Chapter VIII (2)

1909. Nov. 12. J. M. Ravel's "Rhapsodie Espagnole" given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Nov. 15. Massenet's opera "Sappho" presented at the
Manhattan Opera House, New York City, with Mary Garden in the
title rôle.

1909. Nov. 15. Debussy's "Rondes de Printemps" (Image pour
Orchestre) given by the Philharmonic Society in New York City.

1909. Nov. 16. Operatic début of Alma Gluck as _Sophie_ in
"Werther" at the New Theatre, New York. She appeared on Dec. 3
at the Metropolitan Opera House as the _Blessed Spirit_ in
"Orfeo."

1909. Nov. 16. American début of Edmond Clément, noted French
tenor, in "Werther," at the Manhattan Opera House, New York
City.

1909. Nov. 17. American début of Otto Slezak, Russian tenor, as
_Otello_ at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1909. Nov. 18. Arensky's "Variations" for strings, given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City.

1909. Nov. 27. Delius's symphony poem, "Paris, a Night Piece,"
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1909. Nov. 28. Rachmaninof's Third Pianoforte Concerto (Op. 30)
given by the Symphony Society in New York City with the composer
as soloist. Also Lalo's "Arlequin."

1909. Dec. 3. Rachmaninof's tone poem "The Isle of the Dead" given
by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1909. Dec. 5. American début of Josef Malkin, cellist, as soloist
in Haydn's "Concerto in D" with the Symphony Society in New York
City. (N.B. Malkin played at a concert Nov. 28 at the Manhattan
Opera House.)

1909. Dec. 14. American début of Jeanne Maubourg in "Madame Angot"
at the New Theatre, New York City.

1909. Dec. 16. Mahler's First Symphony given by the Philharmonic
Society in New York City.

1909. Dec. 23. Gluck's opera "Orfeo ed Eurydice" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Homer, Gadski,
Alson, Gluck. Toscanini conducting.

1909. Dec. Henry K. Hadley appointed conductor of the Seattle
(Wash.) Symphony Orchestra.

1910. Jan. 5. Liza Lehmann, noted song-writer, gave her first
concert in America at Symphony Hall, Boston, Mass.

1910. Jan. 5. Production of Wm. Berwald's "Dramatic Overture" by
the New York Symphony Orchestra, Walter Damrosch, conductor, at
Syracuse, N. Y.

1910. Jan. 7. H. K. Hadley's "Symphonic Fantasia" produced by the
Symphony Orchestra in St. Louis, Mo.

1910. Jan. 10. Massenet's opera "Griselidis" given at the
Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1910. Jan. 18. P. Volbach's Symphony in B minor given by the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1910. Jan. 23. Franchetti's opera "Germania" given at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Emmy Destinn,
Caruso, and Amato in the leading parts.

1910. Jan. 26. Debussy's "Marche Ecossais"; d'Indy's "Souvenirs";
Rameau's "Dardanus"; P. Dukas's "Ariane et Barbe Bleue"
(excerpts); G. Pierné's "Ramuntcho," given by the Orchestral
Club in Boston.

1910. Feb. 1. R. Strauss's opera "Elektra" given at the Manhattan
Opera House, New York City, with Madame Mazarin as _Elektra_,
and Jeanne Gerville-Reache as _Klytemnestra_.

1910. Feb. 7. Georg Schumann's cantata "Ruth" given by the Apollo
Musical Society, Chicago.

1910. Feb. 8. H. Bruneau's opera "L'Attaque du Moulin" presented
at the New Theatre, Harlem, N. Y.

1910. Feb. 12. Chadwick's Sinfonietta in D major produced by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1910. Feb. 13. Sullivan's oratorio "The Golden Legend" given by
the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston.

1910. Feb. 15. Max Schilling's symphonic fantasy "Meerguss" given
by the St. Paul (Minn.) Symphony Orchestra.

1910. Feb. 20. Moszkowski's Third Orchestral Suite given by the
Symphony Society in New York City.

1910. Mar. 4. Glazunof's Violin Concerto in A minor given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City with Mischa Elman as
soloist.

1910. Mar. 5. Chaikovsky's opera "Pique Dame" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Emmy Destinn,
Leonora Sparkes, Alma Gluck, Slezak, and Didur.

1910. Mar. 6. Granville Bantock's "Fine Old English Tunes"
arranged for small orchestra; and Haydn's Concerto for Violin
with A. Saslafsky as soloist, given by the Symphony Society in
New York City.

1910. Mar. 11. Busoni's orchestral suite "Turandot" given by the
Philharmonic Society in New York City.

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. Ducasse's "Suite Française" in D minor, given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1910. April 19. Balakiref's "Ouverture"; C. Franck's "Quatres
Pièces Brèves"; Ducasse's "Variations Plaisantes sur un Thême
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
Khayyàm" given at the Worcester (Mass.) Festival.

1910. Oct. 6. Wallace's symphonic poem "Villon," and Saint-Saëns'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 début 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 "Aïda."

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 Enchanté," 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. Dvo[vr]ák's "In the Spinning Room" given by the
Symphony Society, New York City.

1910. Dec. 4. R. Laparra's opera "La Habañera" 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 "Königskinder" 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., instituted
under the auspices of the MacDowell Memorial Association.

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 à la Musique."

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

1911. Jan. 25. Saint-Saëns's "Ouverture de Fête"; G. Lekew's
"Adagio for Strings"; Rhené-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 Fête 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 title rôle.

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. Dvo[vr]ák'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
rôles.

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.

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 Nouguès'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, "Tödtentanz" 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
(Mass.) 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 début, 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 début as
_Aïda_ 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. Début 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. Weingärtner'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 début of Wilhelm Bachaus, pianist, in
Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto, with the Symphony Society, New
York City.

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

1912. Jan. 10. American début of Vanni Marcoux, French baritone,
as _Golaud_ in "Pelléas et Mélisande" 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 rôle, Sammarco, Dufau, Daddi,
etc., assisting.

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. Massenet'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. Sébastien"
given by the MacDowell Chorus, in New York City.

1912. Feb. 14. American début 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.

1912. Mar. 3. Saint-Saëns's "Hymn to Pallas Athene" given by the
Symphony Society, New York City.

1912. Mar. 11. F. Schmitt's "Rhapsodie Viennoise" (production);
P. Gaubert's "Poëme Elegiaque" for saxophone and orchestra
(production written for and played by Mrs. R. J. Hall); A.
Roussel's "Poëme de la Forêt" (production); Roger Ducasse's
"Petit Suite" (production), given at an Orchestral Concert in
Boston under the management of Mrs. R. J. Hall.

1912. Mar. 15. J. G. Mraczek's "Symphonic Burlesque" for grand
orchestra given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Mar. 16. Production of F. Stahlberg's "Symphonic Scherzo" by
the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1912. Mar. 25. Brahms's "Triumphlied" for chorus and orchestra
given in New York City.

1912. April 7. Max Reger's "Romantic" and "Ballet" Suites, given
by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1912. April 8. First appearance in America of the London (England)
Symphony Orchestra, A. Nikisch, conductor, at Carnegie Hall, New
York City.

1912. April 14. Production of P. G. Clapp's "Dramatic Poem," by
the Pierian Sodality of Harvard University, at the Hotel Astor,
New York City.

1912. April 14. Monteverde's opera "Orfeo" given in concert form
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Rita
Fornia, M. Duchène, Anna Case, H. Weil, H. Witherspoon and Basil
Ruysdael.

1912. May. Production of Arne Oldberg's "Symphonic Variations" at
the North Shore Festival, Evanston, Ill.

1912. May 16. Production of Wm. Berwald's overture "Walthari" by
the New York Symphony Orchestra, Walter Damrosch, conductor, at
the Central New York Music Festival, Syracuse, N. Y.

1912. June 4. Production of G. W. Chadwick's symphonic fantasie
"Aphrodite" by the Litchfield County Choral Union, at Norfolk,
Conn.

1912. June 5. Production of Henry F. Gilbert's "Negro Rhapsody,"
also Coleridge Taylor's Concerto for Violin, his "Negro Air" for
solo violin and orchestra, and "A Tale of Old Japan," by the
Litchfield County Choral Union, at Norfolk, Conn.

1912. Oct. Leopold Stokowski, having severed his connection with
the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in March, appeared as
conductor of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Oct. 30. A. Schoenberg's "Five Pieces for Orchestra" given
by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Oct. 30. E. Schelling's "Legende Symphonique" given by the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Nov. 4. Début of Titta Ruffo as the _Duke_ in "Rigoletto,"
with the Chicago-Philadelphia Company at Philadelphia, Pa.

1912. Nov. 7. Delius's symphonic poem "Life's Dance" given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Nov. 7. Goldmark's opera "Das Heimchen am Herd" presented at
the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, with Maggie Teyte,
Mabel Riegelman, Helen Stanley, Riccardo Martin, and Henri
Scott, in the leading parts, and Arnold Winternitz conducting.

1912. Nov. 8. Maurice Ravel's orchestral suite "Ma Mère l'Oye"
given at a concert in Aeolian Hall, New York City. And at the
same concert William Becher's "Pianoforte Concerto" was
produced.

1912. Nov. 13. R. Strauss's "Festival Prelude" given by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1912. Nov. 14. Weingärtner's "Lustige Overture" given by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1912. Nov. 15. Dr. Ernest Kunwald appeared as conductor of the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Nov. 16. Ernest Fanelli's symphonic pictures "Thebes" given
by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1912. Nov. 19. Max Reger's "Concerto in Ancient Style" given at
the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City, by the Philharmonic
Society.

1912. Nov. 21. Bruckner's Sixth Symphony (A major), and Korngold's
"Overture to a Play," given by the Philharmonic Society, New
York City.

1912. Nov. 21. Ippolitof-Ivanof's "Armenian Rhapsodie," given by
the Russian Symphony Orchestra at its tenth anniversary concert
in New York City.

1912. Dec. 3. Cornelius Dopper's third symphony "Rembrandt" (in C
minor) given by the St. Paul (Minn.) Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Dec. 3. Louis Koemmenich made his first appearance as
conductor of the Oratorio Society of New York City, at a
performance of "Elijah," on the resignation of Frank Damrosch.

1912. Dec. 6. G. Fitelberg's tone poem "Das Lied vom Falken" given
by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Dec. 13. Production of David S. Smith's Symphony in F minor
by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Dec. 14. Borodin's Second Symphony (D minor) given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Dec. 21. Klughardt's "Concerto for Violoncello" (Op. 59)
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1912. Dec. 27. American début of Frieda Hempel, noted soprano, as
_Marguerite_ in "Les Huguenots" at the Metropolitan Opera House,
New York City.

1912. Dec. 29. The "Jena Symphony" (ascribed to Beethoven, and
discovered in the archives of the University of Jena) given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra. This work was played publicly for
the first time at St. Petersburg, Dec. 1911.

1912. Philharmonic Society of New York reorganized in such a
manner as to secure the Pulitzer bequest of $500,000.

1913. Jan. 11. Joseph Holbrooke's symphonic poem "Queen Mab" given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1913. Jan. 16. Arensky's "Serenade" given by the Russian Symphony
Orchestra, New York City.

1913. Jan. 16. American début of Max Pauer, noted pianist, in New
York City.

1913. Jan. 25. Production of Gustav Strube's symphonic poems
"Narcissus" and "Echo" by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1913. Feb. 6. Zandonai's opera "Conchita" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, with Tarquina Tarquini
in the title rôle, by the Philadelphia-Chicago Opera Company.

1913. Feb. 15. Ernest Lendvai's "Symphony in D major" given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1913. Feb. 20. Perelli's opera "A Lover's Quarrel" given by the
Chicago-Philadelphia Company, in Philadelphia, with Zepelli,
Sammarco, and Berat.

1913. Feb. 24. Wilhelm Kienzl's opera "Les Ranz des Vaches" given
at the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, by the
Chicago-Philadelphia Opera Company.

1913. Feb. 27. Production of Walter Damrosch's opera "Cyrano de
Bergerac" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with
Amito and Frances Alda in the leading rôles, and Alfred Hertz
conducting.

1913. Feb. 27. Production of J. Stransky's two symphony songs,
"Moonrise" and "Requiem," by the Philharmonic Society, New York
City.

1913. Mar. 2. Sibelius's Symphony No. 4 given by the New York
Symphony Society.

1913. Mar. 8. Vivaldi's "Concerto in G minor" for violin, organ
and orchestra, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1913. Mar. 8. Louis Aubert's opera "La Forêt Bleue" given at the
Boston Opera House with Carmen Melis, Bernice Fisher, Elizabeth
Amsden, Jeska Swartz, Riddez and Potter. Caplet conducting.

1913. Mar. 8. Mussorgsky's opera "Boris Godunof" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Anna Case, Jeanne
Maubourg, Louise Homer, Paul Althouse and Didur.

1913. Mar. 23. Leoncavallo's opera "Zingari" presented by the
Chicago Opera Company, conducted by the composer, at Chicago.

1913. Mar. 28. O. Taubmann's "A Choral Service" given by the
Oratorio Society, New York City.

1913. April 17. R. Strauss's "Der Abend" (16 parts), and Granville
Bantock's choral symphony "Atalanta in Calydon" (20 parts), also
Percy Grainger's "Folk Tune Settings," given by the MacDonell
Chorus in New York City.

1913. June 3. Production of Edgar S. Kelley's second symphony
"New England" by the Litchfield County Choral Union at Norfolk,
Conn.

1913. Oct. 2. G. Pierné's oratorio "St. Francis of Assisi" given
at the Worcester (Mass.) Festival.

1913. Nov. 11. Florent Schmitt's _drame muet_ "La Tragédie de
Salome" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1913. Nov. 14. Järnefelt's "Praeludium" given by the Russian
Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1913. Nov. 20. Franchetti's opera "Cristoforo Colombo" presented
at the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, by the
Chicago-Philadelphia Opera Company, with Rosa Raisa, Titta
Ruffo, and Bassi in the leading rôles, and Campanini conducting.

1913. Nov. 21. Production of Gustav Strube's symphonic poem
"Loreley" by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

1913. Nov. 21. Arthur Hinton's Second Symphony (C minor) given by
the Minneapolis (Minn.) Symphony Orchestra.

1913. Nov. 28. Operatic début of Sophie Braslau (contralto) at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, as _Prince Feodor_ in
"Boris Godounov."

1913. Nov. 28. F. Arbos's "Guajiras" for violin and orchestra
given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, with Bonarios
Grimson as soloist.

1913. Dec. 5. H. Février's opera "Monna Vanna" presented at the
Boston Opera House, with Mary Garden, Jeska Swartz, L. Muratore
and Vanni Marcoux.

1913. Dec. 9. R. Strauss' opera "Der Rosenkavalier" given at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Frieda Hempel, M.
Ober, H. Weil, Carl Jörn and Otto Goritz. Hertz conducting.

1913. Dec. 12. Elgar's symphonic study "Falstaff" given by the
Symphony Society, New York City.

1913. Dec. 18. F. Schmitt's "Psaulme XLVI" given by the Cecilia
Society in Boston.

1913. Dec. 27. Ravel's fantasy "Juon" and "Vaegtervise"
(Watchman's Song) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1914. Jan. 2. Albert Roussel's evocation "La Ville Rose" given by
the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1914. Jan. 2. Montemezzi's opera "L'Amore di Tre Rè" presented at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Boni, Braslau,
Amato and Didur. Toscanini conducting.

1914. Jan. 6. W. Stenhammer's "Midwinter" given by the Minneapolis
Symphony Orchestra.

1914. Jan. 16. Gabriel Pierné's orchestration of C. Franck's
"Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue" for pianoforte, given by the
Symphony Society, New York City.

1914. Jan. 20. R. Zandonai's "O Padre Nostro" for male voices,
organ and orchestra, from "Purgatory," given by the Schola
Cantorum in New York City.

1914. Jan. 24. Production of Victor Herbert's one-act opera
"Madeline" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with
Alda, Sparkes, Althouse, Segurola and Pini-Corsi.

1914. Jan. 25. Production of G. Hüe's "Fantasie" for flute and
orchestra, with G. Barrère as soloist; also V. Kolar's "Suite"
for orchestra, and Lekew's "Adagio" for strings, by the Symphony
Society in New York City.

1914. Feb. 6. Production of M. Kernochan's cantata "The Foolish
Virgins" by the Orange Musical Art Society at East Orange, N. J.

1914. Feb. 12. J. G. Ropartz's symphonic étude "The Hunt of Prince
Arthur" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1914. Feb. 17. Spendiarof's symphonic poem "The Three Palms" given
by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City.

1914. Feb. 19. Production of Mabel W. Daniels's "The Guests of
Sleep" by the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1914. Feb. 26. Vittorio Gnecchi's opera "Cassandra" given at the
Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, by the
Chicago-Philadelphia Opera Company, with Rosa Raisa, J.
Claussen, and Dalmores. Sturani, conductor.

1914. Feb. 26. Charpentier's opera "Julien" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Farrar, Caruso,
and Gilly.

1914. Mar. 7. Production of Otto Urack's first symphony (E major)
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1914. Mar. 14. Production of R. Goldmark's tone poem "Samson" by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1914. Mar. 25. Wolf-Ferrari's opera "L'Amore Medico" presented at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with L. Boni, B.
Alten, L. Rothier, Pini-Corsi, Segurola. Toscanini conducting.

1914. April 2. Production of Francis Pauly's Pianoforte Concerto
in E flat, by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, with Florence
Pauly as soloist.

1914. April 3. Production of Eric Korngold's Sinfonietta (Op. 5)
by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1914. April 5. Production of Wm. Berwald's cantata "The Seven Last
Words of Christ" by the St. Thomas Church Choir, New York City.
Tertius Noble, organist and director.

1914. April 11. Production of P. G. Clapp's "Symphony in E minor"
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1914. April 19. The Fort Worth (Texas) Symphony Orchestra
organized under Carl Venth. Produced several works by American
composers, including Carl Venth's "Prologue to an Indian Drama."

1914. April 25. Reznicek's Symphonishes Lebensbild "Schlemihl"
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1914. May 28. Production of "Cahokia," the pageant and masque of
St. Louis (music by F. S. Converse), at Forest Park, St. Louis,
Mo.

1914. June 2. Production of H. K. Hadley's tone poem "Lucifer" at
the Litchfield County Choral Union Festival, Norfolk, Conn.,
conducted by the composer.

1914. June. Production of Coleridge Taylor's orchestral rhapsody
"From the Prairie" (Arthur Mees, conductor), and J. Sibelius's
orchestral tone poem "Aalloteret," by the Litchfield County
Choral Union, at Norfolk, Conn., conducted by the composer.

1914. Aug. 20. Production of Arthur Nevin's suite "Love Dreams" at
the MacDowell Festival, Peterboro, N. H.

1914. Aug. Henry F. Gilbert's music to Synge's play "Riders to the
Sea" produced at a MacDowell Festival, Peterboro, N. H.,
conducted by the composer.

1914. Oct. 23. Roussel's ballet pantomime "Le Festin de
l'Araignée" given by the Symphony Society of New York City.

1914. Oct. 23. Dohnanyi's Suite for Orchestra (Op. 19) given by
the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.

1914. Oct. 24. Ropartz's Fourth Symphony (C major) given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1914. Nov. 6. Hugo Alfvén's Third Symphony (E minor) given by the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.

1914. Nov. 29. Symphonic fragment from Ravel's Ballet "Daphnis and
Chloe" given by the Symphony Society of New York City.

1914. Dec. 13. Hugo Alfvén's "Festspel-Polonaise" given by the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.

1914. American Symphony Orchestra organized in Chicago with Glenn
Dillard Gunn as conductor.

1914. Great organ with 7000 pipes installed at the Pan-American
Exposition in San Francisco, Cal.

1915. Jan. 4. F. Leoni's opera "L'Oracolo" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Bori, Braslau,
Scotti and Didur.

1915. Jan. 8. Theophile Ysaye's "Fantasia on a Popular Walloon
Theme" given by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

1915. Jan. 17. First public performance of Edmund Severn's Violin
Concerto in D minor given by the Philharmonic Society, New York
City, with Max Pilser as soloist.

1915. Jan. 25. Production of U. Giordano's opera "Madame
Sans-Gêne" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with
Geraldine Farrar, Leonora Sparkes, Amato, Martinelli, and
Segurola. Toscanini conducting.

1915. Jan. 30. Notable revival of Beethoven's opera "Fidelio" at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Matzenauer and
Urlus in the leading rôles.

1915. Jan. 31. Roger Ducasse's "La Jolie Jeu de Furet" given by
the Symphony Society of New York City.

1915. Jan. 31. Production of Henry Burck's "Meditation" for
strings; and Nicola Laucella's "Prelude and Temple Dance" given
by the Philharmonic Society in New York City.

1915. Feb. 5. S. Stojowski's Suite for Orchestra in E flat major
given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1915. Feb. 13. S. E. Bortkiewitch's Pianoforte Concerto in B flat
major given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City,
with Margaret Volovy as soloist.

1915. Feb. 22. F. Cowen's oratorio "The Veil" given by the Apollo
Musical Society in Chicago.

1915. Mar. 19. Production of John Alden Carpenter's orchestral
suite "Adventures in a Perambulator" by the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra.

1915. Mar. 19. Production of Scriabin's "Poem of Fire--Prometheus"
by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City. (Had been
played in Chicago Mar. 5, but without effects of light.)

1915. Mar. 27. First of Reger's "Four Tone Poems" for orchestra
(after Boecklin) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1915. April 3. F. Klose's Prelude and Double Fugue for Organ, with
choral for trumpets and trombones, given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

1915. June 3. Production of G. W. Chadwick's ballade for orchestra
"Tam O'Shanter" at the Litchfield County Choral Union Festival,
Norfolk, Conn.

1915. June. Production of F. A. Stock's Violin Concerto, under
direction of the composer, with Efrem Zimbalist as soloist, and
C. V. Stanford's "Pianoforte Concerto in G major" (first time in
America) with Harold Bauer as soloist, at the Litchfield County
Choral Union Festival, Norfolk, Conn.

1915. Summer. Walter Damrosch's incidental music to the Greek play
"Iphigenia in Aulis" produced at the Greek Theatre, Berkeley,
Cal. (Was given in New York Dec. 15 the same year.)

1915. July 1. Production of H.W. Parker and Brian Hooker's opera
"Fairyland" at Los Angeles, Cal. This opera won the prize
offered by the Los Angeles Opera Association.

1915. Aug. 7. Production of Edward F. Schneider's opera "Apollo"
at Bohemian Grove, Cal.

1915. Oct. 22. Further excerpts from Ravel's ballet "Daphnis and
Chloe" given by the Symphony Society of New York City.

1915. Nov. 5. F. Delius's "A Dance Rhapsody" given by the
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.

1915. Nov. 5. Arnold Schoenberg's "Kammer Symphonie" given by the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1915. Nov. 9. Production of Clarence Loomis's Pianoforte Concerto
by the American Symphony Orchestra, Chicago, with Glenn Dillard
Gunn as soloist.

1915. Nov. 9. Production of Carlo Minetti's Aria for tenor and
orchestra, with George Hamlin as soloist, by the American
Symphony Orchestra in Chicago. This work won a prize offered by
George Hamlin.

1915. Nov. 18. Schoenberg's symphonic poem "Pelléas et Mélisande"
given by the Philharmonic Society in New York City.

1915. Nov. 26. Delius's Pianoforte Concerto in C minor given by
the Philharmonic Society in New York City, with Percy Grainger
as soloist.

1915. Dec. 9. Saint-Saëns's opera "Déjanire" presented by the
Chicago Opera Company with Carmen Melis, de Cisneros, and
Muratore. Campanini conducting.

1915. Dec. 30. Borodin's opera "Prince Igor" given at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with F. Alda, F.
Perini, Amato, Segurola, and Didur. Polacco conducting.

1915. Dec. 31. Production of Edward B. Hill's symphonic poem "The
Parting of Lancelot and Guinevere" by the St. Louis Symphony
Orchestra.

1915. Dec. 31. Schelling's theme and variations for orchestra
"Impressions, from an Artist's Life," given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra with the composer as soloist.

1915. The San Francisco Symphony Orchestra reorganized with Alfred
Hertz as conductor.

1915. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra organized with Gustav
Strube as conductor.

1916. Jan. 7. Duka's dance poem "La Péri," given by the San
Francisco Symphony Orchestra, A. Hertz conducting.

1916. Jan. 10. Massenet's opera "Cléopâtre" presented by the
Chicago Opera Company at the Auditorium with M. Kuznetsof in the
title rôle.

1916. Jan. 15. Stravinsky's "First Symphony" (E flat) given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1916. Jan. 20. Fibich's idyll for orchestra "At Evening" given by
the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1916. Jan. 23. F. Schmitt's "Pupazzi" given by the Symphony
Society of New York City.

1916. Jan. 28. Production of E. Granados's opera "Goyescas" at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Anna Fitziu, F.
Perini, Martinelli, and de Luca. Bavagnoli conducting.

1916. Feb. 4. Production of F. Stahlberg's Suite for Orchestra
(Op. 53) given by the Philharmonic Society of New York City.

1916. Feb. 5. Centennial anniversary performance of Rossini's
opera "The Barber of Seville" at the Metropolitan Opera House,
New York City, with Madame Barrientos as _Rosina_.

1916. Feb. 6. Production of Seth Bingham's Suite for Orchestra by
the Philharmonic Society of New York City.

1916. Feb. 11. Production of Arthur Shepherd's overture "The
Festival of Youth" by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

1916. Feb. 17. Rimsky's-Korsakof's "Serbian Fantaisie" and G.
Hüe's suite "Croquois d'Orient" given by the Symphony Society of
New York City.

1916. Feb. 18. Production of Daniel Gregory Mason's First Symphony
(C minor) by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1916. Mar. 3. Gustav Mahler's "Giant Symphony" (Eighth) given by
the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra with more than one thousand
performers.

1916. Mar. 10. Production of J. A. Carpenter's "Concertino" by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with Percy Grainger as pianist.

1916. April 23. Victor Louis Saar's "Suite Rococo" given by the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1916. April 25. R. Strauss's "Alpine Symphony" given by the
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1916. April 25. Production of Franz C. Bornschein's cantata
"Onawa" at the Tri-City Musical Festival at Paterson, N. J.
(This work won the prize offered by the New Jersey Choral
Society.)

1916. May 4. V. d'Indy's prize choral work "Le Chant de la Cloche"
given by the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1956. June. Production by the Litchfield County Choral Union at
Norfolk, Conn., of Percy Grainger's suite for orchestra "In a
Nutshell" conducted by the composer; C. M. Loeffler's symphony
"Hora Mystica" conducted by the composer.

1916. July 12-16. Production at the Seattle Festival of State
Federation of Musical Clubs of C. W. Cadman's symphonic fantasy
"To a Vanishing Race" and J. H. Howe's "Festival Overture."

1916. Oct. 16. Ernest Bloch's two poems, "Winter" and "Spring,"
played at the 44th St. Theatre, New York City. (They were given
by the New Symphony Orchestra, New York City, on Nov. 5, 1919.)

1916. Oct. 20. Schelling's "Violin Concerto" produced by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra with Fritz Kreisler as soloist.

1916. Oct. 26. J. M. Ravel's "Valses Nobles et Sentimentales"
given by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1916. Oct. 29. C. S. Skilton's "Two Indian Dances," (1) "Deer
Dance" (Rogue River, Ore.), and (2) "War Dance" (Cheyenne),
produced by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. (They had been
played as a string quartet in January by the Zoellner Quartet.)

1916. Nov. 13. Bizet's opera "Les Pêcheurs des Perles" presented
entire at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. (Two acts
were given in 1897.)

1916. Nov. 18. American début of Amelita Galli-Curci, as _Gilda_
in "Rigoletto" with the Chicago Opera Company in Chicago. L.
Campanini conducting.

1916. Nov. 24. Michael Dvorsky's Symphonic Duologue for pianoforte
and orchestra, produced by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
with Josef Hofmann (M. Dvorsky) as soloist.

1916. Nov. 25. Gluck's opera "Iphigenia in Tauris" presented at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Melanie Kurt,
Marie Rappold, L. Sparkes, Sembach, Weil.

1916. Nov. 26. Elgar's adagio "Sospiri," for strings, harps, and
organ, given by the Symphony Society of New York City; also
Sinigaglia's "Étude Caprice" for strings.

1916. Dec. 3. M. Ravel's "Introduction et Allegro" for harp,
strings, quartet, flute and clarinet, given by the Symphony
Society, New York City.

1916. Dec. 14. Gustav Mahler's "Lied von der Erde" given by the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1916. Dec. 22, Zandonai's opera "Francesca da Rimini" presented at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1917. Jan. 12. Sibelius's symphonic fantasy "Polyola's Daughter,"
and his symphonic poem "Night Ride and Sunrise" (Op. 53), given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1917. Jan. 18. Leo Sowerby's "Come Autumn Time" produced at a
concert in Orchestral Hall, Chicago, conducted by Eric De
Lamarter.

1917. Jan. 19. Ballantine's symphonic poem "The Eve of St. Agnes"
produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1917. Jan. 26. Percy Grainger's "The Warriors" given by the
Symphony Society at Aeolian Hall, New York City, with the
composer at the pianoforte.

1917. Feb. 2. Widor's Symphony No. 3 (in E minor) for organ and
orchestra given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, with
Gilbert Spross as soloist.

1917. Mar. 8. Reginald de Koven's opera "The Canterbury Pilgrims"
produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with
Ober, Althouse, Ruysdael, and Sembach.

1917. Mar. 23. The First of E. Bloch's "Trois poèms Juifs" (Op.
133), "Dance," "Rite," and "Cortège Funèbre," presented by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1917. Feb. 6. E. De Lamarter's "The Fable of the Hapless
Folktune" produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1917. April 6. Philip Greeley Clapp's Symphony in E flat produced
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1917. April 13. Debussy's "Gigues" given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

1917. April 15. Adolf Brune's overture "A Twilight Picture"
produced by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1917. April 20. Noren's symphony "Vita" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1917. April 27. F. S. Converse's tone poem "Ave atque Vale"
produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1917. May 3. Ernest Bloch's "Two Psalms," for soprano and
orchestra, given in New York City.

1917. June. Production of the following works by the Litchfield
County Choral Union at Norfolk, Conn.: Nicola Laucella's
symphonic impressions "Whitehouse" under the direction of the
composer. John Alden Carpenter's symphony "Sermons in Stones"
conducted by F. Stock. Percy Grainger's "The Warriors" (Music to
an Imaginary Ballet) conducted by the composer. First
performance in America of C. Villiers Stanford's "Irish
Rhapsody" No. 5 (dedicated to Lord Roberts).

1917. Oct. 7. First concert of the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra,
recently organized, under Arthur Dunham, conductor.

1917. Oct. 26. Mozart's operetta "Bastien et Bastienne" presented
at the Empire Theatre, New York City, under Albert Reiss.

1917. Oct. 27. American début of Jascha Heifetz, Russian
violinist, in a recital at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1917. Nov. 12. Mascagni's opera "Isabeau" presented at the
Auditorium, Chicago, by the Chicago Opera Association, with Rosa
Raisa, Jeska Swartz, Crimi, Rimini, Maguenat, and Nicolay.
Campanini conducting.

1917. Nov. 17. S. M. Liapounov's Second Concerto for pianoforte
given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City, with
Tamara Labinova (début) as soloist.

1917. Nov. 17. American début, as conductor, of Pierre Monteux,
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City,--a matinée
performance of "Faust."

1917. Nov. 19. Operatic début of Anna Fitziu as _Tosca_ with the
Chicago Opera Association.

1917. Nov. 29. Début of May Peterson as _Michaela_, in "Carmen,"
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1917. Nov. 30. S. Palmgren's Second Symphony given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1917. Nov. 30. Max Bruch's Concerto for Two Pianofortes and
Orchestra given by the Philharmonic Society in New York City,
with Rose and Ottilie Sutro as pianists. (First time in New
York.)

1917. Dec. 1. Operatic début of Genevieve Vix as _Manon_ with the
Chicago Opera Association.

1917. Dec. 6. Liszt's "Twenty-third Psalm" given with chorus and
orchestra by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, Vernon
Stiles, soloist. J. Stransky, conductor.

1917. Dec. 6. Frederick Jacobi's orchestral suite "California"
produced at the Cort Theatre, San Francisco, Cal., by the San
Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

1917. Dec. 14. Widor's "Prelude" for organ, three trumpets, three
trombones, and kettledrums, given by the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra.

1917. Dec. 19. Henri Rabaud's opera "Marouf" presented by the
Metropolitan Opera Company, New York City, with F. Alda, K.
Howard, de Luca, Rothier, de Segurola, T. Chalmers, Rossi. P.
Monteux conducting.

1917. Dec. 26. Arthur Hadley's opera "Azora" produced by the
Chicago Opera Association, with Anna Fitziu, Cyrena van Gordon,
and F. Lamont. Conducted by the composer.

1917. Dec. 28. Henry K. Hadley awarded the Hinshaw prize for an
opera, "Bianca," for small orchestra, without chorus.

1917. A Symphony Orchestra organized in New Orleans, La.

1917. Dec. 27. Production of Percy Mackaye and Arthur Farwell's
masque "The Evergreen Tree," by the MacDowell Club, assisted by
the Manuscript Society and Prospect Heights (Brooklyn) Choral
Society, in New York City.

1918. Jan. 3. Liszt's oratorio "St. Elizabeth" presented in
operatic form at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City,
with Florence Easton, M. Matzenauer, Clarence Whitehill,
Schlegel, Leonard and Ruysdael. Bodansky conducting.

1918. Jan. 5. World première of Arthur Nevin's one-act opera,
"Daughter of the Forest," by the Chicago Opera Association, with
Vix, Peralta, Lamont, and Godfrey. Conducted by the composer.

1918. Jan. 6. Hubay's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra given by
the Symphony Society, New York City, at Aeolian Hall, with E.
Zimbalist as soloist. Also, Kalikinnov's Second Symphony (in G
minor).

1918. Jan. 10. E. Bloch's "Trois Poèmes Juifs"--"Danse," "Rite,"
and "Cortège Funèbre"--given by the Symphony Society, New York
City.

1918. Jan. 12. Mascagni's opera "Lodoletta" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with G. Farrar, Lila
Robeson, Caruso, de Segurola, Amato, Didur, and Cecil Arden.
Moranzoni conducting.

1918. Jan. 12. American début of Max Rosen, violinist, in
Goldmark's violin concerto in A minor, with the Philharmonic
Society, New York City.

1918. Jan. 18. Glière's third symphony (B minor) "Ilia Mourometz"
given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, F. Stock conducting.

1918. Jan. 19. World première of Sylvio Lazzari's opera, "Le
Sauteriot," by the Chicago Opera Association, with G. Vix,
Carolina Lazzari, Myrna Sharlow, M. Claessens, Dalmores,
Dufranne.

1918. Jan. 19. Jurassorsky's symphonic poem "The Phantoms,"
Speniarov's legend, "The Sermon of Resia," Rachmaninov's
"Veralize" (arranged for orchestra by M. Atshuler),
Rimsky-Korsakov's four tableaux from "Le Coq d'Or," and
Slavinski's "The Shepherdess and the Faun," given by the Russian
Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1918. Jan. 25. F. Borowski's "Peintures Portrait d'une Jeune
Fille," "Le Jardin de Nuit," and "La Fête," produced by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1918. Jan. 27. E. B. Hill's orchestral suite "Stevensoniana"
produced by the Symphony Society, New York City. Walter Damrosch
conducting.

1918. Jan. 31. American début of Hipolito Lazari, Spanish tenor,
as _The Duke_ in "Rigoletto," at the Metropolitan Opera House,
New York City.

1918. Feb. 15. American début of Mayer Wadler, American violinist,
in a miscellaneous program, at Acolian Hall, New York City.

1918. Feb. 15. Production of Leo Sowerby's orchestral suite, "Set
of Four," by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1918. Feb. 17. A. Chiaffarelli's "Prelude and Fugue" produced by
the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1918. Feb. 21. Henri Verbrugghen, noted Belgian conductor,
appeared with the Russian Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall,
New York City, conducting a Beethoven program.

1918. Mar. 2. Jeral's "Concerto for Violoncello," with W. Willeke
as soloist, given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, at Carnegie
Hall, New York City.

1918. Mar. 6. Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "Le Coq d'Or" presented at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Marie
Sundelius as _Le Coq_, Sophie Braslau, Didur, Diaz, Audisio,
Ruysdael, and Reschiglian. Monteux conducting.

1918. Mar. 8. E. Bloch's Symphony in C sharp minor given by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City, conducted by the composer.

1918. Mar. 15. F. Stock's "Overture to a Romantic Comedy" produced
by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1918. Mar. 23. Tscherepin's folklore "Fire Bird" and "Rhapsodie
Negre," and John Powell's suite, "The Fair," with the composer
at the piano, given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, at
Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1918. Mar. 23. Henry F. Gilbert's ballet pantomime "The Dance in
Place Congo" produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York
City. P. Monteux conducting.

1918. Mar. 23. Charles Wakefield Cadman's opera "Shanewis"
produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with
Alice Gentle, Kathleen Howard, Marie Sundelius, Paul Althouse,
and Chalmers. Moranzoni conducting.

1918. April. Eugene Ysaye, noted Belgian violinist, appointed
conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1918. April 26. A. T. Davison's "Tragic Overture" produced by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra. Ernest Schmidt conducting.

1918. May. 9. Eugene Ysaye's poem "Exil," for string orchestra
without basses, produced at the Cincinnati May Festival,
conducted by the composer.

1918. May 10. Edgar Stillman Kelley's choral work, "The Pilgrim's
Progress," produced at the Cincinnati May Festival.

1918. May 30. David Stanley Smith's oratorio "Rhapsody of St.
Bernard" produced at the North Shore Festival, Evanston, Ill.,
under the direction of Peter C. Lutkin.

1918. June. Ossip Gabrilovitsch, noted pianist, appointed
conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

1918. June 4. David Stanley Smith's Second Symphony (D major).
(Played in New York by the Philharmonic Society Dec. 2.) Also G.
W. Chadwick's "Land of Our Hearts" for chorus and orchestra, and
Horatio Parker's cantata "Dream of Mary," with Mabel Garrison
and Carl Formes as soloists, produced at Norfolk, Conn., by the
Litchfield County Choral Association.

1918. June 6. C. Villiers Stanford's tone poem "Verdun" given at
Norfolk, Conn. (and by the Philharmonic Society New York Dec.
2).

1918. Oct. 15. First concert in America of "Le Société des
Concerts du Conservatoire de Paris," André Messager, conductor,
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1918. Oct. 18. A. Hadley's one-act opera "Bianca" produced at the
Park Theatre, New York City, with Maggie Teyte, Henri Scott,
Craig Campbell, Howard White, and Carl Formes. (This opera won a
prize offered by Wm. Hinshaw.)

1918. Oct. 20. American début of Alfred Cortot, noted French
pianist, at a concert of "Le Société des Concerts du
Conservatoire de Paris" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York City. He played the Fourth Concerto of Saint-Saëns. M.
Cortot's first recital was given at Aeolian Hall, Nov. 11.

1918. Nov. 3. American début of Thelma Given, violinist, at
Carnegie Hall, New York City. The program included Conus's
"Concerto in E minor," Kryjenovky's "Russian Romance" (new),
Achron's "Hebrew Lullaby," and Halverson's "Norwegian Dance"
(new).

1918. Nov. 9. Paul Vidal's "Danses Tanagréennes" given by the New
York Symphony Society, New York City.

1918. Nov. 11. American début of B. Cousinou, baritone, in "Samson
et Delila" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1918. Nov. 13. American début of G. Crimi, tenor, and Montesanto,
baritone, in "Aïda" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York
City.

1918. Nov. 13. American début of Raoul Vidas, violinist, in a
miscellaneous program at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1918. Nov. 14. Production of Edgar Stillman Kelley's song "A
California Idyll" by the Symphony Society of New York, with
Mabel Garrison as soloist.

1918. Nov. 14. Roger-Ducasse's symphonic poem "Sarabande," for
orchestra and invisible choir, given by the Philharmonic
Society, New York City, with Mr. Koemmenich's chorus.

1918. Nov. 15. Operatic début of Rosa Ponselle, soprano, as _Donna
Leonora_ in "La Forza del Destino," at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York City.

1918. Nov. 16. Daniel Gregory Mason's "Four Songs--Russians," for
baritone and orchestra, produced by the Chicago Symphony
Orchestra, with R. Werrenrath as soloist.

1918. Nov. 17. David Stanley Smith's suite for orchestra,
"Impressions," produced by the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra,
Emil Oberhoffer conducting.

1918. Nov. 30. Lekeu's "Symphonic Fantasia on Two Popular Angevin
Tunes" given by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1918. Dec. 3. Leo Schulz's "American Rhapsody," for violoncello
and orchestra, produced by the Philharmonic Society, New York
City, with the composer as soloist.

1918. Dec. 6. S. Prokofieff's First Concerto (in D flat major)
for pianoforte and orchestra (with the composer as soloist), and
his Scythian suite, "Ala and Lilli" (conducted by the composer),
given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1918. Dec. 7. American début of Alexandro Dolci, Italian tenor, as
_Enzo_ in "La Gioconda," with the Chicago Opera Association, at
the Auditorium, Chicago.

1918. Dec. 8. A. de Greef's "Four Old Flemish Folk Songs" for
orchestra, given by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1918. Dec. 8. Vittore di Sabata's Symphonic Suite, given by the
New York Symphony Society.

1918. Dec. 11. First appearance of Nicolai Sokolov as conductor of
the Cleveland (O.) Symphony Orchestra.

1918. Dec. 14. World première of Puccini's three one-act operas,
"Il Tabarro," "Gianni Schecchi," and "Suor Angelica," at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Farrar, Muzio,
Easton, Crimi, de Luca, and Montesanto. Moranzoni conducting.

1918. Dec. 26. Lili Boulanger's cantata, "Faust et Hélène," given
at a concert of the New York Symphony Society at Carnegie Hall,
with Julia Claussen as _Hélène_, Craig Campbell as _Faust_, and
Edgar Schofield as _Mephisto_. (Composed at the age of 19, and
won Grand Prix de Rome. Composer died 1918.)

1919. Jan. 5. Felix Borowski's "Elégie Symphonique" given by the
New York Symphony Society at Aeolian Hall, New York City.

1919. Jan. 14. World première of Février's opera "Gismonda" by the
Chicago Opera Association, with Mary Garden, E. Fontaine,
Maguenat and Journet. Campanini conducting.

1919. Jan. 17. Catalani's opera "Loreley" presented by the Chicago
Opera Association, with Anna Fitziu, Florence Macbeth, A. Dolci,
V. Lazzari, and C. Rimini. Polacco conducting.

1919. Jan. 24. Xavier Leroux's opera "La Reine Fiamette" presented
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Farrar,
Lazaro, Rothier and Didur. P. Monteux conducting.

1919. Jan. 25. Xavier Leroux's opera "Le Chemineau," presented at
the Auditorium by the Chicago Opera Association, with Yvonne
Gall, Desiré Defrère, Maguenat, Baklanov, and Huberdeau.
Hasselmans conducting.

1919. Jan. 26. Humiston's Suite in F sharp minor produced by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City, conducted by the composer.

1919. Jan. 28. American début of Leopold Auer, noted Russian
violinist and teacher, at Aeolian Hall, New York City. He played
Beethoven's violin sonatas in C minor (Op. 30), G major (Op. 30)
and A major (Op. 47).

1919. Jan. 28. S. Rachmaninov's First Pianoforte Concerto given by
the Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City, with the composer
as soloist. M. Altschuler conducting.

1919. Jan. 30. R. Goldmark's "Requiem" given by the Philharmonic
Society, New York City.

1919. Jan. 30. Victor de Sabata's symphonic poem "Juventus" given
by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1919. Jan. 31. American operatic début of Charles Hackett,
American tenor, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City,
as _Count Almaviva_ in "Il Barbiere."

1919. Jan. 31. Chausson's Symphony in B flat major given by the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1919. Feb. 2. A. Casella's "Films--War Pictures" given by the
Symphony Society, at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1. Belgium--"Heavy Artillery Passing."
2. France--"Before the Ruins of a Cathedral."
3. Alsatia--"The Wooden Cross."
4. Italy--"Man-o'-war Cruising in the Adriatic."

1919. Feb. 9. G. W. Chadwick's symphonic poem "The Angel of Death"
produced by the Symphony Society, New York City, at a concert
given in memory of Theodore Roosevelt.

1919. Feb. 12. American début of Winifred Christie, noted English
pianist, at Aeolian Hall, New York City.

1919. Feb. 13. O. Respighi's symphonic poem "Fontane di Roma"
(Fountains of Rome) given by the Philharmonic Society, New York
City.

1919. Feb. 14. Felix Borowski's suite from the ballet pantomime
"Boudour" produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with the
composer conducting.

1919. Feb. 17. Stanley R. Avery's overture to "The Taming of the
Shrew" produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1919. Feb. 23. A. Weidig's Concert Overture (Op. 65) produced by
the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1919. Feb. 28. F. Stock's "March and Hymn to Democracy" produced
by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1919. Mar. 2. Elgar's two songs, "Carillon" and "Le Drapeau
Belge," for orchestra and narrator, given by the Philharmonic
Society, New York City, with Carlo Liten as narrator.

1919. Mar. 6. Harold Morris's Tone Poem (from MS.) produced by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1919. Mar. 12. Joseph Breil's opera "The Legend" produced at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Rosa Ponselle,
Kathleen Howard, Paul Althouse, and L. d'Angelo in the leading
rôles; also J. A. Hugo's opera, "The Temple Dancer" with
Florence Easton, Carl Schlegel and Morgan Kingston. Moranzoni
conducting.

1919. Mar. 14. Rosseter G. Cole's "Pioneer" overture produced by
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1919. Mar. 17. Vincenzo Tommasini's "Moonlights"; two pieces,
"Churches and Ruins" and "Serenade," given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1919. Mar. 24. Griffes's "Three Songs" for soprano and orchestra
produced by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, with Marcia van
Dresser as soloist.

1919. Mar. 28. G. Faure's prelude to the opera "Pénélope" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1919. April 4. G. Francesco Malipieri's "Pause del Silenzio"
(Pauses of Silence) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra,
Henri Rabaud conducting.

1919. April 9. Ildebrando Pizzetti's prelude to Act I of "Fédra"
(d'Annunzio) given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1919. April 11. Alberic Magnard's "Hymn à la Justice" (Op. 14)
given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1919. April 11. First concert of the Musicians' New Symphony
Orchestra of the New York Federation of Musicians, given at
Carnegie Hall, New York City, Varese conducting. (Organized in
February.)

1919. April 18. R. Laparra's poem on four popular verses, "Un
Dimanche Basque," for orchestra with pianoforte, produced by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, with the composer as soloist. P.
Monteux conducting.

1919. June. Charles T. Griffes's "The White Peacock" produced at
the Rivoli Theatre, New York City.

1919. July 4. Arthur Farwell's "Chant of Victory" produced at the
Greek Theatre, Berkeley, Cal.

1919. July 7. Samuel Gardner's tone poem, "New Russia," produced
at a concert in the Stadium, New York City, conducted by the
composer.

1919. Oct. 24. Vincent d'Indy's "Sinfonia Brevis de Bello Gallico"
(No. 3. Op. 70) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, P.
Monteux conducting.

1919. Oct. 31. V. d'Indy's descriptive symphony, "La Queste de
Dieu" (The search for God), from the opera "La Légende de
Saint-Christophe," given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.