1893. Nov. 27. New Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, opened with a performance of "Faust," at which Pol Plançon, noted French basso, made his American début.
1893. Nov. 29. American début of Emma Calvé, noted French mezzo-soprano, as Santuzza, in "Cavalleria Rusticana" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.
1893. Dec. 2. American début of Richard Burmeister, pianist, at Carnegie Hall, New York City, with the Damrosch Orchestra.
1893. Dec. 3. F. A. Lamond's overture "From the Highlands" given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
1893. Dec. 4. American début of Nellie Melba, great Australian soprano, in "Lucia di Lammermoor" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.
1893. Dec. 5. First appearance in America of Josef Slivinski, Polish pianist, at a concert in Madison Square Hall, New York City.
1893. Dec. 9. Alberto Jonás, noted Spanish pianist, made his American début in Carnegie Hall, New York City.
1893. Dec. American début of Sigrid Arnoldson, soprano, in Gounod's opera "Philémon et Baucis," at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City.
1893. Dec. 9. Sinding's First Symphony (D minor) given by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
1893. Dec. 15. Dvořák's symphony in E minor "From the New World" produced by the Philharmonic Society in New York City. (Played from MS.)