Annals of Music in America Part 14

1872. Mar. 22. Ambroise Thomas's opera "Hamlet" presented in New York City, with Christine Nilsson as _Ophelia_, Annie Louise Cary as _The Queen_, Brignoli as _Laertes_, A. Barre as _Hamlet_, Coletti as _The Ghost_, Reichardt as _Horatio_, and Locatelli as _Polonius_.

1872. May 30. Rubinstein's humoresque "Don Quixote," given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.

1872. Aug. 1. Raff's overture to "Dame Kobold," and

1872. Sept. 17. Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1872. Sept. 23. Anton Rubinstein, great Russian pianist, and Henri Wieniawski, noted violinist, made their American debut at Steinway Hall, New York City, and then toured the country.

1872. Sept. 30. American debut of Pauline Lucca, noted soprano, as _Selika_ in "L'Africaine" at the Academy of Music, New York City, under Maretzek.

1872. Nov. 22. Ambroise Thomas's opera "Mignon" presented at the Academy of Music, New York City, with Christine Nilsson and Capoul in the leading parts.

1872. Dec. 3. Liszt's eleventh symphonic poem, "The Battle of the Huns" (Hunnenschlacht), given at a concert in Boston, by Theodore Thomas.

1872. Dec. 14. Raff's Fourth Symphony (in G) given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1872. Second Peace Jubilee held in Boston.

1872. Orpheus Club (male chorus) formed in Philadelphia.

1872. Emil Sauret, noted French violinist, made his first concert tour in America.

1873. Jan. 9. Cherubini's overture to "Ali Baba" played in Boston.

1873. Jan. 18. Liszt's "Hirtengesang" from "Christus" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1873. Jan. 21. First concert of the Apollo Club of Chicago, given at Standard Hall. The club was organized Sept. 1872, with George P. Upton, president, and Silas Pratt, conductor.

1873. Feb. 15. Gade's Eighth Symphony (B minor) given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1873. Mar. 13, Mozart's Pianoforte Concerto in A given by the Harvard Musical a.s.sociation, in Boston.

1873. May 22. J. O. Grimm's Second Suite in Canon Form, given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1873. May 29. Brahm's Serenade in D given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1873. June 3. Production of John K. Paine's oratorio "St. Peter"

at Portland, Me., with Emma Thursby, Adelaide Phillips, George Osgood, and Rudolphson as soloists.

1873. June 12. Svensden's First Symphony (in D) given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1873. Sept. 18. Svensden's symphonic overture "Sigurd Slembe"

given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City, and Sept. 23, A.

Hamerik's "Nordish Suite."

1873. Oct. 1. American debut of Italo Campanini, great Italian tenor, as _Gennaro_ in "Lucrezia Borgia," in New York City, at the Academy of Music.

1873. Oct. 3. American debut of Victor Maurel, great French baritone, as _Valentine_ in "Faust" at the Academy of Music, New York City.

1873. Oct. 7. American debut of Ilma di Murska, noted Polish soprano, as _Amina_ in "La Sonnambula" at the Grand Opera House, New York City, under Strakosch.

1873. Nov. 6. W. Sterndale Bennett's Pianoforte Concerto in E given by the Harvard Musical a.s.sociation, in Boston, with E.

Perabo as soloist.

1873. Nov. 15. Max Bruch's introduction to "Loreley" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1873. Nov. 26. Verdi's opera "Aida" presented at the Academy of Music, New York City, by M. Strakosch with Torriani as _Aida_, Annie Louise Cary as _Amneris_, Campanini as _Rhadames_, Victor Maurel as _Amonasro_, Manetti as _Ramfis_, and Scolara as _The King_.

1873. Dec. 3. Raff's "Lenore Symphony" (fifth--in E) given by Theodore Thomas, in Boston.

1873. Germania Orchestra organized in Pittsburgh, Pa.

1873. A Conservatory of Music established in connection with Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill.

1873. Madame Julie Rive-King, noted American pianist, made her debut in Cincinnati, O.

1874. Jan. 10. Volkmann's Serenade in D minor given by Theodore Thomas, in Brooklyn, N.Y.

1874. Jan. 24. Rubinstein's character sketch "Ivan IV" given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas, and

1874. Jan. 28. Meyerbeer's "Inauguration March."

1874. Feb. 14. George F. Bristow's "Arcadian Symphony" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, also Gade's overture to "Michael Angelo."

1874. May 8. Bach's Pa.s.sion Music according to St. Matthew given, in part, by the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston. Selections had been given May 13, 1871, and the work was given complete, in two concerts in 1879.

1874. May 14. Hofmann's "Hungarian Suite"; the overture to Gounod's "Le Medecin Maigre Lui"; and C.M. von Weber's overture to "Abu Ha.s.san" given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1874. May 20. Gounod's overture to "Mireille" given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.

1874. May 21. Hiller's "Dramatic Fantasia," and Saint-Saen's "Marche Heroque" given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1874. July 16. Sullivan's overture to "The Tempest"; July 29, Ma.s.senet's "Scenes Pittoresques"; and July 30, Ferdinand David's "Festival March," given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.

1874. Aug. 13. Reinecke's "In Memoriam"; and Aug. 21, Zellner's "Die Schoene Melusine" given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1874. Sept. 17. Rubinstein's "Ouverture Triomphale" given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1874. Oct. 28. Grieg's Pianoforte Concerto in A minor, given at a Theodore Thomas concert in Boston, with Boskowitz as soloist.

1874. Nov. 14. Raff's Pianoforte Concerto, Opus 185, given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, with Lina Luckhardt as soloist.

1874. Nov. 27. Bach's Suite in B minor given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1874. Dec. 12. Bach's "Ciaconna" in D minor, arranged for orchestra by Raff, given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1874. Madame Emmy Fursch-Madi made her American debut in New Orleans, La., with the French Opera Company. She was heard in New York in 1882, and became professor of singing at the National Conservatory, New York City. Debut Nov. 7, 1883, as _Ortrud_ in "Lohengrin."