, 1876-08-13

most promising musicians at the period"
The zithcr is fast coming into fashion into
London drawing-rooms.
Mr. Carl Rosa will open the London Lyceum
with English opera on Sept. II.
Rose ITcrsce and Blanche Cole have organized
a new English opera troupe for provincial tour
ing next season.
Prof. Louis Falk gave an improptu organ con-
cert at Whitehall, n. T., Thursday week. lie
had tho assistance OF Airs. Falk-
The Palmicri season Of Italian opera will be-
gin at the New York Academy Of Music Nov. d.
The manager asserts that he has engaged a
tenor who IS = greater artist than Cam mpanini.
Mrs. Van Zandt will 60 to the Russian Capital
in September, remain there four months, and
then 70 to Vienna. Carl Rosa is in treaty with
Mrs. Van Zaudt for English opera year hence.
1t is believed that among the opcras to be
produced by Mr.. Carl Rosa this year is the 10 Jo-
condc - of Nicolo 1souartl, one Of the most
popular French composers Of Ills day, and by
soil,e musicians preferred to his contemporary,
Boieldicu.
Phiip Phillips, who has, since lis long tour
in India and Australia, been universally known
in England as the "Singing Pilgrim" is now
holding song-seryiccs in London. Religious
song OF the American type is just now greatly
relished in London.
Miss Gertrude Corbctt's English Opera Com
pany will begin the season ut tile New York
Academy Of Music Oct, =, and thence make Il
tour If the principal cities in the country.
t4Norn,a'' and 'tLucrezia Borgian will be the
first operas produced.
Gabel, the original comic gendarme of Gene
uieee lie Brubant, Is singing in the renowned duct
Of that opera at one of the cafes chantauts on
the Champs Elysccs, and the Martens arc giving
their cat duct at another. These last are great
fayorites with the Partisan public.
DR.. Tourjee and Carl Zerrahn were advertised
to give Rocky Point rich musical treat Friday
Club, several soloists, and chorus of 400, in
Guiding the Handel and Haydn Society and the
Music Hall and Grace Church choirs Of Boston.
Some thirty members Of the choir to which
the University at Upsala is indebted for mu-
steal reputation, by no means confined to Scan-
Hall. Tic performance was adjudged to be
highly successful. Miss Nilsson sang several
songs.
It has been reported that Verdi is to marry
| Mile. Stotz, who ''crcatcd' the part Of Aida.
The report tan hardly be true, because Verdi
has been married for twenty years to Mile.
Strcpponi, who *tcreated" the part Of Abigai!
in 'Nabucco," who is a very charming woman,
and to whom she is devotedly attached.
A timetable of the dramatic action Of the
! Bayrcuth festival announces that, including
swaits" of one hour between the acts, the
Rlleingoll" lasts two and a half, s'Walkucre u
| five, 'Sicgfricd'' five. and "Gottcrtfammer:
ung'' five and half hours. The full score OF
! " Der Ring dcs Nibclungcn" has been pub
| 1ished. 1t contains ,831 pages, and has all av:
| cragc Of twenty-five or thirty stavcs on page.
The Balfe Memorial Festival WIS to have
| taken place the 18th inst. ut the Alexandrs
| Palace, London. The selections from the
operas, tsIl Talisnano' and the Enchantress, >
were to be sung by Mesdames Nilsson, Marie
Roze, Enriquez, Hersee; Mcssrs. V. Rigby, May
brick, and Lloyd, under the direction Of sf'
Michael Costa; and the performance in the thea
| trc OF ss The Bohemian Girl - was to be conduct
ed by Mr.. Ncist Hill the chief characters b]
Mesdames r. Hersee and Palmer, Messrs. G
| Perrcn, Pope, Harvey, and Fox. A Balfe scholar
| shin will be founded for the Royal Academy O
Music out Of the proceeds of this days festival
Annie Louise Cary, just before her departure
| for Russia Saturday week, told reporter OF he
| experience rs an artist in that country Sh'
| had grand success there, but she discovered
| that it was hit or miss With d singer. Capou
| couldn't ret along at all on account OF hi:
| mannrrisms, though in every other capital o
| Europe he is admired and petted almost be
You'd endurance Then, what is all the rage a
st. Petersburg is barely tolerated at Moscow
Speaking OF Capoul's failure to sing in England
III consequence Of au alleged throat-tlisease
| Miss Cary laughingly said: 81 He lost his tenn
per one day, and a loss oi temper is sure los
Of voice. Now never lose my temper"