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Events in Music in 1892

Music releaseMusic Premiere

Feb 16 Opera "Werther" by Jules Massenet premieres in Vienna

Composer Jules Massenet
Composer
Jules Massenet
  • Apr 28 1st performance of Antonín Dvořák's overture "Carnival Overture"
  • May 21 Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera "I Pagliacci" premieres in Milan
  • Aug 27 NYC Metropolitan Opera House catches fire

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Sep 26 1st public appearance of John Philip Sousa's band (NJ)

Composer John Philip Sousa
Composer
John Philip Sousa

Music releaseMusic Premiere

Dec 18 Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" premieres in Saint Petersburg, Russia, now the world's most performed ballet; his final opera "Isolanta" also premieres

Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Composer
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Music releaseMusic Premiere

Dec 18 Anton Bruckner's 8th Symphony premieres

Composer Anton Bruckner
Composer
Anton Bruckner
  • Dec 26 Opera "Cristoforo Colombo" is produced (La Scala)

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