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1826
 
    
Carl Maria von Weber's opera Oberon has its premiere (in London, at Covent Garden)       
1829
 
    
Gioacchino Rossini's opera William Tell has its premiere in Paris       
1832
 
    
Gaetano Donizetti's opera L'elisir d'amore has its premiere in Milan       
1835
 
    
Gaetano Donizetti's opera Lucia di Lammermoor has its premiere in Naples       
1842
 
    
The success of the opera Nabucco, premiered in Milan, is a turning point in the fortunes of Giuseppe Verdi       
1843
 
    
The Flying Dutchman is the first of Richard Wagner's major operas to be staged, with its premiere in Dresden       
1851
 
    
Giuseppe Verdi's opera Rigoletto, based on a play by Victor Hugo, is a huge success at its premiere in Venice       
1853
 
    
Giuseppe Verdi's opera Il Trovatore is a success at its premiere in Rome       
1853
 
     
Just six weeks after the success of Il Trovatore, Giuseppe Verdi's opera La Traviata is a disaster at its premiere in Venice        
1858
 
    
Hector Berlioz completes his 4-hour opera The Trojans (not performed as a complete work until 1890)