1924 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1924.

1924 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
List of years in music (table)

Specific locations

Specific genres

Events

Top hits on record

Top Christmas hits

Classical music

Opera

Jazz
Main article: 1924 in jazz

Musical theater
  • Bob et Moi – music by Charles Cuvillier
  • Charlot's Revue of 1924 London revue opened at the Prince of Wales Theatre on September 23 and ran for 518 performances
  • The Duenna London revival opened at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith on October 23 and ran for 141 performances
  • Gräfin Mariza (Countess Maritza) – Vienna production opened at the Theater an der Wien on February 28 and ran for 396 performances
  • Lady, Be Good! (George and Ira Gershwin) – Broadway production opened at the Liberty Theatre on December 1 and ran for 330 performances
  • Leap Year London revue opened at the London Hippodrome on March 20 and ran for 471 performances
  • Madame Pompadour Broadway production opened on November 11 at the Martin Beck Theatre and ran for 79 performances
  • Midsummer Madness London production opened at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith on July 3 and ran for 115 performances
  • The Music Box Revue of 1924 Broadway revue opened at the Music Box Theatre on December 1 and ran for 184 performances
  • No, No, Nanette (Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach, and Vincent Youmans) – Chicago production. Pre-Broadway tryout started in April.
  • Our Nell London production opened at the Gaiety Theatre on April 16 and ran for 140 performances
  • Patricia London production opened at Her Majesty's Theatre on October 31 and ran for 160 performances
  • Poppy London production opened at the Gaiety Theatre on September 4 and ran for 188 performances
  • Primrose London production opened at the Winter Garden Theatre on September 11 and ran for 255 performances
  • The Punch Bowl London revue opened at the Duke of York's Theatre on May 21
  • Puppets London revue opened at the Vaudeville Theatre on January 2 and ran for 254 performances
  • Rose-Marie Broadway production opened at the Imperial Theatre on September 2 and ran for 557 performances
  • Sitting Pretty Broadway production opened at the Fulton Theatre on April 8 and moved to the Imperial Theatre on June 9 for a total run of 95 performances
  • The Street Singer London production opened at the Lyric Theatre on June 27 and ran for 360 performances
  • The Student Prince In Heidelberg (Sigmund Romberg) – Broadway production opened at the Jolson's 59th Street Theatre on December 2 and ran for 608 performances
  • The Three Graces London production opened at the Empire Theatre on January 26 and ran for 121 performances
  • Toni London production opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre on May 12 and ran for 248 performances
  • Yoicks! London revue opened at the Kingsway Theatre on June 11 and ran for 271 performances.

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References
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  2. Staratura official website (Slovak). Accessed 13 October 2013
  3. Maggie Humphreys; Robert Evans (January 1, 1997). Dictionary of Composers for the Church in Great Britain and Ireland. A&C Black. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-7201-2330-2.
  4. Stanley Sadie (1980). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Macmillan Publishers. p. 241. ISBN 978-0-333-23111-1.
  5. Hurricane Brassband: Black Benny Williams. Accessed 13 October 2013
  6. Antony Beaumont. Busoni the Composer. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1985.
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