Music History May 2 Gioachino Rossini's corpse transferred to Santa Croce, Florence Composer Gioachino Rossini May 18 Emmanuel Chabrier's opera "Le roi malgré lui" (King, in spite of himself) premieres at the Opéra-Comique in Paris; after 3 performances the theatre burns down May 25 Gas lamp at Paris Opera catches fire; 200 die Feb 1887 Events in Music by Year Oct 1887 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers
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