Damrosch.

1885. The American Institute of Applied Music established in New
York City, by Miss Kate Chittenden.

1885-1916. The Kneisel Quartet organized in Boston. Became well
known throughout the United States and Europe.

1886. Jan. 2. Saint-Saens's "Rhapsodie d'Auvergne" given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1886. Jan. 4. Herman Goetz's opera "The Taming of the Shrew" given
in New York City (in English) by the American Opera Company,
Theodore Thomas conductor, at the Academy of Music. At this
performance Pauline Allemand made her debut.

1886. Jan. 4. Wagner's opera "Die Meistersinger" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Frau Seidl-Krauss
as _Eva_, Marianne Brandt as _Magdalena_, Emil Fischer as _Hans
Sachs_, Stritt as _Walther_, Staudigl as _Pogner_, Kemlitz as
_Beckmesser_, Kraemer as _David_, and Anton Seidl as conductor.

1886. Jan. 9. Dvo[vr]ak's Second Symphony (D minor) given by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1886. Jan. 9. E. Barnard's Violin Concerto in G major, given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra with T. Adamowski as soloist.

1886. Jan. 12. Svendsen's "Norwegian Artists' Carnival" given by
Theodore Thomas, in New York City.

1886. Jan. 15. Lalo's "Rhapsodie and Scherzo" played by the
Symphony Society, New York City.

1886. Jan. 16. W. Gericke's "Chorus of Homage" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.

1886. Jan. 20. American debut of William Candidus, tenor, in a
performance of "Lohengrin" (in English) at the Academy of Music,
New York City, with the American Opera Company.

1886. Jan. 21. Jensen's "Wedding Music" given by Theodore Thomas
at a concert in Jersey City, N. J.

1886. Jan. 23. H. Reinhold's "Prelude, Menuet, and Fugue" for
strings given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1886. Jan. 30. Horatio Parker's "Scherzo" for orchestra played at
a concert given in New York City, by Alexander Lambert, with F.
van der Stucken as conductor.

1886. Feb. 15. Johann Strauss's opera "The Gipsy Baron" (Die
Zigeunerbaron) presented in English, by H. Conried, at the
Casino, New York City.

1886. Mar. 1. Delibes's opera "Lakme" presented by the American
Opera Company, at the Academy of Music, New York City (in
English) with Pauline Allemand in the title-role. (It had been
given inade