25 May – A fire during the 745th performance there of Mignon largely destroys the second Salle Favart, home of the Opéra-Comique in Paris; 84 people are recorded dead.
25 May – A fire during the 745th performance there of Mignon largely destroys the second Salle Favart, home of the Opéra-Comique in Paris; 84 people are recorded dead. (en)
Weitere Uraufführungen:
* Arthur Sullivan: Ruddigore (Komische Oper)
* Richard Genée: Die Dreizehn (Operette)
* Adolf Müller junior: Die Wiener Stadt in Wort und Bild (musikalische Posse) (de)