, 1876-07-09

| the arrival In Paris OF one DoulZetti, Professo
| Of Music to the late Abdul Aziz, through who's
death the musician has lost his situation. Don
zetti, who it appears, is nephew OF the autht
| OF ''Favorita, y describes his experience thu:
! s'You nre summoned at s O'Clock In the mor1
| ing to play for three hours You must be |
| full uniform; you wait for seven hours in q
| elegant gallery where you are forbidden to 6
down. From time to time they come to tell 70
what Is going on in His Majesty's apartments
His Highncss is going to arisc.' The momeI
you hear this you must PROSTATE yourself: H
Highnes5 is going to the BATH Again yo
/ prost1ate yourself. His Highness IS dress
ing.' You PROSTATE yourself lower than cyel
wcaricd beyond endurance, and the Sultan L
finally ready. Then an immense grand piano
brought in without its legs, for the floor OF til,
gallery is @ precious mosaic OF the rarest woods
and must not bear the weight OF piano even
Ihs immense instrument is PLACED on tn
their hands and knees. But say you, $
cannot plny on tve-1urk piano. 5upposinf
you complain that the instrument is not level
they carefully place cushion under the knee:
Of the smallest Turk and tell sou to proceed
without suspecttng the sentiment OF humanity
that has occasioned the delay. The Sultan ap
pears, aud after all manner Of pfostruions yor
esk for chair. There is none; no one ever sits
in the presence Of the Sultan You protest yog
cannot play unless you sit, aud the Sultan
finally orders chair to be produced. You play
for an hour or 50, and after the Sultan has
weary, be rudely thrusts you aside and takes
your place The eunuchs and the rest awake
and applaud his discords with rapturous excla,
nations, and after he has amused himself thus
until he Il satisfied Of the superiority Of his
music over yours, you arc dismissed. and this
it ia to be pianist to the Sultan.''
= PICTURE or ADEL1SA PATTI.
4 correspondent Of the Boston Post draws the
following picture Of Adelina Patti:
Patti has lost none OF he. crest popularity, and
sings as bearnfuuY as ever. was ut Covent Gar
den the other night. and saw her looking unutter-
ably pretty. anything more artistic and graceful
seen. Her box was on the ground tier, and was
close to her. and could feast my eyes at leisure.
She wss dressed, q she very often il, entirely in
white without 3 thread OF color upon her, Her
dress Was Of white silk-not glossy silk, but OF a
dull ribbed texture. 1t simply made, the front
Of The skirt being perfectly plain without tunc
the front by pleating OF silk and tu1le. The bo-
dice wns slightly open in 'front.' with thick quill
ing Of tnl1e around the neck. aud the sleeves were
nous frill Her long white gloves reached, Of
Sourse, up to the sleeve, and she did not commit
the inconsruity OF putting over her gloves
her ears but the lilac in her hair vas fastened with
some magnificent diamond sprays. Patti looked
excessively well In this simple costume-for 1t
clasp. in her hair was NOT beyond the reach Of the
most moderate income 1t was amusing TO me TO
watch the sensation she created among the audi
ence. The Duke Of Conpaught- the Princess Be-
atzice, and the Princess Charlotte Of Prussia were
in the royal box but they eelipsed in point OF
interest By Nine. Patti. All the operag9asses were
1eveled at her.
NILSSON IN C sLoHExGRE.''
The London Times OF the 18th ult. SAYS Of
Nilsson's recent impersouation Of Elsa In
" LoheDgrin ~:
The event OF the season came of On SATURDAY.
night. when Wagner$s - Lohengrin II was repro
dueed With precisely the same cast as th1t which
ootaincd unanimous approval last year. The or
ehestra ss before, was strengthened BY additional
instruments for the occasion, and the performance
in almost every respect WIS Q remarkably fine one.
All that WIS said last year about the EIsx1 of Me
Christine Nilsson might be repeated now. with even
rlon WIS ever more poeucalIy realized; and Ger
tain1y the character OF the bish-born maiden
wrongly accused and only at the last instant res
champlon, the champion Of her dream, one Of
the most poetical in the lyric drama we need not
dwell again upon the many points OF excellence
conspicuous in the gifted Swede's impersonAtion,
which Hsplars, il possible, more complete grasp
OF the ideal character and still reatr finish Of de-
tail. Acting and singing were alike beyond eriti-
nocent Ella, stood her Nemesis, in the person Of
the wicked Ortrud, portrayed by Nile Titiens with
. dramatic Intensity and vocal expression that mnde
Much Is Nile Mtiens has dona to prove @ herself IN
artist Of the highest order she never more emphat-
lcal1y established her claim TO be thus regarded
than By this truly powerful assumption Such IN
ESQ and such IN 1rkrud would have been enough
Of themselves, with fair adequate surrounding, to
insure success for - Lohensrin.
THE OPERA n LONDON.
The operate rivalry In London has been in
tense. notwithstanding tho warm weather Of
this month. At Drury Lane during the week
enu1ng on the 10th inst there were repctitions
1f the "Huguenots," "Faust," the s;Ba1-
9iere,'' and remarkable performance of "Don
iloEannl, f" with u. Faure as the Don, Ttiens as
Lonno HUN, Nilsson as Donna E7rira, Nine
Frebcli Us Zerhaa, Siguor Stagno Is Dogl O.tauio,
md Herr Rokitansky as Lep9re1o. The Iines
IT the E2th is unrese1yed In its praise of the
performance, rcHar.iing the laslies Of the east
nth an Endorsement Of unusual enthusiasm.
At the Royal Italian during the same week, were
i, Tannhaslel" .s L;Elstr d.atnore y and
'L'Etoile du Nord.' Adelina Patti was The
eature, well supported BY Miles Zare Thai
,erg and Bianchi, and Signori Beitini and
1iampi. The great success Of the season (also
'tovo<zatiSe OF unstinted praise from the 1iu.H)
,apoui was announced TO make his first appear
nee in Sra Diavolo" on the 18th inst, and
Aida" was in preparation for production On
he I'd, with Nine. Patti as the heroine, sup
'ozted By Mile Ernest3 Gindele and Siguori
iraziana and Sicolini
MUSICAL NOTES.
Faure's Don Gior1,.,i has set London in
cStasieS-
1t Is stated By Figaro that the rnmor Of Nile.
Nbani's marriage to Mr.. Ernest Gye is *'pre-
aaturc.''
A bold German composer, one Herr Eckcrt,
as had the audacity to attempt continuation
t Ncbes's "Der Freisehutz,' emitting his
'ork, VA New Freischutz.''
II. Jauncr, Director Of the Imperial Opera
ouse, Vienna. has secured the right Of perform
1g first two new works by French composers
L. Roi do Labore,'' By II. Massenet, and !
Dalila,' ~ By u. Saint~Saens-
Carl Rosa is accused By Figaro of intentional |
and great ado is being made |
bout the fact that the new aad original opera |
hlch the English opera maaages las boosted |