The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-01
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
Echaes from Other Lands


The Tonic Sofia College, England, has held its
annual Congress- the proceedings lasting three days,
Mr.. Curwen presiding, Some twenty lectures and
papers on musical topics were read ana discussed.
The principal point referred to was the naodus
operdndi as regards the new minute on music in
elementary schools. The SOlFaists are earnest and
enthusiastic, and they are practical loo In carrying
out their system The trldle or the meeting was
the singing OF Handlers "Halleuah Chorus" with
out the notes. trusting to memory.
The syndic OF Bologna is in treaty for the per-
Torrance of Tannnauser' during the autumn; and,
to follow, "Rienzi" in 1873, the Flying Dutch.
mani In 1874, Tristan and isolt'' in is75, the
"Melstersinger'' in 1876, and 'Niebel ungen' IN
1877. After that saws the 7fOcdtore, the syndic III
1878 will request Wagner 10 compose special WORK
for Bologna and all the journals will applaud the
new BellinI. The Trordore adds that this syndic
deserves well OF Italian art.
Aletter from Lisbon gives rather an amusing &C.
count Of operatic affairs In that CITY, wnere Verd's
Macbeth" Is being performed vita great success.
not, however as a matter Of choice, but OF neces.
Lisbon; 1t Is, consequently, necessary to ind an
opera without a tenor part. and Macbeth" not
remarkable for any other merit, perfectly answers
the purpose. The piece Is principally sustained
by Mile. Frlcci and gentu enltD0sa Americana,
Miss Laura Harris, formerly at Her Maiesty's
Theatre.
LIVERPOOL has been exhumed and performed az
the TeatrO Nuovo Milan. It Is said successfully
lily OF Llverpooln the Italian stage-responsibIe
Liverpudans haunting about IN operate garD-
would prove an attraction. the busy jewellers on
the Mersey. thus removed from the atmosphere OF
cottonwood, petroleum, valonla. watch committees
and burial boards, and transferred to the &tner OF
Italian sentiment. would hardly know themselves
Marschner's opera OF "Hans Heiling" has been re-
vived In Vienna, with Miss Hauck, the American
prlma donna, In the principal part. Herr BECK
special visit to the Austrian capital TO see III herr
wagner's FLYING Dutchman:n Herr waiter was
the tenor. Mr.. Muldeg will produce Marscnner,s rs
"lempiar and Jewess' t"lvanhoeD at tue staat
next month. The monument TO the memory OF the
composer. TO ne erected in Hanover, mas oeen Tor
gotten for years. and. ike that OF Bale, IN London,
seems TO have been postponed sine dle.
Herr Eduard Remenyi, the violin vlrtuoso mas
resigned his post AZ the Hungarian Nationai
Theatre, Pesth on account or scanuans sce re-
said scandalous scene was. according 10 the Nete
Berif',er Muskzetu1g, enacted by kussian frln-
cess-the Princess Matchlnsky. THIS lady, IL ap-
pears made her appearance In opera, but had not
sung more than n few bars before she was Obliged
TO retire amid the Indignation OF the audience. II
we mistake not this was the princess who figured
on the bills OF the Globe Theatre some time since.
Then, however, II again we mistake not she was
supposed 10 be o Georgian princess.
London paper Is responsible for the following
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