1858 in music - Definition

See also: 1857 in music, other events of 1858, 1859 in music and the list of 'years in music'.

Events

• None listed

Popular music

• "Can-Can", music by Jacques Offenbach (from his operetta, Orphée Aux Enfers)

Musical theatre

• Orphée Aux Enfers, Paris production opened at the Bouffes-Parisiens on October 21 and ran for 228 performances

Births

• March 30 - DeWolf Hopper, US actor and singer
• April 22 - Ethel Smyth
• June 9 - Billy Golden
• July 2 - Chauncey Olcott
• December 22 - Giacomo Puccini
• unknown date - Eugène Ysaÿe
• unknown date - Hans Rott
• unknown date - Hilda Sehested

Deaths

• April 8 - Anton Diabelli
• September 11 - Alexander Guriliov