- Jan 8 Boston Academy of Music, 1st US music school, established
Die Eerste Walpurgisnacht
Jan 10 Felix Mendelssohn's cantata "Die erste Walpurgisnacht" premieres in Berlin, Germany
"Lucrezia Borgia"
Dec 26 Gaetano Dinozetti's opera "Lucrezia Borgia" premieres at La Scala Teatro in Milan, Italy