Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Feb 20 George Frideric Handel's opera "Giulio Cesare in Egitto" premieres at the King's Theatre in Haymarket, London
St John Passion
Apr 7 Johann Sebastian Bach's "St John Passion" premieres on Good Friday at St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig, Electorate of Saxony (now Germany)
- Oct 31 George Frideric Handel's opera "Tamerlano" premieres at the King's Theatre in London