1875 in France
overview of France-related events during the year of 1875
Events from the year 1875 in France.
Incumbents
President: Patrice de MacMahon, Duke of Magenta
President of the Council of Ministers: Ernest Courtot de Cissey (until 10 March), Louis Buffet (starting 10 March)
Events
5 January – The Palais Garnier, one of the most famous opera houses in the world, is inaugurated as the home of the Paris Opera
3 March – The first performance of Bizet's Carmen at the Opéra Comique, Paris, 3 months before the composer's death.
20 May – Convention du Mètre signed in Paris.
Cize–Bolozon viaduct opens to rail traffic across the Ain.
Gallium is discovered by Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran.
The Flammarion publishing firm is founded in Paris.
Literature
Jules Verne - Le Chancellor: Journal du passager J.-R. Kazallon
Émile Zola - La Faute de l'Abbé Mouret
Music
Georges Bizet - Carmen
Alexandre Luigini - Ballet égyptien
Jules Massenet - Ève
Jacques Offenbach
Geneviève de Brabant
Le voyage dans la lune
La créole
Camille Saint-Saëns
Danse macabre
Piano Concerto No.
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