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1882 in music

See also:\n1881 in music,\nother events of 1882,\n1883 in music\nand the list 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*January - Richard Wagner completes Parsifal\n*Helsinki University Chorus (Ylioppilaskunnan Laulajat) is founded \n*Gustav Mahler is employed at Olomouc \n*Richard Strauss enters Munich University

Published popular music

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Classical music

Opera

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Parsifal by Richard Wagner\n* The Snow Maiden by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Musical theater

\n* Der Bettelstudent (The Beggar Student)     Vienna production\n* The Grand Mogul     Broadway production\n*Gilbert & Sullivan -
Iolanthe     London production\n*Iolanthe     Broadway production\n*The Smugglers     Broadway production \n

Births

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January 15 - Henry Burr, popular tenor, prolific early recording artist\n*February 11 - Gheorghe Cucu composer\n*February 28 - Geraldine Farrar, soprano\n*April 17 - Artur Schnabel, pianist\n*April 18 - Leopold Stokowski, conductor\n*June 17 - Igor Stravinsky, composer\n* August 21 - Helen Trix\n*December 16 - Zoltán Kodály, composer \n

Deaths

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February 11 - Gustav Schmidt, composer

"Wagner's music is better than it sounds." - Mark Twain (1835-1910)