, 1876-01-23
ABROAD,
TAaNEn'g TROUBLES VIENNA.

The cu11ant number Of ths London AUtenEun,
SAYS:
Our correspondent IN Vienna. In tho communication
in Atasnxun. Of the lltL ut No. 25i1, stated thA
Herr Wagner had Lost casts with the Vienuese. His
statement is confirmed, for shs composer has since
left tho Austrian Capital without completing his en-
gagemen His ol,stinacy in insisting upon the rca-
zattou OF neurological taoleau comprnnlsed the man
yer, Herr Jauner, WHO called to account by the
Government for the indecencias Of the fenunberg
scene; and tue Barcaroe Of tho hounds, enc OF the
dogs having been Kicked horss CAUSED explosions
Ut laughter at the aht representation Of the Taun
haustr." Tie cast Of "Lohengrir," owing to the
different; for lie could rot secure Frau Dustma1n,
Frauiein Elm, Frauien Lowe. or any former zepFe-
sentative Of Esa, and w.s Obliged 70 have
Madame Kup;erberger. Nothing would in
duco Herr Beck to resume the part Of Tai
rdmunl, Herr Rokissnsky to enact again the
Kiny Henry .ts fo~:tr whieh Tas undertaken by aer1
Noilet, new BARITONE e.saycd Jtsrunund, but made
lttlo impression. Frau Naterna 0rtrud, and
depioraby weak te4ur WHO lad not to presence need
cd for the h1l:gh: Of tic sran~ Herr ADAMS being
En2lishrnan was removed from tho title part Tuo
restoration Of tie :" cuts from the original
completed the disastrous revival, after which Herr
Wagner took his departure for Bayrauth, aud thus
ended tho proposed resusctation Of lis operas. How
far this Tererse Vienna will affect the "Niheluu-
gen next August romans to be seen but he cannot
have Herr Nicman, Herr Atkins, Herr Beck, and Herr
lists now in Germany arc not easily rsplarea. Herr
Wagner has moss imprudently wzged war with leading
singers, not only IN bis seoses but With them perSon
ally, ~ wounding their a1not.T oropre.
AueICAL NOTES.
Fred Rnhlrnau has engaged tho American
tenor Adams.
Fifty new operas were, according Co tho Choir,
produced in Italy during 1875.
Madame Nilsson has made N ENGAGEMENT to
give eight concerts IN scandinav1a-four in
Stockholm, tHo in Chrlstiania aud two in Copen-
hagen during the ensuing spring.
An Italian composer II. Emi1ion Bczzano,
proposes to set to music NTH chorus aad mill
tary fourishes. tho third aud fourth cantos OF
Dante'a Inferno.
II il stated from Germany TINT Richard Wag-
ncr's opera, ''Percival" second Holy Grail
snbjcct similar To "Lohengrin," il nearly com-
pleted. and will 10 published in Vienna
Carl Rosa has finished an extraordinarily sue
cesaful 6eason IN English opera at Llvcrcool 1t
is rumured confdentialls that Mile. Nilsson will
entor into au engagement for English opera with
Carl Ross for an American tour.
4 cable dispatch to the Nan York Herald says
Lacca has out1ltted eye. She sang Wednes-
day in Brussels- Under the law Of Belgium and
France he cannot compel the cantatrice to sing
without the consent Of her husband. Gye'g con-
tract was made with Baron Won Raden. Lucca
pleaded that ahe had been married second
time. eyes lawyer gave her permission to sing
marriages. that he could have held her There
is general laugh al! round He will try and
arrest Lucca in Vienna"
IN appeal has been made to the public Of
Pesth IN favor OF the two daughters Of the
Roman pstrician, PolcelIi. pupil OF Haydne, and
for a long period conductor of the famous Prncs
Eeterhazy's musical establishment. One Of the
daughters, granddaughter Of the composer Of
"The Seasona, is in : state OF the greatest
indlEencc- In this extremity, she has announced
her wish TO sell the l.st relics Of Haydn-namely.
gold warch, with bis name engraved on the
case ; 3 violin BY Antonio stradazio, OF C5emona
(l608), on which Haydn frequently played; and
collection Of his manuscripts and letters.
The New York Tribune OF tho 14th Says:
Theodore Thomas has made his announcements for
the third Symphony Concert It is to take place on
the 22d iust aud tho programme IL of The most
remarkable he has ever offered. Tbs whole evening
will be devoted to Beethoven. 1t will open with the
First Symphony 1t viii close with the colossa1 Ninth
and between these two eztremea Mr. Jacobsohn will
play. With the orcheat1a, ths violin concerto In tho
Ninth Symphony the oratorio Society will supply tho
chorus, md tns quartet I'll b sung By Mrs: II. A.
Winch, and Mr. Franz Rotame1tz.