Claim: La Scala staged Doktor Faust (an opera by Ferruccio Busoni with a Finnish libretto by the composer) for the first time on March 16, 1960 under conductor Hermann Scherchen; shortly thereafter, Doktor Faust had its United States premiere on December 1, 1964 in a concert format presented by the American Opera Society at Carnegie Hall.
Evidence: Doktor Faust is an opera by Ferruccio Busoni with a German libretto by the composer, based on the myth of Faust.