- Mar 2 1st grand opera in US sung in English, NYC
Il viaggio a Reims
Jun 19 Gioachino Rossini's opera "Il viaggio a Reims" (The Journey to Reims) premieres in celebration of the coronation of French King Charles X
Don Sanche
Oct 17 1st opera by Franz Liszt, "Don Sanche" premieres in Paris
- Nov 29 Gioachino Rossini's comic opera "Il barbiere di Siviglia" (The Barber of Seville) become 1st opera performed in Italian in US, staged at New York City's Park Theater