ist, and Henri Vieuxtemps,
great violinist, made a concert-tour in America.

1856. Mar. 17. Adelaide Phillips, noted contralto, made her
operatic (American) debut as _Azucena_ in "Il Trovatore," in New
York City.

1856. Oct. Flotow's opera "Stradella" presented at Niblo's Garden,
New York City.

1856. Dec. 3. Verdi's opera "La Traviata" presented at the Academy
of Music, New York City, with Madame de la Grange, Brignoli and
Amodio.

1856. Dec. 29. Beethoven's opera "Fidelio" presented in German at
the Broadway Theatre, New York City, when Mademoiselle Johansen
made her American debut in the title role. (Ritter states that
this opera was given in English by the Seguin Company on Sept.
9, 1856--the first representation in America.)

1856. The Academy of Music in Philadelphia opened.

1856. The Cecilia Society and Harmonic Society organized in
Cincinnati, O.

1856-7. During this season an orchestra, under Carl Bergmann,
giving concerts at the City Assembly rooms, New York City, is
said to have performed for the first time in America:

Beethoven's Seventh Symphony--in A.
Mozart's Symphony in D major.
Haydn's Symphony in G major (see 1843, Jan. 7).
Beethoven's Pianoforte Concertos in E flat and G.

1857. Jan. 3. Wagner's "Faust Overture" given by the Philharmonic
Society, Boston, Carl Zerrahn, conductor.

1857. Jan. 18. Mozart's "Requiem" given by the Handel and Haydn
Society in Boston.

1857. Jan. 21. Strakosch appointed manager of the Academy of
Music, New York City.

1857. Jan. 24. Berlioz's "Roman Carnival" overture given by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1857. Feb. 7. Schumann's Symphony in D given by the Philharmonic
Society, New York City.

1857. Feb. 23. American debut of Marietta Gazzaniga as _Leonora_
in "Il Trovatore" at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia. She
appeared in New York City as _Violetta_ in "La Traviata" on
April 13.

1857. Nov. 2. Debut of Madame d'Angri as _Arsace_ in "Semiramide"
at Castle Garden, New York City.

1859. Nov. 19. Wagner's prelude to "Lohengrin" given by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1856. April 27. Schumann's "Manfred Overture" given at a concert
given by Carl Bergmann, New York.

1857. Nov. 30. American debut of Carl Formes, noted German basso,
as _Bertram_ in "Roberto,"