Annals of Music in America Part 40

1911. Mar. 4. R. Mandl's "Overture to a Gascon Comedy" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1911. Mar. 6. A. Perelli's opera "A Lover's Quarrel" given at Philadelphia.

1911. Mar. 11. Sinigaglia's overture "Le Baruffe Chiozzotte" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1911. Mar. 14. Production of the opera "Mona," libretto by Brian Hooker and music by H. W. Parker, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1911. Mar. 24. Wolf-Ferrari's opera "The Secret of Suzanne"

presented by the Philadelphia-Chicago Opera Company in Philadelphia.

1911. Mar. 25-30. Brahms Festival held in New York City by the Symphony and Oratorio Societies.

1911. Mar. 25. Jean Nougues's opera "Quo Vadis" presented in Philadelphia by the Chicago-Philadelphia Opera Company.

1911. April. The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra visited New York for the first time, as guest of the Philharmonic Society.

1911. April 10. Felix Woyrsch's Mystery for soli, chorus, orchestra and organ, "Todtentanz" given by the Apollo Musical Society in Chicago.

1911. April 15. Production of G. W. Chadwick's "Suite Symphonique"

by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1911. April 22. Production of Arthur S. Curry's symphonic poem "Attala" by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1911. May 19. Death, in Vienna, of Gustav Mahler, conductor of the Philharmonic Orchestra of New York City.

1911. June 6. Production of Horatio Parker's "Collegiate Overture," and Henry K. Hadley's symphony, "North, South, East and West," by the Litchfield County Choral Union at Norfolk, Conn., under the direction of the composers.

1911. Aug. 10. Production of Henry K. Hadley's tone poem "The Atonement of Pan" by the Bohemian Club at San Francisco, Cal.

1911. Sept. 27. Max Reger's "The Nuns" given at the Worcester (Ma.s.s.) Festival.

1911. Oct. 7. Production of Max Reger's "A Comedy Overture" by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1911. Oct. 28. Granville Bantock's poem "Dante and Beatrice" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and at the same concert Efrem Zimbalist, violinist, made his American debut, playing Glazunof's Concerto (Op. 82).

1911. Nov. 2. Josef Stransky made his appearance as conductor of the Philharmonic Society in New York City.

1911. Nov. 2. Aeolian Hall (New York City) opened with a recital by Gottfried Galston, pianist.

1911. Nov. 4. Margarete Matzenauer made her American debut as _Ada_ at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1911. Nov. 18. Ludwig Thuille's opera "Lobetanz" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Gadski, Jadlowker, etc.

1911. Nov. 18. Grieg's "Old Norwegian Romance" with variations, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1911. Nov. 24. Elgar's Second Symphony (E flat) given by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1911. Nov. 25. Balakiref's overture on the theme of a Spanish March given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1911. Nov. 26. Laucella's symphonic poem "Consalvo" produced by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1911. Dec. 10. Debut of Arthur Shattuck, pianist, in the Rachmaninof concerto, with the Symphony Society of New York City.

1911. Dec. 11. Liszt's oratorio "The Legend of St. Elizabeth"

given by the MacDowell Chorus at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1911. Dec. 17. Production of J. van der Pals's two symphonic pieces "Autumn" and "Spring" by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1911. Dec. 28. Weingartner's Third Symphony (E major) given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1911. A Symphony Orchestra formed in Kansas City, Mo., under Carl Busch.

1911. Symphony Orchestra in San Francisco, Cal., formed, and Henry K. Hadley appointed conductor.

1912. Jan. 3. Wolf Ferrari's opera "Le Donne Curiose" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Farrar, Maubourg, Jadlowker, Scotti and Didur.

1912. Jan. 7. American debut of Wilhelm Bachaus, pianist, in Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto, with the Symphony Society, New York City.

1912. Jan. 9. American debut of Elena Gerhardt, lieder singer in New York City.

1912. Jan. 10. American debut of Vanni Marcoux, French baritone, as _Golaud_ in "Pelleas et Melisande" at the Boston Opera House.

1912. Jan. 16. Production of P. G. Clapp's prelude "In Summer" by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Jan. 16. Wolf-Ferrari's opera "The Jewels of the Madonna"

given at the Auditorium by the Chicago Opera Company, with Carolina White in the leading role, Sammarco, Dufau, Daddi, etc., a.s.sisting.

1912. Jan. 26. Production of F. S. Converse's symphonic poem "Ormazd" by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Jan. 26. Delius's tone poem "In a Summer Garden" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1912. Jan. 27. Ma.s.senet's opera "Don Quichotte" presented at the French Opera House, New Orleans, La.

1912. Feb. 2. Production of Geo. F. Boyle's "Pianoforte Concerto in D minor" by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, with Ernest Hutcheson as soloist.

1912. Feb. 4. Production of two symphonic sketches from F.

Stahlberg's "Im Hochland," by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1912. Feb. 11. Production of Mary Lawrence Townsend's "Serenade"

by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City.

1912. Feb. 12. Debussy's mystery "Le Martyre de St. Sebastien"

given by the MacDowell Chorus, in New York City.

1912. Feb. 14. American debut of Lucille Marcel as _Tosca_, in Boston.

1912. Feb. 16. Victor Kolar's symphonic poem "A Fairy Tale"

produced by the Symphony Society in New York City.