Sanarchive:Selected anniversaries/January 14

14 January: Major events in the arts

1858 – Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Un ballo in maschera" (A Masked Ball) faced censorship in Naples, leading to significant changes in the libretto before its eventual premiere.
1893 – The world premiere of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Symphony No. 6" (Pathétique) was conducted by the composer himself in Saint Petersburg, just days before his death.
1900 – Giacomo Puccini's opera "Tosca", one of the most frequently performed works in the operatic repertoire, premiered at the Teatro Costanzi in Rome.
1954 – American actress Marilyn Monroe married baseball legend Joe DiMaggio at San Francisco City Hall, an event that became a defining moment in 20th-century pop culture iconography.
1973 – Elvis Presley's concert "Aloha from Hawaii via Satellite" was broadcast live, becoming the first music concert by a solo artist to be aired globally via satellite.