 In the 1875 season came the first London "Lohengrin" (with Emma Albani and Ernesto Nicolini at Covent Garden), soon followed by Mapleson's production at Her Majesty's Theatre in which Campanini, Tietjens, Nilsson and Antonio Galassi (baritone) led a starry cast under the direction of Michael Costa.The 1878 season was distinguished by the first London production of Bizet's opera "Carmen", on June 22.Mapleson had seen it the previous winter at the Brussels Monnaie and decided to transfer it to Her Majesty's.