March1857

March 1857 in Music History

Events in Music

Music Premiere

Mar 12 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Simon Boccanegra" premieres in Venice

Giuseppe Verdi — Composer Giuseppe Verdi

Birthdays in Music

Mar 3 Alfred Bruneau, French cellist, and composer, chiefly of opera (Le Rêve; Messidor), born in Paris, France (d. 1934)
Mar 8 Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza), born in Naples, Italy (d. 1919)

Deaths in Music

Mar 17 Adolph Trube, German composer and organist, dies at 42

Famous Musicians

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