1877. Mar. 15. Ballet music from Saint-Saëns's opera "Samson et Dalila" played in St. Louis, by the Theodore Thomas Orchestra.
1877. Mar. 15. Brahms's "German Requiem" performed by the New York Oratorio Society.
1877. Mar. 25-31. A Wagner Festival held in Boston in which Madame Pappenheim and Madame Canissa, Albert Niemann, G. Unger and Gustav Siehr took leading parts.
1877. April 2. Verdi's opera "Don Carlos" presented at the Academy of Music, New York City, by the Havana Opera Combination, under Maretzek. (Admission one dollar, Reserved seat 50¢ extra.)
1877. May 17. Production of J. C. D. Parker's "Redemption Hymn" by the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston.
1877. June 6. Sullivan's cantata "On Shore and Sea" given under Theodore Thomas, in Chicago.
1877. July 5. Méhul's overture to "Horatio Cocles,"
1877. July 12. Hofmann's "Pictures from the North,"
1877. July 20. Massenet's "Variations" and Rameau's "Romanesca,"
1877. July 24. Saint-Saëns's "Suite" (Opus 48), given by Theodore Thomas, in Chicago.