n Company in 1889-90
but appeared with the Metropolitan Opera Company, Oct. 26, 1893.

1883. Dec. 7. Chaikovsky's Second Symphony (in C) given by the New
York Symphony Society.

1883. Dec. 8. American debut of Madame Helen Hopekirk, noted
Scotch pianist, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1883. Dec. 20. Ponchielli's opera "La Gioconda" presented at the
Academy of Music, New York City, with Nilsson, Scalchi,
Fursch-Madi, del Puente, and Novara.

1883. Dec. 22. Volkmann's Second Symphony (in B flat), and
Saint-Saens' ballet music to "Henry VIII" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1883-4. Grand opera given in the United States by Henry E. Abbey
with a company which included Christine Nilsson, Alwina
Valleria, Madame Fursch-Madi, Sophia Scalchi, Trebelli-Bettini,
Campanini, Stagno, Novara, Capoul, Del Puente, Corsini,
Kaschmann, and Marcella Sembrich.

1884. Jan. 5. Svendsen's Second Symphony (in B flat) given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1884. Jan. 12. Mozart's Concerto for flute and harp (in C) given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1884. Jan. 14. American debut of Marianna Brandt, noted Austrian
contralto, in "Fidelio" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York City.

1884. Jan. 19. Villiers Stanford's Serenade in G given by Theodore
Thomas, in New York City.

1884. Jan. 26. Spontini's overture to his opera "Olympia" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1884. Feb. 9. Bizet's third suite "Roma" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1884. Feb. 23. J. O. Grimm's Symphony in D minor given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra. Also Liszt's Pianoforte Concerto in A
major, with Carl Baermann as soloist.

1884. Mar. 7. Selections from Berlioz's sacred trilogy "The
Childhood of Christ" given by the Symphony Society of New York
City.

1884. Production of G. W. Chadwick's Scherzo in F, also the
entr'acte and finale of Massenet's "Les Erinnyes" given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1884. April. 4. Beethoven's "Grand Quatuor" (Opus 131) (scored for
full orchestra by Carl Mueller-Berghaus) given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1884. May 1. Hamerik's "Christian Trilogy" given by Theodore
Thomas, in Baltimore, Md.

1884. Oct. 24. Brahms's Third Symphony (in F) given at a Novelty
Concert, under F. van der Stucken in New York City. Also
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