Portal:Music/Anniversaries/May

• May 1, 1786 - Opening night of the opera The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Vienna.
• May 14, 2026 - Weezer's self-titled debut album is inducted into the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress, which is one of few alt rock albums to be preserved in this way.
• May 15, 1947 - The London Philharmonic Choir débuts at the Royal Albert Hall
• May 17, 1846 - The saxophone is patented by Adolphe Sax.
• May 23, 1969 - Rock band The Who release Tommy, the first rock opera.
• May 30, 1964 - Wynonna Judd, an American country music singer, is born.