The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-10

traordinary vogue at Vienna, where it has just been
performed for the 365th time On the LIST inst they
Reproduced "Norma."
A festival of singing societies is to be held at
Client on the 9th and 9th of August.
The Atheadum saws The increasing ferment
OF foreign affairs, has not entirely destroyed all
talk concerning foreign muslc albeit chapels are
IN a state OF dissolution as we'll as chambers, and
the personnel OF court theatres Is saving itself 0y
flight in every direction. Among other refugees,
Herr Wagner, the Dresden kdpetimeister and COM
poser, who is said to have fourisAed his baton
somewhat dscordanty during the recent Saxon
insurrection, has arrived In Paris. Meanwhile,
there IS a promise of LIE Prophetic being pro-
duced Immediately at Berlin. In the French capt.
tai, the activity with which the political game OF
Rouge ct Nor goes on, does not prevent the pre-
paralon OF less tremendously exciting playthngs.
Among other novelties are mentioned two-act
work Tor the Grand OPerG, with music by Herr
Rosenhan-' LIE Saint Sylvestre,' comic opera
IN three acts, by M. BaZln-and the Last judy
ment,' drama about TO be presented at the
Theatre Histo,rqne for the music of which M,
Felicien David will be answcrable, after having
been engaged on 1t for twelvemonth past. We
read in the Gazette Musicale, Of certain new
Masses which have been produced-one by that re-
doutbable tenor, nj. Duprez-another by M. Ro-
senberg, which was presented at Tours. All this
time, however, pestence Is dong Its fearful part
in the dlscOurageme mt OF art IN Paris. Rumors OF
the deaths of several distinguished persons, have
for some days past been current in our musical
and dramatic circles, but we wait for official con-
tirmation ere we record them. Be the amount of
loss greater or lessthe influence of the spoiler is
seriously felt. Though of all people under the sun
and moon, our neighbors are the most likely to
treat their guests after the fashion of the gay Flor
entine, whose Decameron owed its being to his
presence,-it nevertheless appears that cholera has
thlnned the theatres to degree which Is at once
awful! and significant. The managers have been
combining to memorallze government for succor,
in their present state OF Imminent desiltntion. The
above facts, we suppose, throw some light upon an
announcement, that among the latest departures
ter California from Havre were ten chorlsters,
three conetsapiSton, flutlst two violinists, two
violoncellists, clar inet player and trombone.
More extensive musical emigratlons are announced
as impending.
The same paper adds MIR. Maddox has closed
his season at the Prncess's Theatre. One more
unsteady worthless is not recorded even in the
| chronicles of Mr.. Maddox. We imagine, too,
| that it can hardly have proved profitable to the
theatre though the situation OF the building Is so
favorable that Gas was graphically said the other
day. "there is no keeping Oxford street out OF the
house" Seriously our best chance OF comic
opera-as the French use the term-is there gra-
tuitousy and vexatiously destroyed.
| It is now pretty certainly understood that Eng
lsh Opera is once again to be adventured at Drury
| Lane Theatre, under the auspices of Mr.. SIAM
mers and Mr. Sims Reeves in combinatien-alter-
| mated with the farewell dramatic performances of
| Mr. Macready. With regard to the musical part
| OF the speculation, we see nothing probable save
another faiure-unless plan of operations totally
different from those Of any preceding management
| be carried out. England now possesses sufficient
materials for a good opera, supposing them to be
properly disciplined and employed This employ
| ment, however, must be not in ephemeral modern
foreign works ranslated-nor yet exclusively in
| the classical masterpieces which are truly some
| what wellwom but IN new productions, written
| as much for actors as for singers-as much for a
| public of gentlemen and ladies as for street au-
diences-and more for the stage than for the music
| shops.