- May 17 Pietro Mascagni's opera "Rustic Chivalry" premieres in Rome at the Teatro Costanzi
- Jun 9 Comic opera "Robin Hood" by Reginald De Koven, Harry B. Smith, and Clement Scott premieres in Chicago
- Oct 23 Opera "Prince Igor" is produced (St Petersburg)
- Nov 4 Alexander Borodin's opera "Prince Igor" premieres in Petersburg
- Dec 5 Berlioz' opera "Les Troyens" premieres in Karlsruhe