. Hans von Buelow, great
pianist, in Boston.

1875. Oct. 21. Emma Albani (Lajeunnesse) made her debut in opera,
as _Amina_ in "La Sonnambula" at the Academy of Music, New York
City. She afterwards went to Europe, and returned to America a
mature singer in 1883.

1875. Oct. 25. Chaikovsky's Pianoforte Concerto, in B flat minor,
given in Boston Music Hall, with Hans von Buelow as soloist.

1875. Nov. 17. Verdi's "Requiem Mass" given by the Italian Opera
Company, at the Academy of Music, New York City.

1875. Dec. 4, Schumann's "Concertstuecke," Opus 92, given by
Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1875. Dec. 27. Schubert's Pianoforte Sonata for Four Hands (Opus
140) orchestrated by Joseph Joachim, given by the Harvard
Musical Association, in Boston.

1875. Cecilia Club organized in Philadelphia.

1876. Jan. 6. Schubert's "Marche Heroique" given by the Harvard
Musical Association, in Boston.

1876. Jan. 24. American operatic debut of Therese Tietjens, noted
dramatic soprano, as _Norma_, at the Academy of Music, New York
City, under Strakosch. She had appeared in concert Oct. 4, 1875,
with Arabella Goddard.

1876. Jan. 26. J. K. Paine's First Symphony produced by Theodore
Thomas, in Boston.

1876. Jan. 29. Saint-Saens's "Danse Macabre" given by Theodore
Thomas, in New York City.

1876. Feb. 3. Saint-Saens's Second Pianoforte Concerto (G minor)
given by the Harvard Musical Association, in Boston, with B. J.
Lang as soloist. Carl Zerrahn conducting.

1876. Feb. 17. Saint-Saens's Violoncello Concerto in A minor given
at a concert of the Harvard Musical Association, in Boston, with
Wulf Fries as soloist.

1876. Feb. 19. Cherubini's overture to "Faniska" given by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1876. Feb. 25. Teresa Carreno, great pianist, appeared as a singer
in the part of _Anna_ in "Don Giovanni," under Strakosch, at the
Academy of Music, New York City.

1876. Feb. 28. Raff's "Suite in F" given by Theodore Thomas, in
New York City.

1876. Feb. 28. The first part of Liszt's oratorio "Christus" given
by the Oratorio Society, New York City. (The whole work was
performed by the same society Mar. 2, 1887.)

1876. April 17. American debut of Anna del Belocca, contralto, in
"Il Barbiere" at the Academy of Music, New York City, under
Strakosch.

1876. April