, 1874-02-08

work took plnce. The 1!useum at Vienna ha5
purchased the treasure fer esq
: Here il, . buoyant person who turns the grave
itself ssto favor and to pIetslncs6, and offers
his mausoleum III exchange for bis music. Ills
at.vertisemant-in Phiiadelphia paper-reads
thus: 49,. :. : .s-
wanted to Tfade-A vsiult in Monument Cemetery
for piano. 2a7 South Sixth street
> The National Assembly At Versailles has de-
claed, BY 3 M jorlty OF, 5l1 over, - Deputies,
that the State will support grand opera-aousc
i'll Paris not only professionally i'll the Salle YEN
ta1our, but permanently when the new edl6ce III
tho Place do rOpcra is lnansurated. on The 1st OF
January, 1876 al the architect, u. Charles Gar
nler, promises.
f.: Tho New fpril Tribune says Of the close Of
the English opera seasou:
ssits Kellogg will bring her Sew York season to
c!csa this weok FIT: :entins Tho Bohemian Gi.! to-
Light and singing III Taus: the matinee u;,'r
row. Shs has cre:y rc.euu to Ee satisfied with Lt-
Success, She has had 1u Aou<ea and for l.serlf
an1 the tso other principal ladlts Of Ler company,
there has been abundant aud lcost cordial nnniansc.
Eot tho rest there il Eut much to bc sa!l but
company whole be c::!..d f:r, and tho public
has rot Lcea dspcsed 10 crtctse it severely.
The e1-king George OF Hanover, wAoac fond
ness for music is rs ',cll known as hia lbcrality
towards artists, has jest Slren q handsome p1es-
ent to the Countess do Sauerma, namoly, one of
tie finest harps specially ordered from tho rcle-
bratcd 1ir1n of Ernrd, OF Paris. The Countess
de aueu,;a is niece OF tlle late Dr. Spohr, and,
as :: Rosalie Spoir," hns long beeu known az
one of the finest rp-playcrs in Germany aud
elsewhere.
f. Queen Tictoria is gradually recovering from
|. the grief Of her sidowiood. For: a long TIME
after The death of the Prince Copsort nilo could
not lear to touch piano. nor did slle even al
low one, to te opened i'll her presence. Nov she
has resumed her old accomplishment, and plays
duets with her last remaining daughter, tho
p,j f,ta T!antrira md f,onnnH hn3 orrannaA
buEle cI tl,e musi: uf Jeanne dare as duet for
tue (tuec!s and her daughter.
percpa- Ro3a's immedia te ancestors embraced
representatives Of almost every civilized nation
l. atty Of Europe. Her mater ernal graudfathec w:s
French, his wife wns Welsh, while her mother,
the: grcat-grandmothor of, Eunhrosyne, wcs 4
Thoroughbred 4luscoyite. On her fathers sido
Euphrosynos grandmother was daughter OF Il
Turkish Grand FlZler, who had the honor OF
being straneled by his Sublime Sovereign, tho
Sultan.
4 controversy has arisen in the Paris musical
organs about tho date Of the first Performance
Of Handeta - Messiah, :" which isctaimcd for Cho-
executed the WORKS Of pa1estrina, Handel, &C.,
in 1922 but it ia established that only portions
/ of the orator1os by the last mentioned composer
we're executed, and TINT the first performance Of
+ tthe' Meesah in its entirety was OH tile 10Th Of
December last, BY IL. Clarles Lanoraaux, 1872
received c1oss for his achievement.
At tho Paris Odcoon, Athaiie, With Mondels-
sohu's- music, draws immense crowds. We
may remark, says EdiiJn0ai, TINT many in
| stunces exist OF dramatic pieces being similarly
wcGaed to music Of d superior class, such as, il,
Germany. the ..Egelnont" Of Beethoven, the
Of Schumann, and the choruses Of ''Antigone, II
b. aIendelssoln-. all of which are well
| known and highly, esteemed. 1u France the at
! tcmpts have been more rare. Mehnl, however,
wrote partitions for two DRAMAS Tl1noleon, "
By Marie-Joseph Chenier, gwen at. the Theatre
| Franchise, and the Hussites, produced at the
Porte St. Martin. Herold also composed Ill
| overture for drama by 0zaaeau1. represented
! ut the Odeon, and called the ''Siege de Mis-
solonghi," at the period Of the Greek war Of ii.
| dependence.
l. The Havana correspondent Of the. New York
Times transmits the following review OF the
| operate situation in that city:
Tha Opera Company continues to meet with very in
different financial Success and Mines. Di 11uzaEa and
Lucca and Signor Tizanni who act as the manage
mcpt, will be lucky If they make enough to pay theiI
clique, Of which como navy officers and priest arr
part, keep up manifestations Of disapprosa
from ths Upper d er and 10 one nno Of S to part:
| formance Of ''1ugoletto," In which Nine. u. Mursk7
and 6guoz Mari really outdid themselves. the public
g @ M when hen The is.ns band,
for themselves again eommeneed their operations
The entire pit ro4e. and the cries Of "Turn then
ous,f HTo the. jail with the fellows" 'sc.
were heard: Tie. Governor vent to H.. tl
principal disturbera, anil the remainder Of tue per
for1nauce passed oil pleasantly. Since then It ha
been comparatively quiet in the tTtula. Mpae Lucc
has achieved success in "rAfricaine," bu~ on bsn,
called before the curtain Tuesday night showed plain
ly by her gestures that the applause or the cen
| sure Of the audience we're matter Of perfcc
indifference. The Tacon Theatre is no lou
the spectators has been such as we are accustomed II
at the Plaza de TorroE. 3lne. Di Mursk2 IL still
{ayorfte and numerous offers have been made to he
to sing in South America and Mexico; enlilar pro
posals have been made to II. JaDet and 6guor Mari
| No anxiety to be felt to hear tho othe
members Of the company. Tha middle note
| of Nine. Lucca's voice are Us rich and nelo
| dious as ever, her lower register is acIur
ing strength and fullness, but her upper tonca
arc disappearing in the most rapid macocr and Otter
resemble .discordant screech rather than sw5e
sound. She viii. undoubtedly, mako fine contraitt
ii her organ retans any Of its teness and strength
but this critics appear to doubt. It is feasec
that the tlctrc may have to close before the present
| subscription expires.