Events in Music History in 1781

  • Jan 23 Niccolò Piccinni's tragédie lyrique opera "Iphigénie en Tauride" (Iphigeneia in Tauris) first performed by Académie royale de musique at the Paris Opéra

"Idomeneo"

Jan 29 Wolfgang Mozart's dramatic opera "Idomeneo" premieres at the Cuvilliés Theatre in Munich, Germany

  • Apr 8 Premiere of Mozart's "Violin Sonata No. 27" in G major (K. 379)