Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1906. Dec. 20. Glazunof's Third Symphony; Rachmaninof's capriccio
"Tzigane"; and Scriabin's Pianoforte Concerto with the composer
as soloist, given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, in New York
City.

1906-7. Oscar Hammerstein opened the Manhattan Opera House in New
York City with a company including Melba, Gilibert-LeJeune,
Mazarin Kate d'Arta, Farnetti, and Luisa Tetrazzini, soprani;
Bressler-Gianoli, and Maria Gay, mezzi; Eleanora de Cisneros and
Zacchari, contralti; A. Bonci, Bassi, Dalmores, Altchevski,
tenori; M. Renaud, M. Sammarco, Ancona, Mendolfi, baritoni; E.
de Reszke, Braz, and Maglinez, bassi.

1906. The Philharmonic Society of New Orleans, La., organized.
(Reorganized in 1917.)

1906. St. Paul (Minn.) Symphony Orchestra organized with E. B.
Emanuel as conductor. Walter H. Rothwell became conductor in
1908.

1907. Jan. 5. Sibelius's First Symphony (E minor) given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Jan. 17. Sibelius's overture "Karelia" given by the Russian
Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1907. Jan. 17. A. Oldberg's dramatic overture "Paolo and
Francesca" produced by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Jan, 19. American debut of Katherine Goodson, English
pianist, with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. She played Grieg's
concerto in A minor.

1907. Jan. 20. Production of Arthur Foote's "Four Character
Pieces" by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Jan. 22. R. Strauss's opera "Salome" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City with Olive Fremstad, and
C. Burrian in leading parts, and Alfred Hertz conducting.

1907. Jan. 25. Paul Juon's fantasie "The Watchman's Song" (after
Danish Folk Songs) given by the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.

1907. Feb. 1. American debut of Mario Sammarco, noted baritone, in
"Pagliacci" at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City.

1907. Feb. 7. Sibelius's orchestral suite "Karelia" given by the
Russian Symphony Orchestra in New York City.

1907. Feb. 7. Elgar's "Romance" for orchestra given by the
Symphony Society in New York City.

1907. Feb. 9. Tinel's three symphonic pictures from the entr'acte
music to Corneille's "Polyeucte" given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

1907. Feb. 26. Scriabin's First Symphony, and Ippolitof-Ivanof's
Second "Caucasi