New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-20
MUSICAL NOTES.

Mmc Nilsson made her reappcarance in
London the 4th instant. and received most cordial
welcome The opera Bae's Talsmdn" lin Italian,
and the cast included Sig Canpanin the knight Of the
Leopard.
A popular concert under the direction Of Mr..
L. f. Harrison will he given nj the Academy OF Music on
Miss Hoffman, Miss Drasdi Miss sophia Flora Hebron,
Mr. Howard Paul, Mr. Mollcnhancr Mr. Bersner Mr. A.
II. PeaSe, and AIr. Max Maretzek
Mr. Carl ROsa's English Opera company Is
making very ful tour through the principal PRO
Nincal cities and towns Of England and Ireland MISS
IIersee is the prima donna, and Mr. Arthur iowells IS
sta se manager Mr. Rosa Writes. ~ have been most
fortunate in finding American tenor " ol
HGson ne has 6ee@ y by a., SrS ees To Wish
America. ana have engaged another American CON
call il the American company" The report that MI Rosa
purposes bringing his troupe 10 the United states in the
Autumn seems TO be unfounded
Drighfs Journal Of Music has published a
synopsis the hundred programmes performed at
the Harvard symphony Concert. during the ten years
selection from the older classical works with remark
able lack of important modern COMPOSITIONS Inc nun
dsd Of s Sy wagner IS only by
the overtures of Lohengrin" and 1annhauser, eacn
exccpt the Preludcs and Tasso conce cach OF Rubin
STEMS. only the Ocean symphony once of iIafrs only
Bcr"z we do not find at 10 sneak Of OF less
important but still distinguished composers
A correspondent of The London Daily Ne,rs
writing from Munich, propos of the promised produc'
ton of Lohengrin at Covent Garden, gives some inter
esting anecdotes OF wacners patron. King Ludwig Of
Bavaria. hundred stories current in Munich
about the King, romantic diversions The legend OF the
swanKnght has found many homes, and perhaps Its
most beautiful one is there the lakes amid the noun
tiins that guard the young mOnarts castle OF ionen
schwan,au. What natural than that the hing
should cndcayor the peculiar Sc mes recorded
in the old story! Down below the balcony, where lie
stood a band PLAYED the music Of 'Lohengrin' while
across the deep blue lake on the Knight OF
the Grail prince Taxis, drawn in the boat
by mechanical swan OF cunning gestures
and workmanship. The boat reached the banks
the knight stepped on shore, and then he sang
the beautiful Farewell to his feathered companion
which had brought him over the Whether he
found Elsa defend AZ Iohcnschwangau the history
doth say, only know that the King was delghted
The dwcers Lake Stanbcrg Will also tell you that AT
times they have seen boat out ON the waters
and have heard the Swan Song or the charming Atn
du ncht, by some mysterious singer 10 some
equally mysterious listener on shore. And tue goOd
people Of Munich will tel you marvellous stories about
The Royal Wintergaren AT the top OF the ROYAL Palace
and of the small lake whose shores are lined with reeds
and trees that hang lovingly over the water on whose
surface float drcamy about ithcr and thlther-
shorcwards at the beck Of their Royal master
who has chosen them his cmblcmac bird. Sometimes
a singer nyitednay be Franz Nachbaucr who, seated
small boat TO which swan IL attached, sings 10 his
ROYAL master the sweet tones Of Beloved Swan. from
the opera which you are about To hear III London