December 7 – Opening of the opera season at La Scala in Milan, three weeks earlier than the traditional date of December 26, with a double-bill consisting of Verdi's I vespri siciliani and Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress.
7 december – Invigningen av operasäsongen på La Scala i Milano sker tre veckor tidigare än det traditionella datumet 26 september, med Verdis I vespri siciliani och Stravinskijs The Rake's Progress.