Annals of Music in America Part 13

1869. May. 12, Schubert's "Italian Overture" given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1869. June 15. First concert of the Peace Jubilee in Boston.

1869. July 20. Strauss's waltz "Wein, Weib, und Gesang" given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.

1869. Dec. 2. Anna Mehlig, noted pianist, visited America and played at Miss Porter's School, Farmington, Conn. She appeared on Dec. 18, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

1869. Dec. 15. A season of six nights of Russian opera begun at the Theatre Francaise, New York City, under Leon Jasievitch, with Levitzkaya as leading soprano, and Dimitri d'Agreneff, tenor. The opera "Askold's Tomb" was given.

1869. Dec. 30. Haydn's Fifth Symphony (in D) given by the Harvard Musical a.s.sociation, in Boston.

1869. First of twenty-two annual tours made this season by the Theodore Thomas Orchestra.

1869-1874. Church Music a.s.sociation, New York City. The first performance in America of Beethoven's Ma.s.s in D was given by this a.s.sociation.

1870. Jan. 8. Raff's Second Symphony (in C) given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1870. Jan. 22. A Russian Male Choir of nine voices, under Dimitri Agreneff Slaviansky, visited America.

1870. Feb. 17. Mozart's Second Pianoforte Concerto (D minor) given by the Harvard Musical a.s.sociation in Boston.

1870. Feb. 28. Mendelssohn's overture to "Ruy Blas" given in Boston.

1855. Mar. 10. Selections from Wagner's "Die Meistersinger" played by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1870. May 9. Liszt's "Goethe March" given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.

1870. May 26. Dargomysky's "Cosatchague" given by Theodore Thomas, at the Central Park Garden, New York City. (Selections from opera.)

1870. July 14. Glinka's "Jota Aragonese" given by Theodore Thomas, at Central Park Garden, New York City, and

1870. Aug. 25. Glinka's "Kamarinskaja."

1870. Sept. 19. American debut of Christine Nilsson, noted soprano, at a concert in Steinway Hall, New York City. Her operatic debut took place Oct. 25, 1871, at the Academy of Music, as _Lucia_, under Carl Rosa.

1870. Nov. 12. Mozart's opera "Der Schauspieldirektor" given in New York City.

1870. Marie Krebs, noted German pianist, visited America.

1870. Feb. 5. Karl Goldmark's overture to "Sakuntala" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York.

1871. Jan. 7. Rubinstein's "Ocean Symphony" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1871. Feb. 23. Gade's Third Symphony (A minor) given by the Harvard Musical a.s.sociation, Boston.

1871. May 3. Rossini's "Messe Solennelle" given in Boston, under the direction of George W. Whiting.

1871. May. 7. Mozart's overture to "Idomeneo" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1871. June 13. Reinecke's "Festival Overture,"

1871. June 22. Wagner's "Kaiser March," and

1871. June 27. Joachim's First March (in C) given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1871. July 19. Rubinstein's overture to "Dimitri Donskoi,"

1871. July 21. Joachim's Second March (in D) given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1871. Aug. 10. Rheinberger's "Wallenstein's Camp,"

1871. Aug. 17. Schubert's March in B minor,

1871. Sept. 8. Wagner's "Hildegung's March," given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1871. Sept. 18. American debut of the noted German tenor, Theodore Wachtel, at the Stadt Theatre, New York City, in "Le Postillon de Longjumeau."

1871. Nov. 9. Schubert's overture to "Alfonso and Estrella" given by the Harvard Musical a.s.sociation, in Boston.

1871. Nov. 22. Ambroise Thomas's opera "Mignon" given at the Academy of Music, New York City, with Christine Nilsson in the t.i.tle-role.

1871. Nov. 23. Mozart's Symphony in C given by the Harvard Musical a.s.sociation; also Handel's Concerto for oboe, with A. Kugler as soloist, in Boston.

1871. Dec. 2. Rubinstein's Pianoforte Concerto in D minor given in Boston, by Theodore Thomas Orchestra, with Marie Krebs as soloist.

1871. Dec. 6. Introduction and final scene from Wagner's opera "Tristan und Isolde"; also Raff's Symphony in F, given by Theodore Thomas in Boston.

1871. Dec. 7. Haydn's Third Symphony (E flat) given by the Harvard Musical a.s.sociation, in Boston.

1871. The Illinois College Conservatory of Music, Jacksonville, Ill., established, with I. B. Posnawski as director.

1871. The Apollo Club (male voices) established in Boston with B.

J. Lang as conductor.

1872. Jan. 6. Reinecke's Pianoforte Concerto in F sharp minor (Op.

72) given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, with S. B.

Mills as soloist.

1872. Jan. 20. Cherubini's opera "Les Deux Journees" (The Water Carriers) presented in Boston, by Madame Parepa-Rosa and her company. First New York performance was Feb. 10.

1872. Jan. 20. Liszt's symphonic poem "Orpheus" given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.

1872. Feb. 1. Haydn's "Oxford Symphony" (in G) given by the Harvard Musical a.s.sociation, in Boston.

1872. Feb. 14. American debut of Charles Santley, noted English baritone, in "Zampa" at New York City.

1872. Feb. 23. Gade's Third Concert Overture given in Boston, by the Harvard Musical a.s.sociation.

1872. Mar. 7. Taubert's "Arabian Nights" overture; and Mozart's Seventh Pianoforte Concerto (C minor) with Hugo Leonhard as soloist, given by the Harvard Musical a.s.sociation, in Boston.