Events in Music in 1855

Jun 13 Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Les vêpres sicilenne" (The Sicilian Vespers) premieres at the Paris Opéra

Sep 27 George Frederick Bristow's "Rip Van Winkle", 2nd American opera, opens in NYC
Oct 9 Joshua Stoddard of Worcester, Massachusetts, patents first calliope (steam powered musical instrument)

Oct 18 Franz Liszt's symphonic poem "Prometheus" premieres