1870 in music

See also:\n1869 in music,\nother events of 1870, \n1871 in music and the\nlist of 'years in music'.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 Published popular music 3 Classical music 4 Opera 5 Musical theater 6 Births 7 Deaths

Events

\n* Musikverein opens in Vienna (January 6)\n* Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's fantasy-overture Romeo and Juliet debuts in Moscow, conducted by Nikolai Rubenstein (March 16)\n* Leo Delibes' ballet Coppélia debuts at the Paris Opéra (May 25)\n* Richard Wagner's Die Walküre premieres at the Munich Court Theatre (June 26)

Published popular music

\n* "Come In Old Adam, Come In!" by Alice Cary & C. F. Shattuck\n* "Just Touch the Harp Gently, My Pretty Louise" by Sam Mitchell & Charles Blamphin

Classical music

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Opera

• Prodana Nevesta (The Bartered Bride) by Bedřich Smetana\n* Die Walküre by Richard Wagner

Musical theater

• Chilpéric     London production\n* La Mascotte     Paris production\n* La Périchole     London production

Births

\n*January 3 - Henry Eichheim\n*February 12 – Marie Lloyd, British music-hall singer (d. 1922)\n*April 30 - Franz Lehár\n*August 4 - Harry Lauder, Scottish singer, comedian and songwriter\n*August 12 - Arthur J. Lamb, lyricist and actor\n*November 30 - Cecil Forsyth

Deaths