May 17 Pietro Mascagni's opera "Rustic Chivalry" premieres in Rome at the Teatro Costanzi Jun 9 Comic opera "Robin Hood" by Reginald De Koven, Harry B. Smith, and Clement Scott premieres in Chicago Nov 4 Alexander Borodin's opera "Prince Igor" debuts at Mariinsky Theatre, St. Petersburg, Russia Les Troyens Dec 5 Hector Berlioz's opera "Les Troyens" premieres in Karlsruhe, Germany Composer Hector Berlioz 1889 Events in Music by Year 1891 Famous Singers Country Singers Jazz Singers Opera Singers Pop Singers Rappers Rock Singers