, 1874-08-09

ASt+t3 AbGSAts@44N Het.
Gomods hea1th is failing. and he is about t,
leaye London and spend the summer on tht
| french coast near Tronyllle.
signor Ducci, who engaged Strauss and hi:
band at s10,u00 for his late Italian tour, ccarot
nearly Ii. GOO By tho transaction.
Hans Won Bnlow has retired in to tcnoporar,
socluslon after the storm which hls iIl-adriset
remarks on Verdls Requiem" called FORTH
Halevy's "Charles VI" is about to be revived
| at the tirsn!! Opera. Paris. The last perform
ance Of tho work vss in 1870, at the Theatre
Lyriqne.
The Chlian Exhibition Commissioners hare
resolved to request S'gnor Verdi to compose a
hymn to be sung ut tha opening Of the Exhlbi-
ton in 1875.
Great efforts are being made to induce List
| to visit this country. Que manager offered him
1000, $50 fancs for one season, trut the Abbato
politely declined.
The best Aephsstorhi1es in Gou1ods " Fanst ~
on the operatic stage at present il u. Faurc, ac-
/ rordinE to the opinion OF every critic who has
nceo him in tim: role ~ ,-'...:
:: Mada1ue Rnde1sdorn mill hayo associated With
her IN u. her Lyeeum Operate Company Laura
e. Hay, and s. L. studley. pianiet.
Manager George Dolby ;ts. Dickens Do,l,v y,
has engaged Dr.. Haas Won Bulow for LOO .ppoar-
auces in the Provinces Of England, the terms be-
ing 10o gu1neas for each performance.
The Committee Of tho LIVERPOOL Musical Fes-
ttysl hara adopted = system of phonetic spelling
for tho choris1ar5, SO as to insu:e a.reenaut il
the pronunciation OF tho Latin wo,d OF IL Gou-
no1s mass aud other works. -
Nine. Nilsson, nfter the completion of her
Russian. engagement, will 80 to Paris to open
tho 1st OF January, 1876, ~ Opl1eLd in 8: Ham
let" with II. Fau1e III the title part.
Gye makos his money during the opcra season
in London principally by the numerous CONCERTS
at which some Of his nrt;sta appcar, aud for
which he ia HberAlly paid. The uoera sulscr1p-
ton would not suffice to pay his expenses
Handel's oratorio, I" Joshua. :" IN. lately sung
Leutner aud Ill1 s1tcr, -Hc cber Nile. Amello
King and Mcssrs. Togt, Hl, ami Wiueling as
so1oi5ts.
II. Nagncrs theatre at Day:7euth Will bo
opo1ed In March, 1876. Tie King Of BAyaria
llas glHeu ti4n O, e0 thalora which wero required
to complete the expenses. The tEentre viii con-
tain 400 spectators only a1td not s 900 zs orig-
nally named.
At the musical festival to be held ut Munich
this month, there will be perform cd = motett by
oEando Lnsso. and tho '' stacta Ifn1]crator Of
Franz Lachuer will ba given. Handel will be
represented by the Bacchus Chorus in '..A1e1-
ander.s =: ger Feast" - Beethoven, by = piece from
and Osiris, land, Aendelssohn, by CHORUS from
" An1isone."
On the 18th OF July, the Board Of .E1usic Trade
Of the United States held their regular annual
session at Long Brnneh At this meeting the
following officers we're elected for the ensuing
year: PRESIDENT, John Church. Jr., Of 0incin-
natl; pioe-Pnosdent. John 1" Pobers, OF New
York Secretary and Treasurer, Thos. J. Hall,
Of New York.
Tho .tfusicnl N-orld says: "It Is not Herr
Maurice strskosch, but Herr Ferdinand S&rak-
osch, who WIS contemplating, some time since,
The establishing OF an italian opera company a:
Bettn. Herr hatrloe Strakosch, although ho |
M las given up al idea Of reopening the Thoatze |
sentadour Tor Italian opera at his own risk, has
bis hands Il not his pockets, sufic ;ently fuil.'
NJ, onenbach, the web known orera-bouEe
composer. brought an action against the theat- !
'ical critic of tho l'qys for calling him willy
Prassian, tho frcad OF Bismarck, altd the author
plaintiff had no desire to lay clam. II. OiTen- /
zach very genel ously declined to ak for dam
tges. and tho critic was cniy condaulaed to pay
:osts Of the action and the insertion OF tho judg
nent III three newspapers, Including tho I'0ys.
u. Charles Lamoureux, who has tho credit of !
aavng produced, for the Ar5t lime ia Paris last
;aasoa, Handlers oratoI!o, tie ~ Messiah" " in
'4eucn, las Glrcn his testimony to TIE magnli-
cnt excc uricn at the recent Handei Festival il
he Crystal Palace. He IS nov establishing ia
rop " :. rf,or. u,,e;nI, ,;t-a tho or.1o1, c.aral
harmonic Society, to consist OF am areurs, and
Q proGree the standard oratoros Of Handel,
ZACH, Haydn, Nendolssohn, Costa, alc., III suc-
ession.
Tho Central Park Carrie, coccr-ta hcrc boar
unusually successful Tia ve,r. hut 4r. 7Ho,nas
as been working eutlrejy t,a hard. Ho inoss
ale and baec:rd and eyiden.Iv nee1s reat for
q works winter aud eummer. tho wear round-
10 does not lead the whole cf mn cy.,uino ncr.
ormanco this rcason. but lust befor1, the third
art which usually contains the Hghlo. musc. he
raieny the baton to Mr. Arnold. vne r,f the tirst
ioins. Who condncts the concert to ita close.
[r. Arnold sccompliybes his d,ficul: txss With
1aco and ability. and althourh ha ia mt
Aomas hc is an excellent Ieadsr'
u,azn
ou,7tat de Florence, md goes out Tor a long
six, generally down the Clamps Elvsees toward
10 Dois de Boulogne, every morn ing. When |
comes home lie sits down to frt akfast and |
,ts enor n,op.ly He can eat tuica 10 n1uch M |
~ men h,. tIar ha 3,as oo.e,a.eS 49, ,
r.a-.-orn; .n5 H., r, ~ nan sSltpoeea w
ss. ano sns Ataslaea' ts. "nsn u "ose
'au uoat Inen cau 90. Alter preaR2ss ia re-
1Fes A4s friends. who come by the dozen aud
op until about 5, when 1a dimes. FL, Iyea in | I
ID Hotaf da HAt1A IN tha Ta,1e1arf3s ..ud 1,aa a
,autif,l anartmant. You ask whom he ,yor;a9 {
III tliis f. Lis noa41,od. Wha,, l. = v,nta n I