The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-16
MUSICAL NOTES ABROAD.

MISS BELLA THOMAS, or san FRAscIsco-MIss
EMMA ABBOTT RUSSIAN MARRIAGE IN THE
FOURTEENTH cENTuRY-Two NEW ITALIAN
STARS, THE SISTERS BADn-LoUIs P1AsEL,
THE YOUNG AMERICAN vIoLpy1sT-yERDIs
REQUIEM MASS.
PARIS. April q, 1875.
sgnor Dele sedle, the Itahan singer, expects
70 BRING out in The fall superb American mszzo.
soprano or cOntralt0,
MISS BELLA THOMAS, or SAN FRANCISCO.
who will probably make her debut In LA Fa.
voute." IN French. at the new Grand opera. II
may be said Of Miss Thomas that she has been and
stil Il a dngent and careful student. Her voice
is beautifully round and sympathetic. and she
already sings with great ease ana style. Her
three years IN Paris have been very well EN-.
ployed, aud California may boast OF having pro.
duced another golden-tnrosted singer.
MISS EMMA ABBOTT
goes to London 10 MAY. under engagement 10 Mr..
MaDeson. the Drury lane director. she expects
20 DEBUT In sThc Daughter OF the Regiment
singing the charming role Of Maria. THIS opera,
together with "sonnamoulan and Faust" are
set down for Mss ADootrs nrst season. In the
former an adaed ATTRACTION VIII be drumming
scene in which she Is perfection.
the pianist Hans Won Bulow Is engaged for the
next season In America. ar. Palmer viii manage
him for Unmann and they san early next ian.
This Is not bad card for Palmer; and America
Will have not less than three great pianists for
next season.
They are working very hard at The Grand opera
TO produce Jeanne d'Aren this season. 1t Will be
remembered tnat on the night Of the burning OF
the old opera House In tne Rue LepeIetier all OF
the scenes for this opera, painted ct great sx.
pense. were destroyed. together with the orohss.
ira parts and stage score.
The 1rst opera given by toe Russians 10 Paris
bias, unhsppily, been SAD failure. The work 10
called - Russian Marriage IN the Fourteenth
Century," AMI Is oy q most talented composer, NJ
SoukhIne. IL i remarkable for the elegant cos
tunes and embruidenes OF the national Russian
drsss. aud might be reproduced in America a. 4
historical study. The music - very sweet bat pc
cuiiar. IL was Grst produced barely three weeks
ago ut the lraliens. ana appeared to have created
favorable impression. on the opening night the
house crowded with sne stire Vi Russian and
Parislan society. Prince Orion, the RUSSIAN Am
Dassador, sent So AGO 10 the theatre Tor ats best
box, And all me members Of hls Legation an.
peared m full dress OF unIform. But. despite
tie piece has, since then. iallen through anu me
unfortunate Russian company come to dlniculty.
10 sucn pass mad tnlngs arrived that a lien was
attached ~ the actors property a. Well as on the
receipts An 1nJunctlon fTum the law courts 70 re-
stran seizure h -. however. given them breathing
tine; ana the members OF The Paris dramatic
corps intend giving performance aid OF their
Russian coIJrtrys, wnlcn. let "a hope, Will ee OF
SUBSTANTIAL benefit TO them.
Two new Stars nave appeared In the musical
word N the persons 81 The Mics. Baaia, two
young Italians wno already sing Ia toe perfection
OF sEyle. fney are nearly the saufA Size aud LOOK
strIEInRiy alike. The eldest 10 aBprauo and toe
youngest q cOntralto. They nave gwen a grand
comcer. under tne patronage OF Nine. MacManon,
the Presidents vile, and one OF The most elegant
audiences OF tile season assembled 10 the sale
herz to applaud them. Their father, NJ. BadIa,
composer OF mean talent. accompanies them,
ana the tito can well give 4 concert, although on
the above occasion they were assisted oy some or
the best artists In Paris, among them being the
charming new Belgian soprano Nile. sabIairUlles,
Dehe sedIe aud Rachelll. nrst "PTi1 de Rome
10 whom l mad the pleasure oil an introductl On,
~. RacnellL skful pianist. plays with great
taste, and gave one or his own compostrIOns a
waltz. aud variation on airs from Verdrs Louise
Muiler.m
THE BADIA SISTERS
are bfuneiteg, sllRnt ana small but with tue most
perfect forms imaginable. Wntle one sings a SOLO
The other accompanies, and when they s.ng duets
tae father slts 1T tue piano. rhey speak ne prIn.
cipal modern languages nuentlv. Al lour years OF
age, whie solonfning In Ea3laud, Antotneita sang
Ine QFana air nom 81 PugItaur iOI Queen vtcs
toria, Aaa 10 pleased hsf Majsaty tnat ahe pre-.
pahtsa bhsM seta wisn q beeuAlal k~nyeRu nnd