tenor, as
_Enzo_ in "La Gioconda," with the Chicago Opera Association, at
the Auditorium, Chicago.

1918. Dec. 8. A. de Greef's "Four Old Flemish Folk Songs" for
orchestra, given by the Symphony Society, New York City.

1918. Dec. 8. Vittore di Sabata's Symphonic Suite, given by the
New York Symphony Society.

1918. Dec. 11. First appearance of Nicolai Sokolov as conductor of
the Cleveland (O.) Symphony Orchestra.

1918. Dec. 14. World premiere of Puccini's three one-act operas,
"Il Tabarro," "Gianni Schecchi," and "Suor Angelica," at the
Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Farrar, Muzio,
Easton, Crimi, de Luca, and Montesanto. Moranzoni conducting.

1918. Dec. 26. Lili Boulanger's cantata, "Faust et Helene," given
at a concert of the New York Symphony Society at Carnegie Hall,
with Julia Claussen as _Helene_, Craig Campbell as _Faust_, and
Edgar Schofield as _Mephisto_. (Composed at the age of 19, and
won Grand Prix de Rome. Composer died 1918.)

1919. Jan. 5. Felix Borowski's "Elegie Symphonique" given by the
New York Symphony Society at Aeolian Hall, New York City.

1919. Jan. 14. World premiere of Fevrier's opera "Gismonda" by the
Chicago Opera Association, with Mary Garden, E. Fontaine,
Maguenat and Journet. Campanini conducting.

1919. Jan. 17. Catalani's opera "Loreley" presented by the Chicago
Opera Association, with Anna Fitziu, Florence Macbeth, A. Dolci,
V. Lazzari, and C. Rimini. Polacco conducting.

1919. Jan. 24. Xavier Leroux's opera "La Reine Fiamette" presented
at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Farrar,
Lazaro, Rothier and Didur. P. Monteux conducting.

1919. Jan. 25. Xavier Leroux's opera "Le Chemineau," presented at
the Auditorium by the Chicago Opera Association, with Yvonne
Gall, Desire Defrere, Maguenat, Baklanov, and Huberdeau.
Hasselmans conducting.

1919. Jan. 26. Humiston's Suite in F sharp minor produced by the
Philharmonic Society, New York City, conducted by the composer.

1919. Jan. 28. American debut of Leopold Auer, noted Russian
violinist and teacher, at Aeolian Hall, New York City. He played
Beethoven's violin sonatas in C minor (Op. 30), G major (Op. 30)
and A major (Op. 47).

1919. Jan. 28. S. Rachmaninov's First Pianoforte Concerto given by
the Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City, with the composer