ston Symphony Orchestra; and on the 24th Chaikovsky's "Marche
Slave."

1883. Mar. 3. Mackenzie's Scotch rhapsody "Bobbie Burns" given by
Theodore Thomas in Brooklyn, N. Y.

1883. Mar. 10. J. K. Paine's symphonic poem "The Tempest" produced
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1883. Mar. 12. American operatic debut of Madame Emma Albani
(Marie Louise Cecilia Emma Lajeunnesse), noted soprano, on her
return from Europe, as _Marguerite_ in Gounod's "Faust" at the
Academy of Music, New York City, with Scalchi, Ravelli and
Galassi in support.

1883. April 2. Part VI of Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" given by the
Cecilia Society in Boston.

1883. April 4. Svendsen's Legende "Zorahayda" given in Boston.

1883. May 1. Rubinstein's sacred opera "The Tower of Babel" given
in concert form by the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston.

1883. May 2. J. K. Paine's oratorio "The Nativity" produced by
the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston. Also Cherubini's Mass in
D minor; and on the 4th, Max Bruch's oratorio "Arminius."

1883. July 18. Rubinstein's "Bal Costume" (first series) given in
Chicago, by Theodore Thomas.

1883. Oct. 23. Opening of the Metropolitan Opera House, New York
City.

1883. Oct. 24. American debut of Marcella Sembrich, great lyric
soprano, in "Lucia di Lammermoor" at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York City.

1883. Oct. 26. American debut of Alberto Stagno, noted Italian
tenor, as _Manrico_ in "Il Trovatore" at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York City, under Henry E. Abbey.

1883. Oct. 27. Delibes's "Cortege de Bacchus" from the ballet
"Sylvia" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and on

1883. Nov. 3. Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodie" in D.

1883. Nov. 16. American debut of Ovide Musin, noted Belgian
violinist, with the New York Symphony Orchestra, under Dr.
Leopold Damrosch.

1883. Nov. 17. B. Godard's "Concerto Romantique" for violin given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, with C. M. Loeffler as
soloist; and on Dec. 1, the first performance (from MS.) of K.
Mueller-Berghaus's "Romance" for violoncello.

1883. Nov. 21. Cowen's cantata "St. Ursula" given by the Oratorio
Society, New York City.

1883. Nov. 26. Operatic debut of Lillian Norton (Nordica) as
_Marguerite_ in "Faust" at the Academy of Music, New York City,
under Mapleson. She returned with the Italia