Annals of Music in America: A Chronological Record of Significant Musical Events

by Henry Charles Lahee

1892. Aug. 27. Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, destroyed by fire.

1892. Oct. 21. A. Dvořák's "Carnival" and "Otello" overtures presented at a concert given under the auspices of the National Conservatory of Music in New York City, in honor of the composer's first appearance in America.

1892. Oct. 21. The music of Moritz Moszkowski's opera "Boabdil" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Also J. Strauss's waltz "Seid umschlungen Millionen."

1892. Oct. 22. Chaikovsky's suite "Le Casse-Noisette" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1892. Oct. 22. Saint-Saëns's Second Symphony (A minor) given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1892. Oct. 22. Production of J. K. Paine's "Columbus March and Hymn," and George W. Chadwick's "Columbian Ode," at the dedication of the Music Building at the World's Fair in Chicago, Ill., under Theodore Thomas.

1892. Nov. 11. Hamish McCunn's concert overture "The Land of the Mountain and Flood" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

1892. Dec. 2. Cherubini's Overture given in New York City.

1892. Dec. 17. P. Gilson's symphonic sketches, "La Mer," given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1892. Peoples' Choral Union organized in New York City, by Frank Damrosch.