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

by Henry Charles Lahee

Beethoven's Seventh Symphony—in A.
Mozart's Symphony in D major.
Haydn's Symphony in G major (see 1843, Jan. 7).
Beethoven's Pianoforte Concertos in E flat and G.

1857. Jan. 3. Wagner's "Faust Overture" given by the Philharmonic Society, Boston, Carl Zerrahn, conductor.

1857. Jan. 18. Mozart's "Requiem" given by the Handel and Haydn Society in Boston.

1857. Jan. 21. Strakosch appointed manager of the Academy of Music, New York City.

1857. Jan. 24. Berlioz's "Roman Carnival" overture given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1857. Feb. 7. Schumann's Symphony in D given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1857. Feb. 23. American début of Marietta Gazzaniga as Leonora in "Il Trovatore" at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia. She appeared in New York City as Violetta in "La Traviata" on April 13.

1857. Nov. 2. Début of Madame d'Angri as Arsace in "Semiramide" at Castle Garden, New York City.

185. Nov. 19. Wagner's Prelude to "Lohengrin" given by the Philharmonic Society, New York City.

1856. April 27. Schumann's "Manfred Overture" given at a concert given by Carl Bergmann, New York.