Annals of Music in America Part 28

1897. Nov. 26. Chaikovsky's symphonic ballad "Voyvode" given by the Symphony Society in New York City.

1897. Dec. 3. Introduction to Act II of d'Albert's opera "Gernot,"

given by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Frederick Archer conductor.

1897. Dec. Production of Henry K. Hadley's First Symphony under direction of Anton Seidl, in New York City.

1897. Dec. 10. Raoul Pugno, French pianist, first appeared in the United States.

1897. Dec. 13. Ma.s.senet's opera "Le Portrait de Manon" given in French by the Society of Musical Arts, at the Astoria, New York City. Also C. Chaminade's ballet "Callirhoe," and on Dec. 21, an opera by V. Thompson and Ame Lachaume, "In Old j.a.pan," was produced.

1897-8. The Damrosch-Ellis Opera Company gave grand opera throughout the country with artists including Melba, Nordica, Gadski, soprani; van Cauteren and Mattfeld, contralti; Kraus, Salignac, Rothmuhl and Ibos, tenors; Stehman, Fischer, and Boudouresque, ba.s.ses.

1898. Jan. 7. Hugo Kaun's "Festival March and Hymn" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1898. Jan. 8. Siegfried Wagner's symphonic poem "Sehnsucht" given by the Philharmonic Society in New York City.

1898. Jan. 8. Production of C.M. Loeffler's dramatic poem, "La mort de Tintagiles" by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1898. Jan. 14. Hugo Kaun's Symphony in D minor given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1898. Jan. 15. Paganini's "Caprice" for violin, in A minor, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1898. Jan. 25. American debut of Alexander Siloti, famous Russian pianist, as a concert given by Anton Seidl at the Astoria, New York City.

1898. Jan. 27. Production of Gustav Strube's overture for trumpets, horns, tuba and kettledrums, at a concert of the Apollo Club in Boston.

1898. Jan. 27. Dubois's Concerto for Violin, in D minor, given by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with Henri Marteau as soloist.

1898. Jan. 29. Cesar Franck's symphonic poem "The Wild Huntsman"

given at Cincinnati, O., by Theodore Thomas.

1898. Nov. 12. Chaikovsky's Second Pianoforte Concerto (G major) given by the Philharmonic Society, New York. Alexander Siloti, soloist.

1898. Feb. 26. A. Goring Thomas's cantata "The Swan and the Skylark" given at a Seidl Concert in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1898. Mar. 1. H. H. Huss's dramatic scene, "Cleopatra's Death,"

given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, under A.

Seidl.

1898. Mar. 5. Glazunof's Fifth Symphony (B flat major) given by the Philharmonic Society in New York City. A Seidl conductor.

1898. Mar. 7. Saint-Saens's Fifth Pianoforte Concerto given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in New York City, with Raoul Pugno as soloist. Also Cesar Franck's "Variations Symphoniques."

1898. Mar. Puccini's opera "La Boheme" presented in San Francisco, Cal., by the Royal Italian Opera Company. (Given by same company in New York, May 10.)

1898. April 7. F. Weingartner's symphonic poem, "The Elysian Fields," given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1898. Horatio Parker's oratorio "St. Christopher" given by the Oratorio Society, New York City.

1898. April 23. D'Indy's symphonic variations "Istar" given by Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Theodore Thomas, conductor.

1898. Oct. 22. Chausson's symphonic poem "Viviane," and Mackenzie's three dances for "The Little Minister" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1898. Nov. 7. American debut of Ernestine Schumann-Heink, as _Ortrud_ in "Lohengrin," in Chicago.

1898. Nov. 8. American debut of Albert Saleza, tenor, as _Romeo_, in Chicago.

1898. Nov. 29. American debut of Ernest van Dyck, as _Tannhauser_, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1898. Dec. 3. First performance of Walter Damrosch's "Manilla Te Deum" given by the Oratorio Society of New York City.

1898. Dec. 14. American debut of Anton van Rooy, as _Wotan_ in "Die Walkure" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1898. Dec. 25. American debut of Maud MacCarthy, violinist, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1898. Borodin's Symphony in B minor first played in America by the Cincinnati Orchestra.

1898. Victor Herbert appointed conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

1899. Jan. 4. American debut of Suzanne Adams, American soprano, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1899. Jan. 7. R. Strauss's tone poem "Don Quixote," given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1899. Jan. 12. Gounod's opera "La Reine de Saba," presented at the French Opera House, New Orleans, La.

1899. Jan. 17. F. S. Converse's Symphony in D minor (first movement) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1899. Jan. 17. Grieg's Symphonic Dances given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1899. Feb. 3. Hugo Kaun's overture "Der Maler von Antwerpen" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1899. Feb. 7. American debut of Albert Alvarez, French operatic tenor, as _Romeo_, in Boston, at the Boston Theatre.

1899. Feb. 8. American debut of Lady Halle (Normann Neruda), noted violinist, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She played Spohr's Violin Concerto in C minor.

1899. Mar. 4. Chabrier's "Bourree Fantastique" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1899. Mar. 10. Mancinelli's opera "Ero e Leandro" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, conducted by the composer.

1899. Mar. 22. American debut of E. Dohnanyi, Hungarian pianist, with Boston Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1899. Mar. 25. Cesar Franck's oratorio "The Beat.i.tudes" given by the Liederkranz Society of New York City.

1899. April. 15. Cesar Franck's Symphony in D Minor given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1899. April 24. Perosi's oratorio "The Transfiguration of Christ"

given by the Cecilia Society of Boston.