1906. Dec. 3. American début of Alessandro Bonci, Italian tenor, in "I Puritani," at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City.
1906. Dec. 4. Pierné's oratorio "The Children's Crusade" given by the Oratorio Society, New York City.
1906. Dec. 5. American début of Maurice Renaud, great French baritone, as Rigoletto, at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City.
1906. Dec. 5. Giordano's opera "Fedora" given at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Lina Cavalieri (début), Caruso, Scotti. A. Vigna conducting.
1906. Dec. 7. Début of Donalda as Marguerite in "Faust" at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City.
1906. Dec. 15. César Franck's morceau symphonique, "Redemption," given by the New York Symphony Society.
1906. Dec. 19. Début of de Cisneros and Bassi in "Aïda" at the Manhattan Opera House, New York City.
1906. Dec. 20. Glazunof's Third Symphony; Rachmaninof's capriccio "Tzigane"; and Scriabin's Pianoforte Concerto with the composer as soloist, given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, in New York City.
1906-7. Oscar Hammerstein opened the Manhattan Opera House in New York City with a company including Melba, Gilibert-LeJeune, Mazarin Kate d'Arta, Farnetti, and Luisa Tetrazzini, soprani; Bressler-Gianoli, and Maria Gay, mezzi; Eleanora de Cisneros and Zacchari, contralti; A. Bonci, Bassi, Dalmores, Altchevski, tenori; M. Renaud, M. Sammarco, Ancona, Mendolfi, baritoni; E. de Reszke, Braz, and Maglinez, bassi.
1906. The Philharmonic Society of New Orleans, La., organized. (Reorganized in 1917.)