Annals of Music in America Part 20
1885. April 11. Cowen's "Welsh Symphony" (Fourth, in B minor) given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.
1885. April 16. Mackenzie's oratorio "The Rose of Sharon" given in New York City, under Theodore Thomas.
1885. April 28. Rubinstein's "Fantasia Eroica" given in Brooklyn, N. Y., by Theodore Thomas.
1885. Oct. 30. Gounod's oratorio "Mors et Vita" given in St.
Louis, Mo., by Theodore Thomas.
1885. Oct. 30. Ecker's Concert Overture, Schubert's "Trauermarsch"
and R. Fuchs's Symphony in C major, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
1885. Nov. 4. American debut of Felia Litvinne, as _Leonora_ in "Il Trovatore" at the Academy of Music, New York City, under Colonel Mapleson.
1885. Nov. 14. Mozart's "Haffner Serenade" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
1885. Nov. 23. Anton Seidl appeared as conductor at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.
1885. Nov. 24. Chaikovsky's Third Suite given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.
1885. Nov. 25. American debut of Lilli Lehmann, noted German soprano, as _Carmen_, also of Max Alvary as _Don Jose_, in Bizet's opera "Carmen" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.
1885. Dec. 2. Goldmark's opera "Die Konigen von Saba" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Lehmann and Fischer.
1885. Dec. 3. Maude Powell, noted American violinist, made her debut on her return from European study and concertizing, under Theodore Thomas, at Orange, N. J. On Dec. 5 she appeared at Philadelphia. Played Max Bruch's First Violin Concerto.
1885. Dec. 12. Scharwenka's Symphony in C minor, given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.
1885. Dec. 23. Ma.s.senet's opera "Manon" presented at the Academy of Music, New York City, by Mapleson, with Minnie Hauck, Del Puente, and Giannini in leading parts.
1885. Walter Damrosch appointed conductor of the New York Symphony and Oratorio Societies, on the death of his father, Dr. Leopold Damrosch.
1885. The American Inst.i.tute of Applied Music established in New York City, by Miss Kate Chittenden.
1885-1916. The Kneisel Quartet organized in Boston. Became well known throughout the United States and Europe.
1886. Jan. 2. Saint-Saens's "Rhapsodie d'Auvergne" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
1886. Jan. 4. Herman Goetz's opera "The Taming of the Shrew" given in New York City (in English) by the American Opera Company, Theodore Thomas conductor, at the Academy of Music. At this performance Pauline Allemand made her debut.
1886. Jan. 4. Wagner's opera "Die Meistersinger" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Frau Seidl-Krauss as _Eva_, Marianne Brandt as _Magdalena_, Emil Fischer as _Hans Sachs_, Stritt as _Walther_, Staudigl as _Pogner_, Kemlitz as _Beckmesser_, Kramer as _David_, and Anton Seidl as conductor.
1886. Jan. 9. Dvorak's Second Symphony (D minor) given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.
1886. Jan. 9. E. Barnard's Violin Concerto in G major, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with T. Adamowski as soloist.
1886. Jan. 12. Svendsen's "Norwegian Artists' Carnival" given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.
1886. Jan. 15. Lalo's "Rhapsodie and Scherzo" played by the Symphony Society, New York City.
1886. Jan. 16. W. Gericke's "Chorus of Homage" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.
1886. Jan. 20. American debut of William Candidus, tenor, in a performance of "Lohengrin" (in English) at the Academy of Music, New York City, with the American Opera Company.
1886. Jan. 21. Jensen's "Wedding Music" given by Theodore Thomas at a concert in Jersey City, N. J.
1886. Jan. 23. H. Reinhold's "Prelude, Menuet, and Fugue" for strings given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
1886. Jan. 30. Horatio Parker's "Scherzo" for orchestra played at a concert given in New York City, by Alexander Lambert, with F.
van der Stucken as conductor.
1886. Feb. 15. Johann Strauss's opera "The Gipsy Baron" (Die Zigeunerbaron) presented in English, by H. Conried, at the Casino, New York City.
1886. Mar. 1. Delibes's opera "Lakme" presented by the American Opera Company, at the Academy of Music, New York City (in English) with Pauline Allemand in the t.i.tle-role. (It had been given inadequately by Emma Abbott in 1883.)
1886. Mar. 13. Scholz's Symphony in B flat given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.
1886. Mar. 13. Three movements from Gericke's "Serenade" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.
1886. Mar. 16. Liszt's "Concerto Pathetique" given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.
1886. Mar. 20. Dvorak's cantata "The Spectre Bride" given in Brooklyn, N.Y., under Theodore Thomas; also Raff's "Die Jahreszeiten" for chorus, pianoforte and orchestra.
1886. Mar. 23. Borodin's symphonic poem "On the Steppes of Central Asia," and the tarantella from Gernsheim's Symphony in F, given by the Philharmonic Society in Brooklyn, N. Y.
1886. Mar. 23. Pratt's "Court Minuet" produced, and Delibes's ballet music "Sylvia," given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.
1886. April 30. Delibes's "Scene de Bal" given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.
1886. July 5. Rubinstein's "Bal Costume" (Second Series) given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.
1886. July 21. Schytte's "Pantomimes" given in Chicago, by Theodore Thomas.
1886. July 29. Bruckner's Seventh Symphony (E major) played by the Theodore Thomas Orchestra, in Chicago.
1886. Oct. 26. Ma.s.senet's "Marche Heroique," and Gadsby's orchestral scene "The Forest of Arden," given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.
1886. Oct. 28. Nicode's "Jubilee March," Cesar Cui's "Tarantella,"
and Ma.s.senet's "La Vierge" for string orchestras, given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.
1886. Nov. 1. Chaikovsky's "Italian Caprice" for orchestra, played by the Philharmonic Society in New York City.
1866. Nov. 4. Schumann's "Marche Funebre" and Arthur Sullivan's overture "In Memoriam" given in New York, by Theodore Thomas.
Also Raff's "Festival March."
1886. Nov. 5. Arthur Bird's First Symphony played by the Symphony Society in New York City.
1886. Nov. 6. Brahms's Serenade in A for strings, and Dvorak's "Legends" (Opus 59, first collection), given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.