1840. Mar. 20. Hérold's opera "Zampa" presented in New York City.
1840. Mar. 30. Adam's opera "Le Postillon de Longjumeau" presented in New York City.
1840. Mendelssohn's oratorio "Elijah" sung by the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston.
1840. Beethoven's Fifth Symphony given by the Musical Fund Society in Philadelphia.
1840. John Braham, noted English tenor, visited America.
1841. The Hutchinson family—camp-meeting singers, known all over the United States for many years—began their career.
1841. Jan. 11. Bellini's opera "Norma" presented by the Woods at the Chestnut St. Theatre, Philadelphia.
1853. Jan. 11. Schumann's First Symphony given by the Musical Fund Society (G. Suk, conductor) in Boston.
1841. Dec. 28. Donizetti's opera "Lucia di Lammermoor" given in New Orleans.
1842. The Chicago Sacred Music Society formed. It was short-lived.