Music Premiere
Feb 16 Opera "Werther" by Jules Massenet premieres in Vienna
Music History
Sep 26 1st public appearance of John Philip Sousa's New Marine Band, at Stillman Music Hall in Plainfield, New Jersey
Music Premiere
Dec 18 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballet "The Nutcracker" premieres in Saint Petersburg, Russia, now the world's most performed ballet; his final opera "Isolanta" also premieres
Music Premiere
Dec 18 Anton Bruckner's 8th Symphony premieres
- Dec 26 Opera "Cristoforo Colombo" is produced (La Scala)