Strauss' opera "Die Fledermaus" presented at the
Casino, New York City, with De Wolf Hopper in the cast.

1885. Mar. 31. Production of Dudley Buck's symphonic overture
"Marmion" at a concert of American music, given in New York
City, by Frank van der Stucken. Also Templeton Strong's
symphonic poem "Undine," and E. C. Phelps's "American Legend"
for violin and orchestra.

1885. April 11. Cowen's "Welsh Symphony" (Fourth, in B minor)
given by Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1885. April 16. Mackenzie's oratorio "The Rose of Sharon" given in
New York City, under Theodore Thomas.

1885. April 28. Rubinstein's "Fantasia Eroica" given in Brooklyn,
N. Y., by Theodore Thomas.

1885. Oct. 30. Gounod's oratorio "Mors et Vita" given in St.
Louis, Mo., by Theodore Thomas.

1885. Oct. 30. Ecker's Concert Overture, Schubert's "Trauermarsch"
and R. Fuchs's Symphony in C major, given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

1885. Nov. 4. American debut of Felia Litvinne, as _Leonora_ in
"Il Trovatore" at the Academy of Music, New York City, under
Colonel Mapleson.

1885. Nov. 14. Mozart's "Haffner Serenade" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1885. Nov. 23. Anton Seidl appeared as conductor at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1885. Nov. 24. Chaikovsky's Third Suite given by Theodore Thomas,
in New York City.

1885. Nov. 25. American debut of Lilli Lehmann, noted German
soprano, as _Carmen_, also of Max Alvary as _Don Jose_, in
Bizet's opera "Carmen" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York
City.

1885. Dec. 2. Goldmark's opera "Die Koenigen von Saba" presented at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Lehmann and
Fischer.

1885. Dec. 3. Maude Powell, noted American violinist, made her
debut on her return from European study and concertizing, under
Theodore Thomas, at Orange, N. J. On Dec. 5 she appeared at
Philadelphia. Played Max Bruch's First Violin Concerto.

1885. Dec. 12. Scharwenka's Symphony in C minor, given by Theodore
Thomas, in New York City.

1885. Dec. 23. Massenet's opera "Manon" presented at the Academy
of Music, New York City, by Mapleson, with Minnie Hauck, Del
Puente, and Giannini in leading parts.

1885. Walter Damrosch appointed conductor of the New York Symphony
and Oratorio Societies, on the death of his father, Dr. Leopold