, 1873-03-02

the vai1ings Of Leonora md the hero,cs o
Fernando must not disturb the sombre current
of our reflections, which are now interpretive
and on that account peculiarly dismal. The res
Of the year being exclusively do7oted to the con.
! sideration Of our ncighbors. it is difficult AMI
diecouraging to concentrate our reflections upor
ourselves, especially when that operation in
vnriab1y results in tho discovery that we art
not much better than cur nciShbors after all.
But because music is ostracized, except TO,
those unregenerato beings who will 60, in tho
very heart Of Lcas, to lear tho unrcgenorutc
Thomas and Rrbinstein, who will bo here short
ly, it doss not follow that wo may not project
our thoughts beyond Lent, and see what is
coming in tho future. Tho present open
season may DO said to bo over. There
WIS prospect that the Lucca troupe would
return hero in May, but the nttlo quarrel
in which jarrett and Marotzek are engaged
hns disconcerted everything, and nothing is now
certain. This jangling Of the sweet opcratic
bells has set the whole troupe BY tho ears.
Lucca aud Kellogg bite their nails ut each othor,
and tie agent and the manager arc spending
their timo concocting fresh stories for the in
tcrviowers. instead Of settling their little griov-
nnccs with pistols and coffco for two. In all
and Capulet Jarrett have failed to diyulgo the
real cause Of the quarrel between them. Per-
haps they don't want to, for it is a story
which wouldn't sound well, and it would give
Italian opera and its management such show
ing up that no ono would caro- to pstronizo it
much. Jarrett is right in his declaration that
the dirty linen should havo boon cleaned at
home. How badly soiled that inon is the pub
Lero nor there. Our advice to the belligeront
impressarios is that, if they cannot tell the real
truth about tho disagreement between them,
they had better keep their mouths closed.
Meanwhile, it will be pleasant to intrudo upon
the Lcnten meditations an outlook at the oper-
atic prospects for next soason., They arc al
ready outlined with sufficient distinctncss to
warrant q definite statement OF what will take
place. First, those who have placed reliance
upon tho return of Adalina Patti to this country
n,ny make up their minds 10 be disappointed.
She will not come, and, what is moro, she will
never Leave Europe aslong as there is any money
to be made there. Tho fair diva has love for
thalors, francs. and kopecks, and as long
rs the financial stream keeps running,
there is no danger that she VIII stop
singing to it. It does not follow, however, that
italian opera will be deserted in this
country On that account. Per contra,
strakoech has organized & very strong
troupe, which will bo headed by Christine
Nlleson-Rouznud, and he has secured the Acado-:'
my Of Music at New York for the opening of tho
scaaon, which looks like business. In addition
to Nilsson, he has under contract Nine. Torri-
ani, Campanini (tenor robuBto), Capou1 (tenor
di grazia), and Dclafonte Qbasso). Arditi will be
the conductor. This secures troupe which is
equally strong in all its leading parts,
which will be . novelty in the. operatic business.
It is eafe to assume that q conductor OF such
worldwide celebrity Us Arditi will not tolerate
poor orchestra or chorus, and therefore, II
Stzakosch does not charge years income for
admission, the public will have tho1oughly-en-
ioyeblo ecason Of opera. The only rival which
tho Nilsson troupe will have will DO the Lucca
troupe, and if the organization Of the latter
remains as it is now, it is clear to see
that it will be no rival at Ill. Lucca
romans in this country another year.
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Mountains, in order to be refreshed for tho fall
season, and will then open in New York just
before the Nilsson season, for q short
engagement only, after which she will
go immediately to Havana to capture the Hidal-
gos, and from there Hill 80 to New Orleans and
thence through the West. By that time, prob
ably, Ma1otzok and Jarrett will havo settled
their grievances, be bosom friends, and eat mac
caroni out of the came dish, and clean tho dirty
linon at homo. There Was ct one time q
prospect Of a third troupe, with Wachtel
and parepa at the head of it, and Carl Rosa for
conductor, but this project has been abandoned
by tho action OF Wachtel, who has backed out.
Meanwhile, it is not impossible that Parepa. who
ia now in Egypt, singing to tho sphyn1, Khe-
dive, and Pyramids, may come here and give
English opera.
This is the operatic prospect for next fall.
After that, what ?. We have been announcing
facts. Wo now venture upon a pre-
diction. Noxt year, Richard Wagner
produces his Nibolungen-Trilogy at Baizeuth.
After 1874, TIC predict that Wagner's operas will
be produced in America, and will supplant
Italian opera, When a1r. wachtel finds it ncces-
aary to commence studying Wagner's operas,
when Adalina Patti even has to study s:Lohen-
grin and ".Dcr Flegende Ho1lander," )" to main
tain her prestige in Europe, the Indications are
pretty conclusive that this star Of Wagner, just
now coming up from the horizon, will soonbo
ut the zenith. Tho music Of the fu.uzo is close
at hand. t
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