887. Nov. 24. Templeton Strong's Symphony in F major performed at
a concert of American Music in New York City, under F. van der
Stucken.

1887 Nov. 25. Eugen d'Albert's First Symphony played by the
Symphony Society of New York.

1887. Nov. 29. American debut of Josef Hofmann (pianist) at a
concert given in the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1887. Dec. 23. Noteworthy revival of Weber's opera "Euryanthe" at
the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Lilli Lehmann,
Marianne Brandt, Max Alvary and Emil Fischer.

1887. Dec. 24. Production of G. W. Chadwick's "Melpomene Overture"
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1887. Teresina Tua, noted violinist, visited America.

1888. Jan. 4. Wagner's Nibelungen Trilogy given in America for the
first time beginning on this date with a performance of "Das
Rheingold," at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with
Emil Fischer as _Wotan_, Max Alvary as _Loge_, Grienaur as
_Donner_, Mittelhauer as _Froh_, Beck as _Alberich_, Sedlmayer
as _Mime_, Weiss as _Fafner_, Modlinger as _Fasolt_, Madame
Moran-Olden as _Fricka_, Bettaque as _Freia_, and Traubmann,
Koschoska, and Reil as the _Rhine-Daughters_. Anton Seidl
conductor.

1888. Jan. 30. "Die Walkuere." (See 1877, April 12.)

1888. Feb. 1. "Siegfried," with Lilli Lehmann, Marianne Brandt,
Max Alvary, and Emil Fischer.

1888. Jan. 6. Spontini's opera "Ferdinand Cortez" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1888. Jan. 17. Schubert's "Divertissement a la Hongroise" given by
Theodore Thomas in New York City.

1888. Jan. 25. Wagner's opera "Goetterdaemmerung" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Lilli Lehmann,
Seidl-Krauss, Marianne Brandt, Albert Niemann, and Emil Fischer
in the cast. Anton Seidl conducting.

1888. Jan. 26. Production of Arthur Foote's cantata "The Wreck of
the Hesperus" by the Cecilia Society in Boston.

1888. Jan. 28. C. Villiers Stanford's "Irish Symphony" given by
the Symphony Society in New York City.

1888. Jan. 28. Otto Floersheim's "Elevation" given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1888. Jan. 28. Scharwenka's "Arkadische Suite" given in New York
City, by Theodore Thomas.

1888. Feb. 4. Chaikovsky's suite "Mozartiana" given by Theodore
Thomas in New York City.

1888. Feb. 16. Rubinstein's S