, 1874-06-28

9erman Princes and fewer I, ,ralen o,..
intends his theatrs and his featai ones, atnesh,
10 oeaI thoroughly Germa natinn.i " msutss
- schooi 1or the reformed Gernaae eaAaesas
DANA oot1n2Q m2sr,I
-, WAGNER informed me thais the up;a
Neueaonsen ~ IL complete. with the .T, " u.
tue lnstfumentaton Of - portion n e.stepnca y
mar,lr .nes teruammerung, and tns 1s y ia
merei7 mechanical uoik, ls co,aa otn,
easy task. He has as yct conc,rdt EpaFsdvsl'
engagements With singers. He MD" %: fs1
the northwestern German t;he,trss = toaf q
ago Tor the purpose OF selectiup z;n,soe sums tina
returned home without finding anv sa nat b
Pointed with the condition Of omar. !, .1a G d'np
nsefY"here den ne found F1enc'a ta*te, bsII..
Of the music by most Of the Fansi,a, q! !m!asalaa
al the refusal to see the fact tbst ~ h
cf the Germ3n lies IN natuf .a,nass ss5sngtA
vain limitation Of the French. to whaa. ~au not IA
second nature. OF male singel =. Eisr,.e.lns te.lns i
and Betz (bass). both Of Be Tin b.ss setot}
cnred. In faos, believe, the:,s two -, sen y
heinr eua tns saot services G5as Bttes ony coada
his wife: NasnePs greatest; ;sncea scan;lis IL
young hungarian tenor. x1,h ha
name (Herr Glatz), found j" : Gann
Richter, the Director of the Fl nno,y Ham
Theatre At Pesth. Herr Gatz wss na harat tSss!onA
an auyocates burean, aud sang oc.s.;s3 ;so1o5e
sud n;a @ na u salu toha7e magnificent w.,
him the principal tenor role Of @sa,x,,al aiH gan
is now in training under the can a, H.s Ito
ter. s1nce Wagner can only nR.re h;s Iets Nc1-
Tor one or two mouths in ths yeaS. +. - nagsss {
nave them FOR rehearsal durin:, ,he;, ~ .s,T oelT
furloughs: 1t is gratifying to re- nna.a .n1aes
standing IKE Alemann and Belz, suppoft;ne.se.. =.
composer wstn their strength, t'ven cons:dsra.
It an honor to be ''permltted" 10 tia nss.
the festal performances. p3'
wagner las just taken posst ssion Of h;.,,-
r4a, looking on the castle park ifoun] h;,.;s {
tue enjoyment OF good health, busy Mn ~ :
plans ol architects and scenic a1:istaL pirns {
woFk TO transcr1bers, and looking ate. ths ~
gong on ID his own house and at tha ma. H.
re: ae regretted much that postporer.u.
had been necessary, and felt dee py erst.fof ~ f
the hing OF Bavaria. without whose nd th. ~
must haVe come TO dead stand. He speta of {
tue recent ''Loheagr1n " performances IN "a +
York. aud OF his admirers and prouot.n !. E
England. Wagner said, il be lived, ha IN. &
tended to give, after the Niebe.,nugen Te.J 3
performances, annual performances Of pn5s T
operas IN style originally intended by bc, 8
I hus The Flying Dutcnman," ins sead Of bein7 B.
given in three acts. As is ordinay1 " tha ca,a Il
would be gwen IN but one act with three t.h. y
ieau1~ He wishes the Bayroush Th.ez,7e to bts, 3
4 national German character, not purely Vs.. &
neIlan one. The composer has two nav optysa 3
fully eketched out,--one entitled "Pe.ciysIs 8
therefore another Grail subject, and .Ths f
Victory" Buddhistlc theme. do not lnos E
what induced Wagner to leave tbs Garmaa 8
Legendary field for this latter Hor!t; ths Gsr- d
nan papers asserted some tim. ago thas hs hsj J
promised to wrlte an opera for the Ehediya II 4
.egard TO the Bayreuth undertaking, va may,s. E
'ume thar it's future is nov assuf I'D, md tba. 4
he performances will actually take l,lscs in ISIS
ha funds now being in hand. hops tia: be. +
ore this time however, the railroa companies /
viii have placed Bayreuth in better conmunlcs- !
ion with the rest Of the world than it Is st pres
ns. The city seems to have been riIlfuly ne {
elected. Wagner completed his 6ls yssr On ths {
I'd OF May. The day was celeb, sisd by ths I
composers musical friends in Mrnch and IN +
3ayreutl III pleae ant manner.