Events in Music History in 1823

"Semiramide"

Feb 2 Gioachino Rossini's opera "Semiramide" first performed at La Fenice in Venice, Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom

  • Apr 24 Eugene Scribes opera "Le Menteur Veridique" premieres in Paris
  • May 8 "Home! Sweet Home!" by John Howard Payne is 1st sung in London

"Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus"

Dec 20 Play "Rosamunde, Princess of Cyprus" by Helmina von Chézy with incidental music by Franz Schubert premieres in Vienna