Jan. 9. Mendelssohn Festival held at the Castle Garden, New
York City, under U. C. Hill.

1847. Jan. 9. The Havana Opera Company arrived in America with
Luigi Arditi as conductor. The company included Fortunata
Tedesco, prima donna, Perelli, tenor, Cesar Badiale, bass, also
Bottesini, the noted double-bass virtuoso.

1847. Jan. 3. Coppola's opera "Nina Pazza per Amore" presented by
the Havana Company at the Park Theatre, New York City.

1847. Mar. 3. Verdi's opera "I Lombardi" presented at Palmo's
Opera House, New York City, with Narili, Patti, Beneventano.

1847. April 15. Verdi's opera "Ernani" presented at the Park
Theatre, New York City, by the Havana Company, with Tedesco,
Perelli and Novelli. Arditi conducting.

1847. April 23. First season of Italian opera in Boston, begun
with "Ernani" at the Howard Athenaeum, given by the Havana Opera
Company.

1847. May 13. Musical Fund Society organized in Boston. Lasted
till 1856.

1847. June 12. Pacini's opera "Saffo" presented at the Park
Theatre, New York City, by the Havana Opera Company.

1847. Aug. 4. Madame Anna Bishop, noted English singer, made her
American debut at the Park Theatre, New York City.

1847. Nov. 14. Mozart's Third Symphony (E flat major) and
Bristow's Concert Overture (Opus 3) given by the Philharmonic
Society of New York City.

1847. American debut of Teresa Truffi, soprano, in "Ernani" at the
Astor Place Opera House, New York City, which was opened in this
month under the management of Patti, Sanquirico and Pogliano.
The company included Clotilde and Antonio Barili, Benedetti and
Sanquirico.

1847. Dec. 5. Handel's oratorio "Judas Maccabeus" given by the
Handel and Haydn Society in Boston.

1847. Mozart Society organized in Chicago, under the direction of
Frank Lumbard.

1848. Jan. 8. Beethoven's Seventh Symphony (in F,)
given by the Musical Fund Society, Boston.

1848. Feb. 1. Bellini's opera "I Capuletti e Montecchi" presented
at the Astor Place Opera House, New York City, for the debut of
Caterina Barilli Patti, as _Romeo_.

1848. Feb. 14. Mercadante's opera "Il Guiramento" presented at the
Astor Place Opera House, New York City, with Truffi, Benedetti,
Rossi and Beneventano.

1848. April 4. Verdi's opera "Nabucco" presented at the Astor
Place Opera House, New York City, with Truffi, Ama