Music Premiere
Feb 2 Gioachino Rossini's opera "Semiramide" premieres in Venice
Gioachino Rossini
- Apr 24 Eugene Scribes opera "Le Menteur Veridique" premieres in Paris
- May 8 "Home! Sweet Home!" by John Howard Payne is 1st sung in London
Event of Interest
Oct 5 Carl Maria von Weber visits Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven
- Dec 13 Gioachino Rossini arrives in London
Theater Premiere
Dec 20 Play "Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus" by Helmina von Chézy with incidental music by Franz Schubert premieres in Vienna
Franz Schubert