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

by Henry Charles Lahee

1912. Philharmonic Society of New York reorganized in such a manner as to secure the Pulitzer bequest of $500,000.

1913. Jan. 11. Joseph Holbrooke's symphonic poem "Queen Mab" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1913. Jan. 16. Arensky's "Serenade" given by the Russian Symphony Orchestra, New York City.

1913. Jan. 16. American début of Max Pauer, noted pianist, in New York City.

1913. Jan. 25. Production of Gustav Strube's symphonic poems "Narcissus" and "Echo" by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1913. Feb. 6. Zandonai's opera "Conchita" presented at the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, with Tarquina Tarquini in the title rôle, by the Philadelphia-Chicago Opera Company.

1913. Feb. 15. Ernest Lendvai's "Symphony in D major" given by the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

1913. Feb. 20. Perelli's opera "A Lover's Quarrel" given by the Chicago-Philadelphia Company, in Philadelphia, with Zepelli, Sammarco, and Berat.

1913. Feb. 24. Wilhelm Kienzl's opera "Les Ranz des Vaches" given at the Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia, by the Chicago-Philadelphia Opera Company.

1913. Feb. 27. Production of Walter Damrosch's opera "Cyrano de Bergerac" at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, with Amito and Frances Alda in the leading rôles, and Alfred Hertz conducting.