, 1874-02-01

Patti has signiiled to the brothers Max and 1au
! rice Strahosch that she will not undertake tht
| tour in America for 1874, as had been arranged.
! The death at Havana is announced OF Mr.
| Huck, tenor Of the Lucca opera troupe, and {
gentleman we'll known as choir sluGer In TIE
| Roman Catholic Churches in New YORK City.
| lima di afurska will probably sing in New York
City, under Maretzek's management abot:
Easter. It ia runlored in musical circles that
Aarotzek is getting up an entirely new t.oupe.
The Strakosch company will reopen in New
York City On the 18th Of February, aud ''Loher-
grin, with Nilsson in the leading part, will be
among the first operas OF tho scasoz.
4 new, cheap edition Of Wallace's 'Maritsns :"
is announced in London, with Italian words aud
re2itatives added by Tito Mattel, the well-knovn
composer OF Non q ver.''
which Rouget de I1sle's uarse,llaise" was frs!
heard, as also Chenier's ''CAant du Depart. :"
and other patriotic songs, has been placed in the
library Of tho Paris Conservatolre.
Herr I:abinsteins tour in Italy has been sig.
na! SUCCESS. Alter visiting Milan and Venice.
he has gone to Naples. It is gratifying to lind
that this truly cminont pianist has not car7cd
out his intention. OF abandoning his public per-
formnnces to devote himself exclusively 20 COM
position.
Tho 0rphcus Society Of Florence Ia preparing
= monster concert, at which will be performed,
amongst other thiugs, q new work By Maglou!,
entltled ''Orfao, aud composed for choir. or
dlnafT orchestra, military orrlloatla. twenty
planofortes, six harmoniuns, four narps, bells,
and twenty drums.
The Pdtrie speaking OF Mr. Strakosch's CON-
pany an the ltaens, Paris. says that the voice OF
Sgnor Hrlgnoli has acquired mora volume OF
tone than 1t ever possessed before, and that ha
is now better suited for roles like Kdoal Na,l-
CLEO. aud others 1t this dramatic order than those
OF the grdzid description. He IL the tonor fca-
ture OF the Season.
Ono OF the works selected for the first CONCERT
E1yen this season at SiennR By tho Society Of
the Friends Of Mnsic, WAS Handel Alexau1ler's
feast, the solo pats beng allotted to Nine.
Wilt, HetTen Walter, and krausB the other WAS
Beethovene Overture, Op, 115 e. NatnenAfeiez'')
Both went OF admirably. Tic conductor was
Herr Johannes Brahms.
Miss Matte Fogg and Mr.. Frank Spraeue two
Bostonians, who have been studying music st
Milan, made their debut in opera on tho 10Th Of
December, having been engaged for threa
operas. Miss Jones, OF Cincinnati ia to aupear
at La Scala tlia season. aud lIr- William McDon-
aid, OF the Same city, has been Engaged for thu.
operntic scsson at Turin
The Tror0tore, OF Milan. eays that Madame
1lnr1a Louisa Durand has been 80 succcsafulIy
received at the Scala that She will bo engaged
Tor The =, next carnival season, She vii sing at
the TeAsro Regio, OF Tu:in, the following sea-
son. Madame Duraud is an American lady. She
first Sung in opera in New York, in 1868, ~
Zertine, IN - Don Giovauni-"
The Milan Troratore supplies d list OF twenty
four new operas produpsd in Isaly in 1913, oat
OF which only three are likely to reno4lu IN thu
repertoire namely; calisola." by signor
Carlos, in Lisbon !; :. l! Mereante Iii Venezia,"
By signor Pinsuti ia I Goti," BY signor Gob.tti.
both given at tho Teatro Comnunalc, in
Bologna; and = No7oyico," BY siEnor Dom:nl-
Grisi is singing in Dublin, and Eosio is in
London with Mario perUani herself still e1inga
to the operatic stage, and ia gathering her iast
laurels Ill Bordeaux Garcia is yet ia tho field
aud men hare not forgotten Pasta, who has o1,l5
baen in retirement sepen years, nor hayo they
ceased to think aud Alk of Sontag, now dead
three years. Nine, Schroeder -Degrient. it is
true, is stranded in The little town Of Kochltz,
i'll Sa1ony, and her niche IL empty but Ger
many insists that 40 ono can till it.
Madame Albani seems to 1lnve taken the Rus.
SLAMS by Storm At St. Petersburg, after per-
formance Of the mad scene in Lucia, size waA
recalled twenty times, and thinking tho opera
was over A far rs she WAS concerned, she
changed her dress srd prepared to loaTe the
theatre, wEcn at the conclusion OF tue opara,
there we're cries for Albani, and she had IT,
appear on the stage in her wa1sing-lress no less
performance Of :" La Sounambula," +" she Ucs re-
called forty times.
Ono Singers Tribute to Another-12. Hotel
Boylsfou, JAN 49, 3157i.-Perepa-Eosa! i wozn~
au Of the highest culture, endowed With i2uu-
me1nble talents, pre-cuineu: among which stood
her high gifts singer. 4 true and ltonored
priestess in the temple OF our sacred art, to
which she devoted her life, energies, and superb
voice. 4 pure-minded woman, charming,
sparkling, clever companion, true frioud, j
most loving and devoted wife, beloved, adored
by him whose faithful partner she was. A very
woman, longing for the joys and blessings OF
motherhood, ard dying. because fate s9a1ched
these away from her: Too young, 700 fair, TO
endearins to be :aken 8TaJ from her lore, he1
friends, from her art, and depIorcd with bite,
tearB by her true aud adIliriug friend,
EEM1sA RupE1sDon1T.
Tie following was the programme af Theo-
dora Thomas third symphony concert in Now
York on the 9th uN.:
Symphony, No. /. In Z, minor, Op. .oads
l. Moderate con moto-Allesso euergtco. 2 :s.haszo
.. Anda1tino grAzioso. T. Finale
Ata-' 1phlgcni. en- Aulido'. .Gluek
N Vie:or 1faurei.
Concerto, e rui1or. Handel
For string orchtstratwo solo volins and solo yioou
cello.
IAzgheso Anesuoso, Fngato, hlttsetse Allegro motto
Neas7s LisfTn1n1, deotsohn, Lub,ck anu Ortheatra.
Ivan ". der Grausatnc), Chsraetezbild {nrw}.
nuoinse:u
Aria- Le Nozze di Figaro. Mozart
H. Fictor Naurci.
Symphony, No. g. op. n, In Beethoven
3. Tempo ii Miunetto. 1. Allegro yiyace.