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March 4 (February 20 O.S.) – The premiere of the ballet Swan Lake («Лебединое озеро», Lebedinoye ozero) with score by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky is given at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. It is not well received at this performance[1] although remains in the repertory.
The Chimes of Normandy, adapted from Les Cloches de Corneville, Broadway production opened at the Fifth Avenue Theatre on October 22 and ran for 16 performances
Les Cloches de Corneville by Robert Planquette, Paris production opened at the on April 19 and ran for 408 performances