its location on the Boulevard des Capucines, but soon became known as the Palais Garnier, in recognition of its opulence and its architect, Charles Garnier.

Cavalli's opera 'Giasone' premieres in Venice

Giasone is an opera in three acts and a prologue. It was premiered at the Teatro San Cassiano, during carnival. Cavalli’s Giasone has it all – achingly beautiful music, unimaginable tragedy, and ultimate triumph and it was the most frequently performed opera of the 17th century.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

born 1946

Diane Keaton

born 1931

Robert Duvall