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October 21: At the Théâtre des Bouffes in Paris the world premiere of the operetta Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach done. Offenbach's first full-length work, with a libretto by Hector Crémieux is a sensational success.

November 24: The Tritsch- gossip - Polka by Johann Strauss in a Viennese restaurant in Spittelberg her premiere.
December 15: At the premiere of the comic opera The Barber of Bagdad by Peter Cornelius at the Weimar court theater there is a complete scandal that disrupt an opponent of standing on the podium Franz Liszt the performance. Liszt then terminated his activities as a conductor in Weimar.
December 25: The Christmas Oratorio Oratorio de Noël, the Camille Saint -Saëns was completed after only 12 days of work on December 15, will have its world premiere in the Church La Madeleine in Paris with the composer at the organ.
December 28: The premiere of the opera Satanella or the Power of Love by Michael William Balfe takes place at Covent Garden in London.

May 8: The Vienna Singing Academy is founded as the first mixed choir Association of Vienna.

Jacques Fromental Halévy begins work on his last opera Noé which will remain unfinished.

January 3: Richard Franck, German composer and pianist († 1938)
January 3: Léon Ringuet, Canadian organist, conductor and composer († 1932)
1 February: Peter Byrnie Lindeman, Norwegian organist and composer († 1930)
11 February: Désiré Thomassin, Austrian painter and composer († 1933)
FEBRUARY 19: Tobias Matthay, English music educator, pianist and composer († 1945)
April 19: Siegfried Ochs, German choral conductor and composer († 1929)
April 29: Auguste Chapuis, French composer, organist and music teacher († 1933)
April 23: Ethel Smyth, English composer, conductor, writer and suffragist († 1944)
April 27: Hilda Sehested, Danish pianist and composer († 1936)
May 8: Heinrich Berté, Austria - Hungarian composer († 1924)
MAY 22: Jury Pirk, Sorbian Composer ( † 1926)
June 30: Robert Browne Hall, American composer and conductor († 1907)
JULY 16: Eugène Ysaye Belgian Violinist and Composer ( † 1931)
August 1: Hans Rott, Austrian composer and organist († 1884)
August 4: Armin Joseph, Austrian comedian, Coupletsänger and playwright († 1925)
August 15: Emma Calvé, the French opera singer († January 6, 1942 )
September 15: Jeno Hubay, Hungarian composer and violin virtuoso († 1937)
NOVEMBER 12: Alexis Contant, Canadian composer, organist and music teacher († 1918)
December 22: Giacomo Puccini, Italian composer († 1924)

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