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EVENTS

Musikverein opens in Vienna ( January 6 )

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 's fantasy-overture ''Romeo and Juliet'' debuts in Moscow , conducted by Nikolai Rubenstein ( March 16 )

Léo Delibes ' Ballet ''Coppélia'' debuts at the Paris Opéra ( May 25 )

Richard Wagner 's '' Die Walküre '' premieres at the Munich Court Theatre ( June 26 )

PUBLISHED POPULAR MUSIC

"Come In Old Adam, Come In!" by Alice Cary & C. F. Shattuck

"Just Touch the Harp Gently, My Pretty Louise" by Sam Mitchell & Charles Blamphin

CLASSICAL MUSIC

''Messe des Orphéonistes'' - Charles Gounod

OPERA

'' Prodana Nevesta '' (eng. ''The Bartered Bride'') by Bedřich Smetana

'' Die Walküre '' by Richard Wagner

MUSICAL THEATER

'' Chilpéric '' London production

'' La Mascotte '' Paris production

'' La Périchole '' London production

BIRTHS

January 3 - Henry Eichheim

February 12 – Marie Lloyd , British music-hall singer (d. 1922 )

April 30 - Franz Lehár

August 4 - Harry Lauder , Scottish singer, comedian and songwriter

August 12 - Arthur J. Lamb , lyricist and actor

October 7 - Uncle Dave Macon , musician

November 30 - Cecil Forsyth

DEATHS

July 22 - Josef Strauss , composer

October 20 - Michael William Balfe , composer

December 17 - Saverio Mercadante , composer