1875 ⟶ Bizet's Opera 'Carmen' Premieres

Georges Bizet's opera Carmen premiers in Paris.
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🎭 Premiere of Rameau's Opera 'Hippolyte et Aricie'

Hippolyte et Aricie, first opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau⟶
Premiere of Rameau's Opera 'Hippolyte et Aricie' (1733)
OperaBaroqueMusicTheatrePerformance Arts
FranceFrance

🎨 Géricault Exhibits 'The Raft of the Medusa' at the French Salon

Théodore Géricault paints his masterpiece The Raft of the Medusa, and exhibits it in the French Salon of 1819 at the Louvre.⟶
Géricault Exhibits 'The Raft of the Medusa' at the French Salon (1819)
French ArtRomanticismPaintingRealismFrench Revolution
FranceFrance

🎼 Berlioz's 'Symphonie fantastique' Premieres

Hector Berlioz issues "Symphonie fantastique", an early highlist of Romanticism⟶
Berlioz's 'Symphonie fantastique' Premieres (1830)
RomanticismClassical MusicSymphonyOrchestraArtistic InnovationMusical Composition
FranceFrance

🎨 First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris

The Société Anonyme Coopérative des Artistes Peintres, Sculpteurs, and Graveurs, better known as the Impressionists, organize and present their first public group exhibition at the Paris studio of the photographer Nadar.⟶
First Impressionist Exhibition in Paris (1874)
French ArtModern ArtPaintingExhibitionRealism
FranceFrance

🎭 Bizet's Opera 'Carmen' Premieres

Georges Bizet's opera Carmen premiers in Paris.⟶
Bizet's Opera 'Carmen' Premieres (1875)
OperaMusicRomanticismPerformance ArtsCultural Impact
FranceFrance

🎭 The Rite of Spring Premiere Causes Riot in Paris

May 29: Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring infamously premiers in Paris which causes a riot.⟶
The Rite of Spring Premiere Causes Riot in Paris (1913)
MusicModernismPerformance ArtCultural Revolution
FranceFrance