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

by Henry Charles Lahee

1870. Feb. 17. Mozart's Second Pianoforte Concerto (D minor) given by the Harvard Musical Association in Boston.

1870. Feb. 28. Mendelssohn's overture to "Ruy Blas" given in Boston.

1855. Mar. 10. Selections from Wagner's "Die Meistersinger" played by the Philharmonic Society, New York.

1870. May 9. Liszt's "Goethe March" given in New York City, by Theodore Thomas.

1870. May 26. Dargomysky's "Cosatchague" given by Theodore Thomas, at the Central Park Garden, New York City. (Selections from opera.)

1870. July 14. Glinka's "Jota Aragonese" given by Theodore Thomas, at Central Park Garden, New York City, and

1870. Aug. 25. Glinka's "Kamarinskaja."

1870. Sept. 19. American début of Christine Nilsson, noted soprano, at a concert in Steinway Hall, New York City. Her operatic début took place Oct. 25, 1871, at the Academy of Music, as Lucia, under Carl Rosa.

1870. Nov. 12. Mozart's opera "Der Schauspieldirektor" given in New York City.

1870. Marie Krebs, noted German pianist, visited America.