, 1873-06-08

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her return from the artistic tour which ahe mada
| in America with Mario.
! The Strauss coucatts hare been commenced in
Vienna, and several American airs are nightly
embraced IN the programme.
Just after Rubinstein'8 series OF musical recit -
ais in New York, including representative works
IGN 1% al the great composers, We find IN the
4hU7aeuN chronicle of series Of similar
performances BY Won Bulow, in London. -
Mr. stzakosch has purchased the so1e right OF
producing Aida" in America, and Le Ienest,ek
Is curious to know how he will establish or main
tain his rights hare.
Nina. Jenny Lind Goldschmidt was announcer
| to sing in Northumberland House on the 1Ssh
ult: in aid Of the ST. Savior'a. M;ssion Hchool
Church, at Woolwich-
It ia estimated that it will take thrpo years
more to complete the new Paris opo1a-house,
and that further large grant will be necessary
to even dniaL it in that time.
Miss Annie Louise Cary has sailed for Europe,
intending to pass the summer abroad, and to re-
turn IN September to take part IN Max Stra-
kosch's coming operatic campaign.
Miss Joaie Jones', young Cincinnati contral--
to- now studying in Milan, recently Enfe her
| debut IA Azscend, and was fatteringly success
ful. She will begin her oper1tic career in tha
fall, probably in Italy. :.
Madame Nilason-Rouzaud recently sang at q
feto in PaIla,- giTen By the Baroness Adolphe de-
Rothschild, to oinaugurate the new galleriea OF
her house on the Rue de Moncoan- During tha
fato she Bang in five different languages.
Madame Parepa-Rosa has formed an English
! opera company Qncluding, among other mem-
bers, Miss Rose Hersee), and viii give per-
formances, during the autumn a1d Nintar, IN
the London Lyceum.
Nine. Parepa-Ross, Carl Rosa, and g. c.
Campbell are in London, and they all agree that
Cairo is about tho dirtiest PLACE in The world.
Tam nhatE Yf YH 'onf1 hau nfr r.
will not be able to sing again IN q great while.
Our war melodies, especially the later ones,
which responded to the popular mood With the
most fidelity, are being taken up by the English
lower classes. The farm lsborera' unions are
making campaign songa out OF them. When
lamp, tramp, !" etc, are particular favoTites-
New Orleans papers Of the 9Th, say: att ia
gratifying to DO able to chronicle that tho
operatic outlook is such to render aasurod tina
revival OF French opera ne1t season. Thus far
the agg.egate ct ct subscriptions haa reached up-
ward ct $50, 600, and vigorous indicationa ara:
offered that the whole OF tho required sum will
bo forthcoming within short tinae,''
The concerts OF Theodore Thomas, at Central
Park Garden, are now the rage among the FASH
| ionAble ladies' Of New York, who complain, hovf@
over, OF the smokers. Mr. Thomas says the
| start, and be Likes the fragrance Of good
Havana
4 committee OF influential gentlemen, among
whom We note the name OF Sir Julius Benedict,
has been formed, with = view to raising fund
for the relief OF the family Of the late signor
Gnglialmo, who will be remembered "a tha COM
poser OF the Lover and the Bird" "sing he
that Song Again." and other popular songs Of
tho better class. An account has been opened
at tho Temple Bar branch OF tho London and
Westminster Bank, under the title OF tho "GuR-
Gelmo Fund"
&ofnA nAr
ham Palace, St. James Park, London Tho
members OF the Queens family, the King and
Queen Of Belgium, and 800 invited guests were
present. The singers we're Titiens, nna di
The nluaic WAS selected from tho works Of Bee-
thoven, Aeyezbeer, Gounod, A. Thomas, Doni~
zetti, Wagner, Gluck, Verdi, and othors.
An amusing incident occurred at the Teatro
Del Verne, Rome, lately. "gAl7o," by Pacini.
WAS brought out to 3 thin house, the prices be-
ing too high. At The close Of the last aes, whea
6qfo throws herself into thesea, the double "
who did tho fall managed the classic robea so
aWkWardly that pair Of mems boots WAS tho
last vertigo seen Of the distraught Greek po-
etess: A shout of laughter brought down the
| curtain.
Tho new opera Of "Adam and Evo,'' it is
thought, will be given up the only manager
who has yet attempted to produce it having had
| q difficulty with the prima donna in the mattar
| OF costume. Tho lady declines to take the char
screr of Eue unleaa allowed to appear in : yell
| low satin train and q diamond necklace. Afan,
also, exhibits marked preference for velvet
tunic and rapier. The great moral work will
probably be handed over to the ballet people.
George Y. Morgan, the celebrated organist,
hss met with severe misfortune. His laft arm
| was vranched from tha elbow socket By rail-
road accident. It is thought that he WM never
| again have the use Of his arm Ha can neither
lift nor move it, yet he continues his corcarts aa
Of old Bis superb pedal playing comes in to
aid him In his present discontinue. He has still
the use n Of his fingers and he geta some one ta
Notwithstanding the pain the operation gives,
he uses his fingers NTH the skill OF earlier days.
He conducted the organ concert ut rlyn.olth
Church on Saturday, and no one Woulu hava
The friends Of the new school ara now raising
fund and erecting fine housa In order to give
Wagner an opportunity to develop his mualca,
ideas to the fullest extent. This house is in
Bayreuth, Bavaria, and will be finished during
the coming summer. It is now thought thai
the undertaking to direct at tho first represents
tions Of Wagner's chef dguure, which is in four
divisions, occupying four evenings in the repre-
/ sentation, and named respectively Reingold,
Walkure, Biegfied, and Gotterdammerung, and
are founded upon tho Nitolungen Lied.
Maretzek has made aome important engage
mcnts tor next season, commencing in October.
Tho principal artists OF his company are Nine
Pauline Lucca, Nile. Inns di Mu1ska, q great
favorite in Europe, and, as brsYnra singer
the 6rst on any stage; Mmo. Natalie Testa,
contralto Of rare ability, and, q few years back,
the reigning favorite in Eew York; TamberHk,
the prince Of tenorB, inventor OF tie ut da
poitr1ne and human trunpe: In tours de force.
Vlzzani, tenor, Man, baritone very highly
spoken Of, and Janet. It seems certain that
between this company and the Nilsson Company
tho next season Of Italian opera in the United
States viii be the greatest On record.