Lily of Killarney
Feb 10 Julius Benedict and Dion Boucicault's opera "Lily of Killarney" premieres at Convent Garden in London
La Reine de Saba
Feb 28 Charles Gounod's opera "La Reine de Saba" premieres in Paris
Beatrice et Benedict
Aug 9 Hector Berlioz's opera "Beatrice et Benedict" premieres in Baden-Baden, Germany
La Forza del Destino
Nov 22 Opera "La Forza del Destino" by Giuseppe Verdi debuts at Bolshoi Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia [Nov 10 O.S.]