03. Feb. 7. Sibelius's symphonic poem "The Swan of Tuenela"
given by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Feb. 8. Dubois's oratorio "Paradise Lost" given by the
Handel and Haydn Society in Boston.

1903. Feb. 13. Coleridge Taylor's Ballad in D minor given by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Mar. 14. Production of F. Stahlberg's tone poem "To the
Memory of Abraham Lincoln" by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Mar. 14. G. Schumann's overture "The Dawn of Love" given by
the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Mar. 23. Elgar's cantata "The Dream of Gerontius" given by
the Apollo Musical Club, Chicago. H. M. Wild conductor.

1903. April 4. G. M. Witkowski's Symphony in D minor given by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903. April 11. F. S. Converse's symphonic poem "Endymion's
Narrative" produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903. April 15. The "Marche Funebre" from the last scene of
Berlioz's "Hamlet" given by the Orchestral Club, Boston.

1903. April 18. R. Strauss's "Burleske" in D minor for pianoforte
and orchestra, given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Oct. 17. The "Entr'acte Symphonique" from Bruneau's opera
"Messidor" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Oct. 24. Variations on a Russian Theme, by six Russian
composers, given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Oct. 24. E. F. Arbos's morceau de concert "Tango," and
Glazunof's "Fourth Symphony" (E flat) given by the Boston
Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Oct. 30. American debut of Jacques Thibaud, French
violinist, at a Wetzler concert in Carnegie Hall, New York City.

1903. Oct. 31. V. d'Indy's symphonic introduction to "L'Etranger"
given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Oct. Symphony Society of New York City, reorganized with
Walter Damrosch as conductor.

1903. Nov. 7. Bruneau's symphonic poem "La Belle aux Bois Dormant"
also Elgar's incidental music for "Granis and Diarmid" given by
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Nov. 20 Glazunof's Seventh Symphony given by the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra.

1903. Nov. 23. American debut of Enrico Caruso, noted Italian
tenor, as the _Duke_ in "Rigoletto" at the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York City.

1903. Nov. 25. American operatic debut of Olive Fremstad as
_Sieglinde_ at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City. Sh