's dramatic scene, "Cleopatra's Death,"
given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City, under A.
Seidl.

1898. Mar. 5. Glazunof's Fifth Symphony (B flat major) given by
the Philharmonic Society in New York City. A Seidl conductor.

1898. Mar. 7. Saint-Saens's Fifth Pianoforte Concerto given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra in New York City, with Raoul Pugno as
soloist. Also Cesar Franck's "Variations Symphoniques."

1898. Mar. Puccini's opera "La Boheme" presented in San Francisco,
Cal., by the Royal Italian Opera Company. (Given by same company
in New York, May 10.)

1898. April 7. F. Weingaertner's symphonic poem, "The Elysian
Fields," given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1898. Horatio Parker's oratorio "St. Christopher" given by the
Oratorio Society, New York City.

1898. April 23. D'Indy's symphonic variations "Istar" given by
Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Theodore Thomas, conductor.

1898. Oct. 22. Chausson's symphonic poem "Viviane," and
Mackenzie's three dances for "The Little Minister" given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1898. Nov. 7. American debut of Ernestine Schumann-Heink, as
_Ortrud_ in "Lohengrin," in Chicago.

1898. Nov. 8. American debut of Albert Saleza, tenor, as _Romeo_,
in Chicago.

1898. Nov. 29. American debut of Ernest van Dyck, as _Tannhaeuser_,
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1898. Dec. 3. First performance of Walter Damrosch's "Manilla Te
Deum" given by the Oratorio Society of New York City.

1898. Dec. 14. American debut of Anton van Rooy, as _Wotan_ in
"Die Walkuere" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1898. Dec. 25. American debut of Maud MacCarthy, violinist, at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1898. Borodin's Symphony in B minor first played in America by the
Cincinnati Orchestra.

1898. Victor Herbert appointed conductor of the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra.

1899. Jan. 4. American debut of Suzanne Adams, American soprano,
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1899. Jan. 7. R. Strauss's tone poem "Don Quixote," given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1899. Jan. 12. Gounod's opera "La Reine de Saba," presented at the
French Opera House, New Orleans, La.

1899. Jan. 17. F. S. Converse's Symphony in D minor (first
movement) given by the Boston Symphony Orches