The Mikado Mar 14 W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's comic opera "The Mikado" premieres in London at the Savoy Theatre Dramatist W. S. Gilbert Composer Arthur Sullivan Mar 15 1st performance of Caesar Franck's "Lesson Djinns" Mar 20 Yiddish theater opens in New York City with an operetta by Abraham Goldfaden Jan 1885 Events in Music by Year Apr 1885 Famous Musicians Country Singers Jazz Musicians Opera Singers Pop Stars Rappers Rockers