, 1876-02-13


The orchestra numbers lis instTumentalists. ar
enough for theatre The machinery Ia now s!sln i
An important part Of the preparations for tue open
has been finished in the last few weeks, among tas
the Reconciliation taheau and the s2etehes OF t9e 60
5S5 II III Ind bas wsh him
chic sketches for al the characters IN the iour 1s
dramas, the figures and costumes being colored. he
Wagner expressed his 1iveiest deght at this master
Incorporation OF his poedctnaginatton Inc RAttet1l
forms Of tbs Rhine adens, with their long ho~lnS ga
the sedge and water roses ana M ine Htast pso
their winged helmeta, the Wotdn in afnor anu MI
weapons. holding this music-inscdbed spear and Wea
over the swift arnin9 of SxgfI1ed. tbs young here
Aiberseh, the hateful dwurf-thau u1en al IN their var
I ous characteristic costumes.
| MUSICAL NOTES.
The Camilla Urso concert troupe are In Car
ada.
Tho music OF Berlioz Is very popular now i
Paris.
B:lae's celebrated Berlin Band wll come
Philadelphia.
Alfred Jae is not coming over for the Phlla
| delphia Exposition, az announced.
| Carl Evers, pianist and composer OF merit
| died at Vienna On the last day OF 1876 sged
yeara
hIr. ". ". Stahsm wroEe the article in th
| current number OF the Edinhurg Reoieu upo1
"Wagaec aud Modern Music.'
The Kellogg English opera company will be
! gin q two weeka' engagement at the Boston Tho
| atre Monday evening, March 20.
4 basso. new to this country, but bearing al
excellent reputation in Europe, Ii. Petit, ha,
aailed to Join Iii. Strakosch's forces.
Bcrlioz's tvo-act comic opera OF "Beatrice
and Benedick," which is founded upon Much
Ado About Nothing" has just been revived at
Weimar.
new opera, "sardanapatus." by 4. s. Famin-
gin, has been produced at St. PetersbQrg. The
libretto is founded On Byron's tragedy OF the
| same name.
new Dictionary Of Musical Terms" edited
By DR.. Stninor and Mr. ". a. Barrett Ia to be
published Immediately in London by NoTello,
Ever 4; Co.
Pauline Lucca hAs been singing Seliku and
Marguerite at Brussels. She has made propo-
ation to return to her old position in the Berlin
OperarHouse.
This year there are si1ty-nine operatc troupes
playing ia Italy, against seVentY-one last year,
seyenty-fve in 1874, eightv-iye in 1873, ninety
one in 1872, and eighty~aix in 1870 and 1871.
Tbs London Musical World, which is nothing
if not facetious informs it's readers that .the
discovery OF America this year By .'the execu-
ton OF piece BY Liszt upon si1 hundred
pianos."
Raff is preparing q new Bymph ony in B fat
(No. y, which will be entitled ''In den Alpen."
It will comprise four movements. With the in
scriptions-'9 Wandering i'm Hochgebrge," " In
der Herberga, ;" Am See, End ''Beim Schwing-
feat-Abschied."
Mr. Max Strakoech will open short season OF
md fHa at
tho Boston Theatre, beginning Feb. 23. Tha
company will comprise Mile. Theresa Titieus
Hiss beaumont, Nine. 7. Carreno Nhe pIanist),
Miss Coonev, Signori Bri2no;i, Tom Kari, Tsgli-
apietra, Orlandini, Rsyna Macdonald, Barili, and
Barberis.
new work, grand romantic tragic opera, in
three acts, entitled "ponco de- Leou," subject
which has hitherto been untouched, although it
is one thas affords rare opportunities for d-a-
matte treotment by tho COMPOSER. The libretto
is the production OF Miss Halen Ashton Keane,
who lately wrots a cantata for Arthur Sullivan.
Three representations Of Italian opera will be
given, under the management OF Miss Adelaide
Phillips, =. the Now York Academy OF Music
Ibis week. The artists who are to appear are
Miss Matilda Phillips, Miss Vioesta Colviue,
5ignorina LsmpeTtl, signor carpi; sisnor
8uganini, Sgnor Ferrsnti, aud Mr. Tom Karl. !
Tbs first performance occurs tomorrow evening,
shen I'll Barblere" will be sung.
The Paris correspondent OF the New York !
aerdM writes: II stated in my dispatch OF |
Saturday that the CONTRACT between Faure and I
IorelI had beeo annni'ad. Thia fact, which is
lot as ye: publicly known here, will create con-
iderable surprise. as the arrangement between |
hem had been regarded as fail accon,pii which |
othiog could alter. Tho distinguished French |
enor mas since signed an engagement With Jar ]
ct, Of London. the effect Of which will be to
rapsfer him from the service Of Gve to that Of
1apleson. Nilsson is to sing Elsa in "Lohen-
rin " this season at Brussels. and next winter
J Paris 1.-The Maccabses," Rubenstein'e new
pera, has been accepted at the imperial Opera,
ienna. Nine. Krauss in seriously indisposed,
I'd the representations OF 'Don Juan" are |
suapaudad At tho Grand Qpa1a"