- Jan 25 Vincenzo Bellini's opera "I Puritani" premieres in Paris
Grand Polonaise Brillante
Apr 26 Frédéric Chopin's "Grand Polonaise Brillante" premieres in Paris
- Sep 26 Gaetano Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lammermoor" premieres at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies (now Italy)