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> Nureyev and Fonteyn dance their first Giselle, Covent Garden, 1962.

> The premiere of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem, Coventry, England, 1962.

> The Bernstein-Zefffirelli production of Verdi's Falstaff with Baritone Geraint Evans, Metropolitan Opera, 1964.

> Maria Callas returns to the Met in Tosca, New York, 1965.

> London Records (English Decca) completes the world's first recording of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, conducted by Georg Solti, 1965.

> The premiere of Polish Composer Krzysztof Penderecki's Si. Luke Passion, Germany, 1966.

> Vladimir Horowitz returns to the concert stage after a twelve-year absence, New York, 1966.

> Beverly Sills sings Handel's Julius Caesar at the New York City Opera, 1966.

> Jewels, by George Balanchine, is danced by the New York City Ballet, 1967.

>The premiere of Italian Composer Luciano Berio's Sinfonia, New York, 1968. Popular

> Miles Davis and Gil Evans record Sketches of Spain, 1960.

> Bob Dylan and Joan Baez sing protest songs at the Newport Festival, 1963.

> The Barbra Streisand Album appears on Columbia Records, 1963.

> The Beatles are heard singing I Want to Hold Your Hand, 1964.

> Jazz Saxophonist John Coltrane records A love Supreme, 1965.

> The Beatles' Sergeanf Pepper album is released, 1967.

> Jefferson Airplane records Surrealistic Pillow, 1967.

> Aretha Franklin soul concert at New York's Madison Square Garden, 1968.

> The Rolling Stones bring out Beggars Banquet on LP, 1968.

> Johnny Cash records his performance At Folsom Prison, 1968.

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