Annals of Music in America Part 39

1910. Mar. 19. G. Strube's comedy overture "Puck" produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1910. Mar. 27. E. Bossi's "Paradise Lost" given by the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston.

1910. April 16. Duca.s.se's "Suite Francaise" in D minor, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1910. April 19. Balakiref's "Ouverture"; C. Franck's "Quatres Pieces Breves"; Duca.s.se's "Variations Plaisantes sur un Theme Grave" (harp obbligato); L. Moreau's "Pastorale" for saxophone and orchestra (written for Mrs. R. J. Hall, and produced at this concert with Mrs. Hall as soloist); and S. Lazzari's symphonic poem "Effet de Nuit," given by the Orchestral Club, in Boston.

1910. April 23. Aug. Halm's Symphony in D minor for string orchestra given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1910. April 28. Oscar Hammerstein's withdrawal from opera in New York and Philadelphia announced. The Metropolitan Opera Company purchased rights in opera, contracts with artists, scenic equipment, etc.

1910. June 2. Production of S. Coleridge Taylor's rhapsodie dance, "The Bamboula," at Norfolk, Conn.

1910. Aug. 17. H. F. Gilbert's "Comedy Overture on Negro Themes"

produced at an open air concert in Central Park, New York City.

1910. Aug. 29. P. Floridia's opera "Paoletta" produced in Cincinnati, O.

1910. Sept. 29. The first part of Granville Bantock's "Omar Khayyam" given at the Worcester (Ma.s.s.) Festival.

1910. Oct. 6. Wallace's symphonic poem "Villon," and Saint-Saens's March "Occident and Orient" given by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1910. Oct. 28. Delius's English rhapsody "Brigg Fair" given by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1910. Oct. 29. American debut of Anton Witek, violinist (concert-master of the Boston Symphony Orchestra), as soloist.

1910. Nov. 5. Opening of the Chicago Opera Company under the management of Andreas Dippel, with a performance of "Ada."

1910. Nov. 14. Gluck's opera "Armide" given at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Olive Fremstad, Louise Homer, Caruso and Amato.

1910. Nov. 16. Production at the Boston Opera House of F. S.

Converse's opera "The Sacrifice."

1910. Nov. 16. Debussy's opera "L'Enfant Prodigue" given at the Boston Opera House, with Alice Neilson, Blanchart, Lasalle, etc.

1910. Nov. 16. Liadov's "Kikimora" and "Le Lac Enchante," given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, in New York City.

1910. Nov. 20. Excerpts from Chaikovsky's opera "Jeanne d'Arc"

given by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1910. Nov. 16. Mozart's Adagio and Fugue for string orchestra given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1910. Dec. 1. American debut of Kathleen Parlow (Canadian violinist) with the Russian Symphony Orchestra, in New York City.

1910. Dec. 1. I. F. Stravinsky's "Feuerwerk" given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1910. Dec 4. Dvorak's "In the Spinning Room" given by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1910. Dec. 4. R. Laparra's opera "La Habanera" given by the Boston Opera Company.

1910. Dec. 10. Puccini's opera "La Fanciulla" ("The Girl of the Golden West") presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Emmy Destinn, Caruso and Amato in the leading parts.

1910. Dec. 28. Production (first performance on any stage) of Humperdinck's opera "Konigskinder" with Geraldine Farrar, Marie Mattfeld, H. Jadlowker, Otto Goritz, A. Didur and A. Reiss in the leading parts. Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1910. Sept. MacDowell Festivals at Peterboro, N. H., inst.i.tuted under the auspices of the MacDowell Memorial a.s.sociation.

1910. Gatti-Casazza became sole director of the Metropolitan Opera House, on the withdrawal of Andreas Dippel.

1910. Philadelphia-Chicago Opera Company formed with Andreas Dippel as manager.

1911. Jan. 3. G. Enesco's Suite for Orchestra (Op. 9) given by the Philharmonic Orchestra, New York City.

1911. Jan. 6. Debussy's "Iberia" (second of the third series of "Images") given by the Philharmonic Society in, New York City.

Also Chabrier's "Ode a la Musique."

1911. Jan. 20. Leo Blech's opera "Versiegelt" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1911. Jan. 25. Saint-Saens's "Ouverture de Fete"; G. Lekew's "Adagio for Strings"; Rhene-Baton's "Variations" for pianoforte and orchestra; P. Dukas's overture to "Polyeucte"; H.

Woollett's "Siberia" for saxophone and orchestra (written for Mrs. R. J. Hall) (production); Lazzari's (_a_) "Armor," (_b_) "Marche pour une Fete Joyeuse," given by the Orchestral Club in Boston.

1911. Jan. 27. Production of Arthur Foote's Serenade in E major for strings, by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

1911. Jan. 28. Gernsheim's tone poem "To a Drama" (Op. 82) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1911. Feb. 3. Paul Dukas's opera "Ariana et Barbe Bleue" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Geraldine Farrar in the t.i.tle role.

1911. Feb. 5. Paul Dukas's Symphony in C given by the Symphony Society in New York City.

1911. Feb. 11. Scharwenka's Fourth Pianoforte Concerto (F minor) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with the composer as soloist.

1911. Feb. 15. Dvorak's posthumous symphony given by the Philharmonic Society in New York City.

1911. Feb. 16. Rachmaninof's "Fantasia" for two pianos and orchestra given by the New York Symphony Society.

1911. Feb. 17. Enesco's Symphony in E flat major given by the Symphony Society in New York City.

1911. Feb. 25. Production of Victor Herbert's opera "Natoma" by the Chicago-Philadelphia Opera Company in Philadelphia, with Mary Garden, L. Grenville, and John McCormack in the leading roles.

1911. Feb. 27. F. Stock's Suite for String Orchestra given by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

1911. Feb. 27. J. Stransky's "Symphonic Song" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1911. Feb. Symphony by F. Delius produced by the New York Symphony Society.

1911. Mar. 3. Chabrier's unfinished opera "Briseis" given, in concert form, by the MacDowell Chorus in New York City.

1911. Mar. 3. Victor Kolar's symphonic poem "Hiawatha" given by the Symphony Society, New York City.