The Operas of the Month for January all celebrate the 150th anniversary of their premiere this year
- Ali Baba by Giovanni Bottesini (pictured), premiered 24 December 1871
- Drei Paar Schuhe by Carl Millöcker, premiered 5 January 1871
- Marie Potocká by Leopold Eugen Měchura, premiered 13 January 1871
- Los hijos de la costa by Miguel Marqués, premiered 10 February 1871
- Un matrimonio nella luna by Ferdinando Bonamici, premiered 11 March 1871