1855 in music
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See also: 1854 in music, other events of 1855, 1856 in music and the list of 'years in music'.
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Events
- Franz Liszt gives the first performance of his Piano Concerto No. 1, conducted by Hector Berlioz.
- Jacques Offenbach becomes director of his own opera house, Les Bouffes-Parisiennes
Popular music
- "Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming" by Stephen Foster
Classical music
- Georges Bizet - Symphony in C major
Opera
- Rip Van Winkle - George Frederick Bristow
- L'inconsolable - Jacques-François-Fromental-Elie Halévy
Births
- 20 January - Ernest Chausson
- 9 May - Julius Röntgen
- 11 May - Anatoly Lyadov, sometimes transliterated Liadov