Apr 8 Amiliare Ponchielli's opera "La Gioconda" premieres in Milan Swan Lake Completed Apr 22 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky completes his ballet "Swan Lake" Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Oct 1875 Events in Music by Year Aug 1876 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers