March 1857

March 1857 in Music History

Events in Music

Music Premiere

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

Composer Giuseppe Verdi — Composer
Giuseppe Verdi

Birthdays in Music

Mar 3 Alfred Bruneau, composer
Mar 8 Ruggero Leoncavallo, Italian composer (I pagliacci/Zaza), born in Naples, Italy (d. 1919)

Deaths in Music

Mar 17 Adolph Trube, composer, dies at 42