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Subject: Dvořák, Antonín, 1841-1904

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Program for the First American Performance of Antonín Dvořák's The Spectre's BrideProgram for the First American Performance of Antonín Dvořák's The Spectre's Bride

This is a program from the first American performance of Antonín Dvořák's dramatic cantata, The Spectre's Bride, held on November 18, 1885, in Providence, Rhode Island. The performance was presented by the Arion Club, with Jules Jordan conducting and featuring prominent vocalists Emma Fursch-Madi, Charles H. Thompson, and Max Heinrich. The program also includes an 11-page translation of the cantata's text. This is a first edition program. Subsequent performances were held in Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Boston.