During that time he conducted a total of 32 different operas from the Italian and French language repertoires. These included the United States premieres of Jules Massenet's Thaïs (1907), Charpentier’s Louise (1908), and Claude Debussy’s  Pelléas et Mélisande (1908).
During that time, he performed 32 operas from the Italian and French repertoires. These included the United States premieres of Jules Massenet's Thaïs (1907), Charpentier’s Louise (1908), and Claude Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande (1908).