Bartók's "Kossuth"
Jan 13 Béla Bartók's symphonic poem "Kossuth" premieres by the Budapest Philharmonic Society in Budapest
"Cherry Orchard"
Jan 17 Anton Chekhov's play "Cherry Orchard" opens at Moscow Art Theater
"Jenufa"
Jan 21 Leos Janacek's opera "Jenufa" premieres in Brno
Caruso's First Recordings
Feb 1 Italian tenor Enrico Caruso makes his first recordings in America, singing "Questa o quella" and "La donna è mobile" from Giuseppe Verdi's "Rigoletto" in Carnegie Hall, NYC, for Victor Talking Machine Company
Madama Butterfly
Feb 17 Giacomo Puccini's opera "Madama Butterfly" premieres at La Scala in Milan, Italy
- Feb 25 J M Synge's "Riders to the Sea" opens at Irish National Theater Society
Symphony No.2
Feb 28 Vincent d'Indy's 2nd Symphony in B, premieres
In the South (Alassio)
Mar 18 First performance of Edward Elgar's "In the South (Alassio)"
Shéhérazade
May 17 Maurice Ravel's song cycle "Shéhérazade" premieres with Jeanne Hatto as soprano, at the Salle Nouveau Théâtre, Paris, France
- Sep 26 Charles Kleins "Music Master" premieres in NYC
Symphony No. 5
Oct 18 Gustav Mahler's 5th symphony premieres in Cologne, Germany
Little Johnny Jones
Nov 7 George M. Cohan's 1st full-length musical "Little Johnny Jones", featuring the songs "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "Give My Regards To Broadway", opens at the Liberty Theatre, NYC; runs for 52 performances be before going on tour
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