Annals of Music in America Part 45

1917. Nov. 17. S. M. Liapounov's Second Concerto for pianoforte given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City, with Tamara Labinova (debut) as soloist.

1917. Nov. 17. American debut, as conductor, of Pierre Monteux, at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City,--a matinee performance of "Faust."

1917. Nov. 19. Operatic debut of Anna Fitziu as _Tosca_ with the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation.

1917. Nov. 29. Debut of May Peterson as _Michaela_, in "Carmen,"

at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1917. Nov. 30. S. Palmgren's Second Symphony given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1917. Nov. 30. Max Bruch's Concerto for Two Pianofortes and Orchestra given by the Philharmonic Society in New York City, with Rose and Ottilie Sutro as pianists. (First time in New York.)

1917. Dec. 1. Operatic debut of Genevieve Vix as _Manon_ with the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation.

1917. Dec. 6. Liszt's "Twenty-third Psalm" given with chorus and orchestra by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, Vernon Stiles, soloist. J. Stransky, conductor.

1917. Dec. 6. Frederick Jacobi's orchestral suite "California"

produced at the Cort Theatre, San Francisco, Cal., by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.

1917. Dec. 14. Widor's "Prelude" for organ, three trumpets, three trombones, and kettledrums, given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1917. Dec. 19. Henri Rabaud's opera "Marouf" presented by the Metropolitan Opera Company, New York City, with F. Alda, K.

Howard, de Luca, Rothier, de Segurola, T. Chalmers, Rossi. P.

Monteux conducting.

1917. Dec. 26. Arthur Hadley's opera "Azora" produced by the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation, with Anna Fitziu, Cyrena van Gordon, and F. Lamont. Conducted by the composer.

1917. Dec. 28. Henry K. Hadley awarded the Hinshaw prize for an opera, "Bianca," for small orchestra, without chorus.

1917. A Symphony Orchestra organized in New Orleans, La.

1917. Dec. 27. Production of Percy Mackaye and Arthur Farwell's masque "The Evergreen Tree," by the MacDowell Club, a.s.sisted by the Ma.n.u.script Society and Prospect Heights (Brooklyn) Choral Society, in New York City.

1918. Jan. 3. Liszt's oratorio "St. Elizabeth" presented in operatic form at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Florence Easton, M. Matzenauer, Clarence Whitehill, Schlegel, Leonard and Ruysdael. Bodansky conducting.

1918. Jan. 5. World premiere of Arthur Nevin's one-act opera, "Daughter of the Forest," by the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation, with Vix, Peralta, Lamont, and G.o.dfrey. Conducted by the composer.

1918. Jan. 6. Hubay's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra given by the Symphony Society, New York City, at Aeolian Hall, with E.

Zimbalist as soloist. Also, Kalikinnov's Second Symphony (in G minor).

1918. Jan. 10. E. Bloch's "Trois Poemes Juifs"--"Danse," "Rite,"

and "Cortege Funebre"--given by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1918. Jan. 12. Mascagni's opera "Lodoletta" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with G. Farrar, Lila Robeson, Caruso, de Segurola, Amato, Didur, and Cecil Arden.

Moranzoni conducting.

1918. Jan. 12. American debut of Max Rosen, violinist, in Goldmark's violin concerto in A minor, with the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1918. Jan. 18. Gliere's third symphony (B minor) "Ilia Mourometz"

given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, F. Stock conducting.

1918. Jan. 19. World premiere of Sylvio Lazzari's opera, "Le Sauteriot," by the Chicago Opera a.s.sociation, with G. Vix, Carolina Lazzari, Myrna Sharlow, M. Claessens, Dalmores, Dufranne.

1918. Jan. 19. Jura.s.sorsky's symphonic poem "The Phantoms,"

Speniarov's legend, "The Sermon of Resia," Rachmaninov's "Veralize" (arranged for orchestra by M. Atshuler), Rimsky-Korsakov's four tableaux from "Le Coq d'Or," and Slavinski's "The Shepherdess and the Faun," given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1918. Jan. 25. F. Borowski's "Peintures Portrait d'une Jeune Fille," "Le Jardin de Nuit," and "La Fete," produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1918. Jan. 27. E. B. Hill's orchestral suite "Stevensoniana"

produced by the Symphony Society, New York City. Walter Damrosch conducting.

1918. Jan. 31. American debut of Hipolito Lazari, Spanish tenor, as _The Duke_ in "Rigoletto," at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1918. Feb. 15. American debut of Mayer Wadler, American violinist, in a miscellaneous program, at Acolian Hall, New York City.

1918. Feb. 15. Production of Leo Sowerby's orchestral suite, "Set of Four," by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1918. Feb. 17. A. Chiaffarelli's "Prelude and Fugue" produced by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1918. Feb. 21. Henri Verbrugghen, noted Belgian conductor, appeared with the Russian Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, New York City, conducting a Beethoven program.

1918. Mar. 2. Jeral's "Concerto for Violoncello," with W. Willeke as soloist, given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1918. Mar. 6. Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "Le Coq d'Or" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Marie Sundelius as _Le Coq_, Sophie Braslau, Didur, Diaz, Audisio, Ruysdael, and Reschiglian. Monteux conducting.

1918. Mar. 8. E. Bloch's Symphony in C sharp minor given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, conducted by the composer.

1918. Mar. 15. F. Stock's "Overture to a Romantic Comedy" produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1918. Mar. 23. Tscherepin's folklore "Fire Bird" and "Rhapsodie Negre," and John Powell's suite, "The Fair," with the composer at the piano, given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, at Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1918. Mar. 23. Henry F. Gilbert's ballet pantomime "The Dance in Place Congo" produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. P. Monteux conducting.

1918. Mar. 23. Charles Wakefield Cadman's opera "Shanewis"

produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Alice Gentle, Kathleen Howard, Marie Sundelius, Paul Althouse, and Chalmers. Moranzoni conducting.

1918. April. Eugene Ysaye, noted Belgian violinist, appointed conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1918. April 26. A. T. Davison's "Tragic Overture" produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Ernest Schmidt conducting.

1918. May. 9. Eugene Ysaye's poem "Exil," for string orchestra without ba.s.ses, produced at the Cincinnati May Festival, conducted by the composer.

1918. May 10. Edgar Stillman Kelley's choral work, "The Pilgrim's Progress," produced at the Cincinnati May Festival.

1918. May 30. David Stanley Smith's oratorio "Rhapsody of St.

Bernard" produced at the North Sh.o.r.e Festival, Evanston, Ill., under the direction of Peter C. Lutkin.

1918. June. Ossip Gabrilovitsch, noted pianist, appointed conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.