Annals of Music in America Part 26

given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1894. Mar. 16. Chaikovsky's Sixth Symphony given by the Symphony Society in New York City, and Victor Herbert's Second Violoncello Concerto, with the composer as soloist.

1894. April. Edgar Stillman Kelley's "Aladdin" and "A Chinese Suite for Orchestra," San Francisco, Cal.

1894. April 7. Hans von Bulow's "Funerale" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1894. April 20. Ma.s.senet's opera "Werther" given at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Eames, Arnoldson and Jean de Reszke in leading parts; Mancinelli conducting.

1894. May 23. Goldmark's overture to "Sappho" given in Cincinnati, O., under Theodore Thomas.

1894. May 25. Second and third tableaux from Rubinstein's sacred opera "Moses," given by Theodore Thomas in Cincinnati, O.

1894. June 15. Leoncavallo's opera "I Pagliacci" presented in New York with Kronold, Montegriffo and Campanari.

1894. Aug. 29. Puccini's opera "Manon Lescaut" presented at the Grand Opera House, Philadelphia, with Selma Kronold and Montegriffo.

1894. Sept. 27. Handel's Concerto (No. 7, in B flat) for organ and orchestra given at the Worcester (Ma.s.s.) Festival, with William C. Carl as soloist.

1894. Oct. 19. G. W. Chadwick's Third Symphony (F major) produced by Boston Symphony Orchestra. (This work won the prize offered by the National Conservatory.)

1894. Oct. 30. American debut of Cesar Thomson, noted Belgian violinist, at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1894. Nov. 17. P. Benoit's Symphonic Poem for flute and orchestra given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1894. Nov. 25. American debut of Eugen Ysaye, great Belgian violinist, in a concert at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1894. Dec. 7. Joachim's "Theme and Variations" for violin, given by the Symphony Society, New York City, with Eugen Ysaye as soloist.

1894. Dec. 17. Bemberg's opera "Elaine" (libretto by Paul Ferrier) presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Melba, Mantelli, J. and E. de Reszke, Plancon and Castelmary.

1894. Dec. 28. Goldmark's Scherzo (Op. 45) given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1894. Dec. 29. Henry Holden Huss's Pianoforte Concerto in B major produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with the composer as soloist.

1895. Jan. 5. C. M. Loeffler's Divertimento in A minor, produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Jan. 15. American debut of Sybil Sanderson, American soprano, as _Manon_, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1895. Jan. 25. A. Mackenzie's nautical overture "Britannica" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Feb. 4. Verdi's opera "Falstaff" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Emma Eames, Zelie de Lussan, Scalchi, Campanari, and Maurel. Mancinelli conducting.

1895. Feb. 8. Cecile Chaminade's "Concertstucke," for orchestra, given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Feb. 16. Gustav Strube's overture to "The Maid of Orleans"

produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Feb. 21. Howard LeGrand's oratorio "The Resurrection" given by the Church Choral Society, New York City.

1895. Feb. 22. Rheinberger's Concerto in G minor, for organ, given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Feb. 28. Maurice Arnold's "American Plantation Dances" given by the American Symphony Orchestra, New York City.

1895. Mar. 1. American debut of Johanna Gadski, soprano, as _Elsa_ in "Lohengrin" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1895. Mar. 23. Marschner's overture to "Hans Heiling," and Reinecke's entr'acte of "Der Gouverneur von Tours" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra; also R. Kahn's overture in C minor "Elegie" produced (from MS.). "Hans Heiling" played 1856. April 19. by the Philharmonic Society, New York.

1895. Mar. 30. H. Goetz's "Spring Overture"; Knorr's "Variations on an Ukraine Folk Song," and H. W. Parker's Rhapsody for baritone and orchestra, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1895. April 14. J. C. D. Parker's oratorio "The Life of Man"

produced by the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston.

1895. Oct. 6. Humperdinck's opera "Hansel und Gretel" given in English in New York City at Daly's Theatre, with Alice Gordon, Marie Elba, Louise Meisslinger, Jacques Bars, C. Brane and E.

Johnson. A. Seidl, conductor.

1895. Oct. 19. Mozart's Andante and Variations in D minor given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Oct. 25. Smetana's symphonic poem "Sarka," and Edward German's "Three Dances of the Time of Henry VIII," given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Nov. 1. The _Vorspiel_ to R. Strauss's opera "Guntram" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Nov. 1. Rameau's suite de ballet from "Acanthe et Cephise"

and the Prelude to the third act of R. Strauss's opera "Guntram"

given by the Symphony Society in New York City.

1895. Nov. Symphony Orchestra organized in San Francisco, Cal., with Fritz Scheel as conductor.

1895. Nov. 4. Paderewski's "Polish Fantasia" given at a concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1895. Nov. 8. Cesar Franck's symphonic poem "Les Sylphides," given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Nov. 15. The ballet music from Ma.s.senet's opera "Thas," and Strauss's tone poem "Till Eulenspiegel," given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Nov. 15. American debut of Franz Ondriczek, violinist, at a concert of the Philharmonic Society, New York City, in Dvorak's A minor Concerto for violin.

1895. Nov. 29. American debut of Giuseppe Cremonini, tenor, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1895. Nov. 30. The Prelude to d'Albert's opera "Der Rubin" played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Dec. 7. Reznicek's overture to the opera "Donna Diana" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Dec. 11. Ma.s.senet's opera "La Navarraise" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Emma Calve in the t.i.tle-role.

1895. Dec. 17. American debut of Yvette Guilbert at Hammerstein's Music Hall, New York. N. Y.

1895. w.i.l.l.y Burmester, violinist, toured the United States.

1895. Alfred Reisenauer, pianist, first appeared in America.