Music: c. 45,000 years ago - 2009
...Hector (1803–69) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Performing arts Europe France 1831 1831 Samuel Francis Smith's patriotic hymn America is sung for the first time on July 4 in Boston “America The Concise Oxford Companion to American Literature 1 19th century Performing arts Literature American literature Literature in English Poetry North America United States 1832 1832 Gaetano Donizetti's opera L'elisir d'amore has its premiere in Milan Donizetti, Gaetano (1797–1848) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Performing arts Opera Europe Italy 1832 1832...
Opera: 1597 - 1988
...its premiere in Paris Gounod, Charles François (1818–93) World Encyclopedia 1 19th century Performing arts Music Europe France 1865 1865 Richard Wagner's opera Tristan and Isolde has its premiere in the Munich court theatre Tristan und Isolde The Oxford Companion to German Literature 3 19th century Performing arts Music Germany 1868 1868 Richard Wagner's opera The Mastersingers of Nuremberg has its premiere in Munich Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Die A Dictionary of Opera Characters 2 19th century Performing arts Music Germany 1869 1869 Das Rheingold , with...