, 1874-08-02
MUSIC.


G, N. Drngx. No. sos West Washington street.
for tbo benefit OF Calvary Church. It will be
conducted by s. G. Pratt, the plcnist, assisted
bv Mrs. ]. G. Jones, Roprano recently from
Europe alr. Myers, vlolinist. MI. Lat1ler, basso,
ard uthers.
Won Bulow calls Verdi tho "Attila OF the gul-
let"
Gilmore wants to be conductor OF police
band in New York.
Nilsson receives 3,500 for sixteen operate
performances in Russia.
Mile. Liabhart and Nelson Yar1ey are in tho
concert-fcld in London.
Mr.. G. A. MacFanen's oratcrio Of IS John tho
Daptist will be sung at the Leeds Festival, i'll
England.
Di AIurska is summering at Vienna. and max
ing up large repertoire for her fall season IN
America.
An opera-bune entitled s'La Fiera," by Delft
no, OF Naples, llas just been brought out with
SUCCESS at Nl!an.
Mile. 0prenheim and Nine. Bumo santer will
probably sing ut the Fest performance At Bal
reuth. under Wasner's direction.
Nile Emma Alhnni, the young American
rrl1ua-donua, has made a prodigious success at
Coyent- Garden In Thomas - Mlgnon."
A new oratorio, 'Tho Fall OF Jerusalem" by
tho composer. Herr Blummer, will soon be pro-
tuced at the Sougakadesnie of Berlin.
NcucudorI's oreratic and dramatic entertain
,ncnts at Terrace Garden hare been we'll patroa-
ICED since the beginning Of the Season.
UoYlyo is ut hia cosy little cottage in tho High
lands oi New Jersey, ana rejo!cn. in tie tEct OF
having engaged Levy and Wilhelm to support
III Murska.
Miss Rose Rcrsee and Aynsler Cook. former-
Is connected with tho pare}oa- Isasa troupe, have
been singing IN English opera at leicester ard
birmingham.
.Ie;erbeer's ..LEtoilo lu Norl - has boon
revived for Patti at Covent-C arden. Her Cat-
arinG is unanimously d,c.ar cd, Ike al! her lia-
presentations. to be perfect.
At the rcceut competition for the Grand pri1
do Rome in Paris, the various candldates, sl1
il number. lsd to set to music cantata en-
titled "4Acis and Galntca, the subject OF Han
deI's great work.
At straaburg for tho first tino since 1870. the
Prussian authorities have permitted the per-
foru1ance OF Trench plays. - La Fliie de Aad-
ane Angot" was lately performed amid great
applause.
aIr. Nigord Iorgan, who sang in Miss heI-
log5s opcra-coalpany last season. Il com2oser
of somo NOTE. Two Of his ballads. p" Her l
Love ~ un:l -. Ny Swccthea1t when d Boy nre
just NOW very popular in London
The London correspondent Of tho Menes!rel
came across q man 1t tho tist performance OF
i" II Tallsmano' who reproached ba!ie ~
Wholesale pIagiary. ''Co dia5te de Ealfe, memo
aCres sa mort il des re.nlniscences;. ne tronyez
voua pas gull 3 la-dadans I'LL neu de La File
do Nine AngozS'"
Mr, 3Iaplcsoa starts for his provincial tour
through England in September or October, luis
troupe being formed Of Mile. Iitiens. Nile. Sin
ee.li, Nine. Since. Mile. Malie Roze, Mmo: Ire
belli, Mile. Macvitz, Nine. Deneric Lnolacbe,
and Mile. Bauerncistor, Slgnori Saudin. bent-
hau,, Ca,npobello Perkins, and Agnes;, besides
tho usual subordlnates, and possibly, FOR short
time, Sig. Campaninl-
It is the opinion Of many that aImc. Nilsson is
rapidly singing hersolf out OF The rauk OF great
artists. In '.Troyatoze." at Drury Lane. The
other night, she sang out OF tmo and out Of
tune, and intcrpolated variations OF her oT1i
which made Sir 3lichael Costa's hair btand On
end. Her whole conception of Leonora. WAS
now one-but it was not true one,
It is gratifying to find that The Handel Festi-
val was properly appreciated by French mnsi-
elan OF ability. Mons. Charles lamoureux, the
Partisan conductor, in writing on the subject,
passos favorable verdict on the performances.
and very naturally asks" Who, after attending
such festival. will dnre to SLY that the nation
which has such band and choir is not muai-
cal ?"
At Her 1Iajcsty's Eli Flauto Nagico " has
been rcprouucel after lying Oil the shelf six
wears, which is strange, looking to the fact OF its
icing 30 frequently played IN tho provinces.
DDtlllQQS GG 10 [1E A4Ac4 fCAy
tcrially. for. whilst some praise it, others are
| marked in their oensure OF course Titiens was.
AZ usual, superb; but, whilst eouo pralso lr.
BentAam as Tanaina, others repeat the charge,
Of his singing out Of tunes and there is an equal
difference in the notices of Perkins, Singelli.
etc. One paper says the opera was we'll
! mounted. Others find great fault. as we hsd to
| do here, With the scenery i'll the three great
| trials Of tho loyeTs' constancy. According to
| one critic the pans Of red fire were painfully
| nd /, +0-rant GaDn1 to !" a
| Gre-HtoTe ornament.
Arrangements have been finally completed
! with Mr. Theodore Thomas. by which he accepts
! tho direc.orahip OF the musical festival OF 1910
| at Cincinnati. The Thomas orchestra, already
large, il to bo nearly doubled for the OCCASION
the performers to be selected from the old mem
! hers Of the orchestra. The musicians OF the
| West will be engaged to complete the roll-cau OF
| talent necessary for the festival. The members
| for the chorus have already been formed. Last
| winter tho eingers OF Cincinnati and Elc!nlty
| went into practice for the coming festival. Sew
| eral choral and instrumental works will be per-
performed at this festival for the first time in
| America, alr Thomas will announce his pro-
gramme officially.
| Miss Antoinetto Sterling, whose snGing has
| been the great attraction oil London the part
| seasou, has returned for short visit. and ID
RAISING tow weeEs with her mother at st orhnts5-
t yilIo. near Watertown. n. <. She has achieved
| n brilliant SUCCESS in London by her e1traordl-
nary musical power, and "on tue dlstlngu.shcu
reputation Of being tho best living Interpreter of
German music. As contralto she is enid to
have no equal She will return to fulfill e2ten-
siyo engagements in the early autumn.
During the past season, at the Royal Opera,
| norl,n. rom Aug, is, 1873, to june 8, 1874. it
appears that Richard Wagner figured in the bulls
25 times with works; Meyerbeer. 26 times with
4wo.ks; % Mozart, a times With works: Rossl-
nj, Is times with Ho1ka; Verdi: IS times
| viii . works. 1ouuod, u times with works /;
Weocr, teo II ii times With . WORKS; AMBROSE
Thomas, 10 times With works; Flotows times
Bssthoven tmss with Gfh f:s ha3fSy 3t are time.
| Glr1cK. S times with i work !; Eico1ai, ) times
| With work: Lortzing, S times with l work; !;
aIehul, times with work; Cherubini. times
with work; spohr, times With 1 work; Ra-
decke, 4 times Hith l work; hreutzer, once
With work and Donizetti, once with work
yesrs ago heard Of patroneEs Of art adj
| rnirir- the appearance OF q certain foreign yo-
| cnlist. .'But. Madame" said gentleman, ''h he
| soyinta." .'Ies, but it is such delightful
| sa,,i1t." It is ladies' OF this class who freely
give . guinea lesson for instruction, which