, 1875-09-12
Schutze, OF the Boston Meudelssohn Quintette
zart Club aud Philharmonic Society at Sayan-
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Schultze, OF the Boston Meudelssohn Quintette
Cub, has been engaged as director Of the No.
zart Club aud Philharmonic Society st Sayan-
nah, Ga.
The Municipal Council Of Paris hiss voted, on
the proDosal at ono Of the members, Il. Herold,
son OF the famed composer, the sum OF 400l.,
as an encouragement to jmposers to write Gym
phonIc and national woska.
The Harvard College overseers have voted to
establifh Professorsbip OF Music. Duiqhfs
journal ssTs the Incumbent will be John Il.
Paine, at presant holding the title OF Assistant
PROFESSOR IN the same department.
It IL stated in the Italian papers that dis
covery has been made 10 library in Florence OF
the iibretto OF :" Daphne" pastoral opera BY
Utta7lo hlnacclnl, SGT by Peri and Caccini in
1854, which may be considered tho first type Of
modern opera.
Negotiations are still pending which look to
the corporation OF Won Bu!ow aud Theodore
Thomas, and it is stated by all those piano. max
erd who do not own music-hal1s that there il no
reason IN the world why the Two should not
come together and work amicably.
The Mendelssohn Quintette Club begin nine
weeks Western tour the 9th Of this month.
ment Of Mr.. c. N. Alien, former leader OF the
Beethoven Quintette Club {now disbauded). It
now has slx solo performers. Niss Fannie Kel-
1ogg is re-engaged as vocalist.
It is stated that the first novelty this winter
at the Royal Opera. Berlin, will be Wagnera
Tristan und Isolde" General-Intendant Won
Hulsen has invited Wagner to direct the first
performance in person. and the composer ia
not dianclined to accept the invitation Other
noveltles in contemplation for next season ara
Go1dmarks ''Konigin Won Saba" and Ignaz
Brulls "a Das Goldeue Kteuz."
The remains OF the two composers, Donizetti
and Simon Mayr, will be removed to the Temple
OF Santa Maria, in Bergamo. during the first
fortnight of noxt month. There will be q Masa
the numbers Of which will be taken from the
works OF the two musicians, two grand concerts,
and performances OF the two operas, " La Favor
ita" and - Don Sebastian" besides extracts from
Donizetti's Ms. opera, the ''Duca d'Alba-''
A London dispatch OF the 7th says 1.-The
construction OF the ne~ National Opera-House
On On the Thames embankment has commenced.
There Was an informal gathering OF managers,
artists, and others at the site Of the building
this morning. and Mime. Tetjens laid the first
brick. The public ceremony OF laying the cor
ner-stone will take place IN few days. and it is
ted that the Prince of Wales las prom
ised to officiate on the OCCASION"
Cincinnati Is ahead again. A dispatch Of the
9th says: " Tho Harmonic Society, with Otto
Singer at its head, have arranged with Theodore
Thomas to perform ut different times, the COM
ing season, Liszt's cantata, ''Tha Bells OF
StrasburG Cathedral" Glucks .'Orpheus," .'
6chumanns" Paradise and the Peri. aud work
by Haendel Tho instrumental parts of these
entertainments have been selected BY Mr.
Thomas, and will be under his direction It is
understood that the Harmonic Society will sup
port Madame Tietjens in rendering aome Of the
best music Of tbs oratorio."
A correspondent says: "At Gilmore's Concert
Garden was sorry to see Signor Tagliapetra,
whose manly aud powerful baritone in the Alba
nj troupe Won so many admirers last season in
Baltimore. It Was sad to find 30 noble voice
wasted amidst this vast, vulgar, noisy crowd
Surrounded by mimic waterfalls, al turned on, he
strained his tones to an extent that became a.
painful as unmusicsl- Gilmore, who is about as
much OF the orchestral conductor as lie is
Greek scholar, stood back to buck With the
singer, and throughout the difficulty seemed to
ba whether the voice should wait upon the band
or the band upon the voice."