, 1875-10-31

me svery Sunday morning ny brown nreao ana
beans Boston rose and said There is man
who can interpret the masters. .'-Aew IoT2
Herald.
The Italian opera season at Vienna will com
mepco earlier this year than usual. and VIII last
two months. Tho manager, MoteIl, mas sot;as t1a,
lected an excellent company, in which We notlce
the DANES Of Mines. Patti. Lucca, LII. Capool'
Nicolini, and Fsure.
Misfortune has already overtaken the Juha
Matthews opera-boutfe troupe, tho primA donna
having been taken Ill during her engagement at
Woods Philadelphia Museum last week. AND the
compaDy, which has met with but tnlnt praise,
has become discouraged and is said TO be about
to husband.
new operatic troupe has been organized in
Boston, the principal members Of which are
Miss Anna Starbird, soprano; Mrs. Jenny L.
Kenpton, contralto; Dir. Charles HAYDEN,
tenor: Mr.. J. F. Rudolphson. baritone and Mr..
Stanley Fetch. basso; Mr. ". E. Taylor, piano
Rcconpaniat-
The selections for Won Bulov's sixth concert,
given on Friday evening last in Boston, we're ~
follows: Concerto in C-rninor dedicated to Won
BuIow, Joachim Raff: Caprlccio Brilliant, for
piano and orchestra. Meudelssohn; Ricordanza
(Etude de concert), and Venezla N2poll, Con-
dolierA TaraDtella, Llszt-
The Now York Tribune Gays: ''At tho head
Of q regsment-where alone military band
ought to be-31r. Glmores musicians would be
entirely accountable in the coacerf-room. at
tempting the work Of an orchestra, they invite
criticism which they are unable to Withstand
There are many people nevertheless who love an
abundance of trumpets md sa1ophones, and
Gilmoro'a band will therefore always be sure OF
admirng listeners. The conductor IN man OF
ability it be would only avoid work for which
the material ut his command ia not adapted, he
might accomplish something credltaale to the
country"
~ 1oa$ Thu
| concert in tnat city: "The feature OF the eVen-
| ing concert was the first performance in this
country OF Listz's newest cantata, The bells
| of Straspurg Cathedral" Al incomprehens1b!e
and indgestible piece of music on its first hear
| ing as could we'll be imagined. 30 far a the
public in general is concerned it's merits We fear
| will forever be mystery. AL ita wonderful en-
| harmonic modulations. it's awful orchestral e1-
| fecte and its terror-1nsptrns vocal strains 90
! nothing but pain an audience as audiences are
| nonadays. How everybody did pity poor Mr.
Pikel, who shrieked ont those awful notes put
| in the mouth Of Luc1feT at the imminent peril OF
| bursting his throat Tho Eecullarlt1es or the
| composition, it's construction. to great extent,
of the old ecclesiastical tones arc Of interest to
tho musical scholar, but haruly edliylpg or pleas
| ing to ths publc's ear
| Mrs. Weldon whose friendship for Gounod,
| and recent dlsa greenents with the composer.
have boen the theme OF . groat deal OF con-
1nent in musical circles, has published IN book-
form some OF the articles contributed by ID.
Gounod to the English periodicals. and has pre-.
| fixed to them curious preface in Ftench. - ]
an ans satisfied" she writes, ''that IL. Gounod is
the sort of companion best fitted for o woman
| like me, on account both OF his bad health and
the care which he required from my husband
and myself. md OF the torments which be caused
Us by his childish behavior. his caprices; and hit
violence. which his genius and bis charming
childish ways induced us quickly to pardon: MJ
character, essentially maternal, and endowet
With frmness and authority enough to manage
soy oue whatever, if once undertake to 40 it
was deeply interested in the direction Of mine
| at once diseased and perfect, and the idea that
could render this great name useful IN the caua'
OF progress evidently blinded. me to hu trns
eharacfer-that ia to say, If the poor man can b
said to havo aoy character"