, 1874-01-18

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| MUSICAL NOTES.
| Theodore Ritter and Ca1lotta Patti haze just
| returned to Paris.
Il is stated That Madame s1onbelli will .sccom-
| pany DR.. Won Bulow in his American tour
Madame Schumann played new concerto by
Herr Brahms at tile seventh Gewandhaus coucert
! in Leipzig.
Patti WAS called forward aixty times at q recent
Performance OF Faust" in Moscow, and after
| the thizd act received q splendid brooch COM
posed Of diamonds and pearls.
"Tannhauser was lately remounted at th=
Theatre de la Monnaie, Brussels, but tia Bt1:x-
euois daet:anti declined to so and see it, Gnl;ss
| they left the city they must have heard it.
The wife of President MacMahon has sent for
Strauss, the well-known chet-d'orchestre, to
arrange with him for the receptions which are to
take place at the Elysee.
Miss Kelloggs English Opera Company (Which
is now in Washlngton) will begiu short seatrjn
at the New York Academy Of Music on Wednss-
day, the 2lst inst.
New iorks lntest organization in rivalry Of
Lu0 QAuuel Auu uHJuu 40CleLY Ii LQ8 OIAtjf1U
Society, under the lead OF DR.. Leopold Dam
roscl-
Mr.. Carl Rosa's opera company have just con-
cluded moutns successful engagement Al the
Theatre Royal Dublin, and are now performing
at the Theat1e Royal, Cork.
III. Gounod's sacred work, ''Tho Ann uncia-
tion," the text compiled from the Scriptures by
Mrs. Weldon mas been dedicated by tho COM
poser to the Queen, BY special permission.
-
burgh to enable musical degrees to be Conferred
by o.her British universities than Oxford and
Cambridge. DR.. 0ake1ey, the Professor OF
Music in Edinburgh University, has siguifed
his approval of the proposal.
Rouconi has made great hit in the Havana
Opera in :" Linda di Caamoun11" and " La
graphed to Tambe1li1 to return on his oEn
terms, but he had left for Europe.
OGenbach has gone to Nice in search of
repose It is believed, however, that he has
| taken with lin the score OF :" Orphee aux I'm
fers," intending to make some considerable mug
meatatoDs and additions to it. He viii have to
reach still warmer latltute before perfectint;it.
James G. speaight, the bright and vivacious
little boy whose phenomenal powers US mu-'
sican have formed such an attractive feature Of
the representations OF the ' Naad Queen at
the Boston Theatre, died recently, very suddenly,
Of heart disease.
Nile. Schneider, the opera bouffe prima DON
ma, has, it 1s stated purchased a plot OF ground
in the Avenue de r1mpcratrice, for which, she
has paid nearly $50, 900. The residence which
the Grand Duchess intends to build on
her new property will cost when completed up
wards Of 1,0oo0,0o0 francs (S2o0,o0o)
The most remarkable recent musical compost
tiou appearing 10 England is an oratorio by ,dac-
farren, the blind composer, chiefly known in this
country by his dainty songs. Tue theme LIZ st.
John the Baptist. and the libEeto, writtei1, it is
said, with a felicitous simplicity, follows strict
ly the Gospel narrative.
Mlle Donadio, parisiap prima donna, is
spoken of as sort Of diluted mixture of Nilsson
and Patti, the physique OF the first, the rocalism
of the second but weakened in either case, oien
enfendu. 1t il not to be expected we should get
Patti and Nilsson rolled into one. Her voice
is pure, well timbree and carries far and clearly
She has the prevalent cur5e Of tue vibrato, but
that is to be expected.
Those who SAW Dlondin make his peri1ous
trip across Niagara River, number Of years
ago, walking on tight-rope and carrying man
On his back, will. il their recollection OF faces
is good, recognize in the genial and courteous
gentleman who takes tickets at the 1u4lian
opera the daring individual who was the sole
passenger over the raging torrent at Niagara on
that occasion.
Years ago, when Gounod WAS poor afld un-
known, he sold the copyright. for Enslsud, OF
his Faust for $500. Now. since the worldwide
England, the composer feels sore over the bar
gain he made, and vents his discomfort in tile
Pail Mall GazeAe that he reaps ITO benefit
from tue frequent representations OF the piece
in that country.
The tenor, Arturo Gentle, WHO left the Roman
Catholic Church for tie stag6, has returned to
his first vocation and been admitted as novice
in Dominican monastery. It is said that dur
ing professional tour iii Germany. short time
SINCE, he had to sing in some OF Herr H. Wa9-
7t.,1 h441 ffaYf pYf}d
slightly deranSed, and he resolved to retire from
the world. GreGorian chant will bo the Emusic
OF tue future" " for him.
Willie the adoption OF q uniform pitch is still
q vexed question iu many parts OF Europe, tho
Civic Council OF Rome h AZ solved the problem,
as far as that city ia concerned, by voting sum
of 10000 lire for the EXPENSE Of lowering the
pitch at all tho municipal theatres. This step
has been specially taketi in order to facilitate the
performance OF 'Lo Plophe.e," which the Thea
tre Apollo will give during tho Carnival season.
An English writer thinks he has discovered
that the seem'ng-no zenee refrains OF oId En-
glish ballads At the remnants Of Druid hgmns,
!" Fal, la, la," lie 6nds to be the song around
their circles Of stone as the sun thoy worstliped
sank behind the hills. .-"fal" meaning circle,
or the sun. and ' Il" a day. So - down, down.
derry derry, down. in the origina! is .: dun,
dun, daragan, dun" signifying "to the Hills. to
the oaks. to tho hill," aud was obviously call
to worship.
Rumors begin to be rife as to the Italian op-
era seasons at Covent Garden and DruTy Lane
Theatres; but little authentic Information Inns
transpired % to the introduction of now works.
except Balfe's pos.humous opera, g Il Tails
mano," by Mr.. 1laplcson. There will be, no
doubt an influx ut both houses Of noviccs, the
imprcsarios hopug to introduce some singers to
break down the p.rnicious influence OF ' stars"
whose tyranny is as financially ruinous az it is
fatal for the interests Of the lyric drama.
4 correspondent in Havana, writes under date
! Of Dec. 26, thht on the first night of the opera
the future OF Jarrett's enterprise was doubtful.
The season commenced on the 18th OF Decem-
ber, with sta Sonambula," !" 31urska as Amino,
aud tenor named Verati as Elcino. He has
fair voice and sings with good taste. but could
| not please tho severe critics in the galleries.
| who hooted and howled, and hissed, till he was
| 60 frightened that he nearly broke down, and
| had not the courage to appear again for seme