, 1874-08-30

Sept 7. His artists are Nisscs Cole yancri.
hcrsee. and Sinclair, sopranos; Miss Franklin,
contraito; hlessrs. Turner d Nordblom, tenors.
| Mr. Rosa will be in this country in January
| THE ENGLISH OPERA SEASON.
Tho Engish 0porA Troupe, headed BY Miss
Kellogg, and under the management Of Mr.
Hess. will 1naugurate its season OF 1915 at
| McVcksr's Theatre, Oct. 4. Among tie artiats
Of the troupa arc Hiss kalogR. Miss Van Zandt,
Mrs. Seguin, aud Messrs. Campbell, Castle,
Carleton, EeEuln, and Mas. Thus the first
legitimate performances OF opera in this country
for the season will bo given IN Chicago, which
will also have tho pleasure OF hearing Balfe's
opera of '1Tha Talisu1an," for the first time in
! this country. Dir. Hess being all old Chicago
| MANAGER OF excellent repute, the compliment ho
has thus paid Chicago viii be handsomely reoog-
! ulzcd.
| MUSICAL PUBLICATIONS..
| Inc last number Of tho Leipsic Hushalisches
| 1tocienblaA which has come to hand shows that
| the German composers are unusually busy
Among the most important announcements aro
concert song CAN dieser Rose wird
by, Sess!cr; several pieces for piano,
and two sonates for piano and strings
by Rene-Lenormand twelve studies il
canon style for the piano (four hands), by Rein
eckc; the Michel Angelo concert overture for
orchestra, by Nicls Gade, with two-haud piano
arrangement Of It by Aug gust Horn four CHAR
ahterstuecke for piano, by klrchner three songs
Tor three female voices top. 25), BY Tanbers
IAt1ts~ AoA wv f4OAl1e. kHV f4ulasl teA4os
by nheinberger au album Of Adolph Jensens
choicest songs soug Das Schi1d do Deutsch-
en- Ehre y for maennerchor, by Reinecke
aud four terzetts (op. g for ladies' voices, by
Roichcl.
Mcs.rs. Chandler It. curtiss, 1856 State street,
have just issued the following popular works for
piano: Mountain Stream aud - A1idsum-
mer Nights Dream BY Sidney Smith; and
"E1e est chArmante, )" By EgghAra.
Gently been published in Germany-an octet for
riolins, violas, and cellos, and ae1tet for tho
Same Instruments. Tho octet is IN major, and
is said by tho Icade,ny to be full Of originality
in invention and treatment, although !: is con-
is in G MINOR, and il said to be beautiful A
quartet for two yio1ins viola. and cello, by
Bsahms, and one By Rheinbe1gor for piano.
forte and those Instruments, have also been pub
Gshed recently.
Mr.. Harrison Mi11ard. we'll known as COM
poser Of tuneful ballads,-such :. Whiting"
. Watching" and When the Tide Comes III, -
has published in book-form his opera, deb
orah.' paris OF which were played at a concert
in New York last summer. Tho book contains tho
entire opera, and is rcrg taBtefui1y gotten up.
The story Of the lyrical ''Deborah p is the aane
as that Of Dr.. Moscnthals famous drama.
"Leaf by leaf the roses fall" The spicy little
musical paper, the ihe.rono,ne, OF Boston, has
suspended publication. AS the only object Of
the Netrononaes existence seemed to be to assai1
D1oiqhfs Journal Of Music, it must be distract-
ing to tha recent proptletOrs OF th8 ltfr0T0Ht6
to notice that Dwight still lives
MUSICAL NOTES.
Miss Kellogg has declined MI offer Of $4,000
and expenses tor ten nights Of English opera in
California.
The first nor work to be produced at the Paris
Grand Opcra-house in 1S75 viii be tho Jeanne
dare" OF u. Mcrmet.
11eycrboer's 'Dinorah " and Nozart'5 ssDon
Giovanni" have recently been performed In Eng
Gsh ut the Crystal Palaco.
Tho famous portrait Of Mozart, bs Battoni, in
the posscss1oa OF Prof. Ellx, Lss been sold to All
amateur for .t:00.
The tenor NicoliLi is in Paris, but he is en-
gagged for the next carnival st Rome to sing in
Eerdi's Aida"
Vieuxtemps, the sio1inis:, seems at last to
have decided upon taking up his residence in
Paris detuitively-
H. Felcion David, whose symphonic ode, La
Desert opera-xoers will remember. il at pres-
cut working on new opera entitled LIN,
d!enue, which Is destined for the Paris Grand
Opera.
A chorus Of $500 voicos is to be one Of tho
attractions at the opening OF tie Industrial Ex~
hibition at San francisco this year.
We hear from Cauada that the company In
Guiding Miss Edith Abel, Tom Karl, Gastavus
Hall; and one or two otlers, is well appreciated
there.
Adelaide Phillips. we arc told, is to manage
and Star it in the Redpath Lycanm troupe for the
production OF operAtic scenes IL costume, the
coming season.
Miss Rose Hersee is to be prima donna assoluta
OF tho Crystal Palace English Opera Company
during It's provincial tour, which begins on the
18th Of October Miss Blanche Cole will also be
4 member Of the company.
Kelar Bella, tile well-lnown waf!z-writer, or,
rather, tho writer OF well-known waltzce, has
hig a 1aaHar tho Wip4i1nHpu
town band, and will conduct some concerts at
Coreut Garden The-src, London, IN September.
Philadelphia proposes to raise 100000 for =
memorial to Joseph HopkiuBou, author of - Hail
Columbia" It was written for poor young sing
er's benefit in the summer ct 1195, when there
YVES q prospect Of Tar with France, and the song
became instantly popular.
During the Berlin opera season, which com-
menced on the 18th Of August, 1873, and termi-
mated very recently, 29 performances were CIV
Ell. The most popular opera VAS Lohengrln,"
which was played twelve times; ''Tannhauser
and I" Faust wero each played eight times, and
the 1felstersRpger~ Bi1 times In all, thirty |
nine operas we're performed.
At the General Assembly Of German Musicians
in Hale, during tho last days Of July, the !
~ Requiem Of Eerioz tho Faust +" Of Or.
aldo = a piano-forte concerto, by Herr RaT |
Nine. E-lmannedorfer, performer); violin |
concerto by Herr 4. Dietrich, played by Herr |
Lauterbacn; and sonnta for piano and violon-
cello, by bi. Saint-Saens {Herren Hess and |
Grutzmacher), were executed.
The New York Herald announces that ''An |
entire French opera company, now in Paris, will |
be one OF tho features OF our present season.
II. Victor Manrei, the baritone, ate Of the stra-
kosch organization, is 3 prominent member.
Maurice Grau OF the Lycenrn, is credited NTH
the enterprise OF bringing them here"
,nt ]
La Baronne Figler, Of Nice, once known as
Fraulein Sophie Cruveih, the prlma donna OF Her
Theatre and the Grand Opera iii
Paris, has received the Golden Rose this year
from the Pope, an honor hitherto confined to
royal porHonages, perhaps after thus recognizing
one Of the Queens OF Song. His Holiness may 60
80 far as to comply with the request 80 strongly
urged by Rosslni, and Withdraw the prohibition
aga1nH: the voices of females being heard in the
chorus at church services
Three Of the most popular prina donnas on
:he European stage are American by birth,-patti,
Albani and Minnie Hauck- They say IN Lon
Ion that Albaui il English, and, as England has
M other rrinfa f1rnna she ia q great fayUrite.