95. Nov. Symphony Orchestra organized in San Francisco, Cal.,
with Fritz Scheel as conductor.

1895. Nov. 4. Paderewski's "Polish Fantasia" given at a concert in
Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1895. Nov. 8. Cesar Franck's symphonic poem "Les Sylphides," given
by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Nov. 15. The ballet music from Massenet's opera "Thais," and
Strauss's tone poem "Till Eulenspiegel," given by the Chicago
Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Nov. 15. American debut of Franz Ondriczek, violinist, at a
concert of the Philharmonic Society, New York City, in
Dvo[vr]ak's A minor Concerto for violin.

1895. Nov. 29. American debut of Giuseppe Cremonini, tenor, at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.

1895. Nov. 30. The Prelude to d'Albert's opera "Der Rubin" played
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Dec. 7. Reznicek's overture to the opera "Donna Diana" given
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1895. Dec. 11. Massenet's opera "La Navarraise" presented at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Emma Calve in the
title-role.

1895. Dec. 17. American debut of Yvette Guilbert at Hammerstein's
Music Hall, New York. N. Y.

1895. Willy Burmester, violinist, toured the United States.

1895. Alfred Reisenauer, pianist, first appeared in America.

1895. Cincinnati Orchestral Association founded, with Frank van
der Stucken as conductor.

1895-6. German opera given in New York and several of the large
cities by Walter Damrosch, with a company including Johanna
Gadski, Marie Brema, Rose Sucher, Rothmuehl (tenor) and others.

1896. Jan. 4. Lalo's Suite "Namouna," given by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra.

1896. Jan. 23. Edward MacDowell's "Indian Suite" given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Metropolitan Opera House, New
York City.

1896. American debut of Milka Ternina, soprano, as _Brunnhilde_ in
"Die Walkuere" in Boston.

1896. Feb. 7. Chaikovsky's First Symphony (G minor) given by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1896. Feb. 11. Stage production of Walter Damrosch's opera "The
Scarlet Letter," at the Boston Theatre, Boston, Mass., with
Gadski, Berthald and Mertens.

1896. Feb. 13. Scharwenka's opera "Mataswintha" given in concert
form by the Manuscript Society in New York City.

1896. Feb. 22. H. Zoellner's orchestral fantasia "Midnig