Annals of Music in America Part 48

1920. Jan. 31. Arthur Hadley's opera in two acts, "Cleopatra's Night," produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Frances Alda, Jeanne Gordon, Marie Tiffany, Orville Harold, V. Reschiglian, M. Picco and L. d'Angelo. Gennaro Papi conducting.

1920. Feb. 1. Louis Aubert's "Habanera" given by the New York Symphony Society at Aeolian Hall, New York City.

1920. Feb. 6. Hugo Riesenfeld's "Overture in Romantic Style"

produced by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, conducted by the composer.

1920. Feb. 6. Rachmaninov's third symphony, "The Bells," for soprano, tenor, ba.s.s and chorus, with orchestra, given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra with Florence Hinkle, Arthur Hackett, F. Patten, and a chorus trained by Stephen Townsend.

1920. Feb. 13. Elgar's variations, "Enigma," given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1920. Mar. 3. American debut of Sascha Culbertson, violinist, at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1920. Mar. 5. Leo Sowerby's Pianoforte Concerto in F major given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with the composer as soloist.

(N. B. As originally arranged, for voice and orchestra, it was given at a concert at Orchestra Hall, Jan. 18, 1917.)

1920. Mar. 19. A. Brune's symphonic poem, "A Fairy Tale," produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1920. April 2. Eric De Lamarter's Concerto in E major for organ, produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, with the composer as soloist.

1920. April 16. Debussy's "Fantasy" for pianoforte and orchestra given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with Alfred Cortot as soloist.

1920. May 25. Felix Borowski's poeme "Le Printemps Pa.s.sionne"

produced at the North Sh.o.r.e Festival, Evanston, Ill., conducted by the composer.

1920. Aug. 23. Charles Wakefield Cadman's Indian music-drama, "The Sunset Trail," produced by the California Theatre Ensemble at San Diego, Cal., under Dr. H. J. Stewart.

1920. Oct. 3. American debut of Michel Piastro, Russian violinist, at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1920. Oct. Production of Mortimer Wilson's overture "New Orleans"

at the Rialto Theatre, New York City, conducted by the composer.

(This work won a prize of $500 offered by Hugo Riesenfeld.)

1920. Oct. 16. American debut of Josef Stopak, violinist, in a recital at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1920. Oct. 22. G. Ropartz's "Divertiss.e.m.e.nt" for orchestra given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. P. Monteux conducting.

1920. Oct. 22. E. Goossens's "By the Tarn," for string orchestra and clarinet, given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1920. Oct. 25. American debut of Michel Gusikov, Russian violinist, in a recital at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1920. Oct. 29. A. Bax's "The Garden of Fand" produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. F. Stock conducting.

1920. Oct. 29. E. B. Hill's poem for orchestra, "The Fall of the House of Usher," produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. P.

Monteux conducting.

1920. Nov. 2. American debut of Duci Karekjarto, Jugo-Slavian violinist, in a recital at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1920. Nov. 5. American debut of Cyril Scott, English composer and pianist, in a concert with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He played his "Concerto in C," and conducted his "Two Pa.s.sacaglias."

1920. Nov. 5. Sabata's symphonic poem "Juventus" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1920. Nov. 5. First performance of the orchestral version of Ernest Bloch's "Suite for Viola and Orchestra" (or pianoforte) given by the National Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, New York City, with Mr. Bailly as soloist. (This work was produced, with piano, at the Berkshire Festival of Chamber Music, Pittsfield, Ma.s.s., on Sept. 25, 1919.)

1920. Nov. 12. Gustav Strube's "Four Preludes for Orchestra"

produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1920. Nov. 17. Premiere of Marinuzzi's opera "Jacquerie" by the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation, with Yvonne Gall, Olga Carrara, L.

Olivieri, Desire Defrere, Vitto Trevisan, A. Paillard, S. Civai and T. Dentale. Conducted by the composer.

1920. Nov. 19. Albert Dupuis's symphonic fragments "Jean Michel"

given by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1920. Nov. 21. J. Albeniz's rhapsody "A Night in Seville" given by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.

1920. Nov. 21. American debut of the Hungarian pianist, Nyredghasi, in Chaikovsky's pianoforte concerto in B flat, with the National Symphony Orchestra, at the Lexington Theatre, New York City.

1920. Nov. 22. American debut of Vasa Prihoda, Czecho-Slovak violinist, in a recital at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1920. Nov. 26. Alfven's Second Symphony given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1920. Nov. 23. J. A. Carpenter's "A Pilgrim Vision," written to celebrate the tercentenary of the landing of the "Mayflower"

Pilgrims, produced by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1920. Nov. 29. American debut of Daisy Kennedy (Mrs. Benno Moisevitch), Australian violinist, at Aeolian Hall, New York City.

1920. Dec. 2. Riccardo Pick-Mangialli's symphonic comedy "Il Carillon Magico" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1920. Dec. 5. First concert of the newly organized Civic Music Students' Orchestra, in Orchestral Hall, Chicago, Ill.

1920. Dec. 5. Alfredo Casella's "The Venetian Convent" given by the New York Symphony Orchestra, at the Academy of Music, New York City.

1920. Dec. 12. Edward F. Kurtz's march "Victory" given at a popular concert by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1920. Dec. 13. Leoncavallo's posthumous opera "Edipo Re" produced by the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation, with t.i.tta Ruffo and Dorothy Francis in the leading parts. Marinuzzi conducting.

1920. Dec. 14. Samuel Gardner's Violin Concerto produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Providence, R. I., with the composer as soloist.

1920. Dec. 23. Revival of Verdi's opera "Don Carlos" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Rosa Ponselle, Matzenauer, Martinelli, de Luca, and Didur.

1920. Dec. 23. G. Francesco Malipiero's "Impressioni dal Vero."

Part 1, "Il Capinero" (The Blackcap), Part 2, "Il Picchio" (The Woodp.e.c.k.e.r), Part 3, "Il Chiu" (The Owl), given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1920. Dec. 29. Revival of Gay's "The Beggar's Opera" (the first ballad opera performed in America) at the Greenwich Village Theatre, New York City, with Sylvia Nelis as _Polly Peachum_.

1920. Dec. 30. Ralph Vaughan Williams's "A London Symphony" given by the New York Symphony Society, when Albert Coates (noted English conductor) made his American debut as conductor.

1920. Dec. 30. First Concert of Toscanini's "La Scala" Orchestra, at Carnegie Hall, New York City.