, 1876-01-09

Continent uhoss have been rnads eas'er ant
paths have oeen smoother b. tno4ns Of h's y
auence- He has given Up Italian .S opef. 4,,n, ~
fi Filth % Opera rendering % A' il lmrossbIo 10
hia, to compete with it. Une thing was uot'cea
ble In him, yik. the remarkable comm nd Of tns
Ae possesses, Speaking to me in Geruan hrss. "
pet antaEs, and the Isaau speech conveys 20 him hae
thoughts. Presently his EGeu. appears, sud trentE
and an .loue With him talking about America md
particularly Of Chicago falls naturally into Enxhs
lie Is still proud Of his American citizenship. anu said
he aoEed 70 return 10 tho land Of his ndaptoa
Ole Bull has gwen four cocerss nere, e1ch one oenB
announced as the ''lakt and ouly."-tue drst Two IN
ths Akadam,c and the laht Two II the Reshs-
halle" at popIlar price1t-2 marks tsbout % csnss1
Tney have Ill btan we'll attended particularly this LAT
two, though the critics with one Voic: have
written Ills epltaph. Tue last couter WAa INTERESTING
from artistic standpoint, account Of the ter-
fornsnce OF Miss Cecesia katae Gaul Of Ba!tao1s'
ioruanee Of Iizsss Rha psode tphsnsse Hougr roiee,
for orchestra aud PAM. Tae fair deuutante la5eG
with eomposure that could almost i've envied. aud
er1ce and technique that haenoni4ed thes= two OLE
ents Of fvt.e and beauty, only met with in tAa gt
I'd few. aud won tha audience mast completely, Icing
twi.e recalled Inc clos. Of the 7forInlnc
it may be Of interest that II nuts Hauck has been
winning Victories, in tho B-rtere do Seville "
!; On the German operatic htago understand upon
good authority that 5rackosh and Ulslnn are
f. s pa a9ens 19I Ksoae
hare to 10 - ler lautels.
nay Interest You to hear Of the opinion In wa!eh
! tho great L:szt aud Wagner are held W tao berlin
critics in gen raj, rcscted in particular from tue
brilliant headlight OF Herr Gumpre ht- Meets ntn
.one time ainee wh,a calling upon friend, l. ssaed
! Whit he thought Of Wagner aud OF his reply IL" -
low ug ideas left their Impression upon my !ne OF
Wagner is most talented. but eHbodes in bis y.
tone II sersailsuess which ho yraclcss with 81 10
; mud ds.,boration ""nn his be.Eers, and while us
gives evidence Of t1eo iess and mitch ingeani'y set
throughout all his ozt will be dscovarrd this char
ac:sristio no:l ess.usnt predominaung:" Low .3s
Iuuc Mr. G luL Lrccht Is Influenced by personal dis
like aud Intimate knowed - Of his moral fohles,
III. noys eynioa taan with .ay own oa Il.
forced itscf up that ue VILE judging him more
upon bis thau his nerits. Speaking Of L!szt
art, ett. H.rr Gunprecht responded With: "Oh,
cel1siniy, List Is most gsn;ai gentleman. nolody
disputes th!t: but ho u eomposes oi no osnatty M
tatan and q tri:kst-r." T4is 1 have foaud Is tn.
opinion OF the three recognized critics OF Rim. and
the result Of tins atscov-7y Ii thst believe German
natures about the sanle English and Scotch
tu1rs. have also ieaEned from German musiciAn
that tbs critics Of Berlin nee. regularly once week
compare notes and protect theu'se:ves from com.
lrtntiuy adversely 10 each oser est they thus bring
their writer's into couteupt Thia is an atranSr-
Of some OF tho leuling writers, whose influence
occtme nnut1a!ized, and wnoee positions became en-
auger=d ty expressing opposite views one praisinR,
the other coademning.
MUSICAL EorEs.
The Carl Rosa English Opera Company opened
in Llyerpool OIL Dec. ~.
Go mod will produce "Poyeuc.e" at Paris,
but Will not bl!nR 1t out in London.
A1. P. 8. Gilmore has become tho director Of
al ofa:orlo society III New Io1d City.
piano maaufactosv il to be started IN Vienna
this mouth uv Llszt and Prince LlcAtenstein.
Wagner, still smarting uuder his failure at
Vienna, has declined the offer OF / trip to PhitA-
delphia~
Mr. Go*che. the manager Of tbs Thomas con-
certs has Just recovered rom severe attack of
illness.
paeini, once . distinguished tenor. died last
month. ut Lis native p.s.e, Colombtuo, Itay,
aged 70 sears. !
Daethover's "Fidelio WAS the opera played
for the Inauguration OF the new opera-houso E.
Dusseldorf.
At Eton College the etudy OF music bas lately
been made compulsory for I'll the boys in the
fourth aud higher clAsses.
The Italian papers announce the approaching
marriage OF tue singer Nile. Mal4e belval with
Sig.,or fianeai, the cout1c.cr.
Signor D1:gnoi arrived in Noz York At the |
close OF last week. He is to eins the teuor !
loes With Niue. Titleus, At the Academy OF |
Music, IN opofs. |
Lew tie cornet player, started from New |
York City on the lls4 u Deceu,ber with con- |
Cert company. Tuey hare returned, Alter =
financial wIec5.
,1c. Eugonio PsppsnhoIm Was funited in |
TO A1. Ateus. III New York City. TN
before her depart lie for philadspnla.
where ehe s21g last ueex VITA tle Waehtel Ger.
nau 0Iara ConranE-
The committee for tie erection Of monu-
mcnt 10 ]. $. Bach at E:seu 4ch publish al ap-
peal 70 tnu.ciAIln Tor further suppufl- The
suGl. st pleeeut received amount to ST. 0U0 narkh
l:!, 7s0); but =. least is0U0 marks e, 1Uu) ai
required for tile purpose contemplated
The potlaud Press learns that Miss Annie
Louise Cary las completed her engagement to !
90 to i1enua 1T the spllug. at:er whicn .ile will
remain IN Eurore for time prosecuting
dramatic stuoieB. She vii return 10 America
late In the summer. aud will probably sing in
ope1a 1T this county next sezsou under engage
nent to Max Str4koech. /.
The following Letter from Max Strakosch set
les the Tltieus operatic seas"n:
new yoaK. Jan 3.-To A< Editor Of the Tribune
SIR: glad to inform you that enaLiel 10
comply with the desire general expressed BY the New
fork TOSS anu the eatlze public Of our metropolis,
Citens greatest yr: representations In Iaiian
'peIa for few nights only At TIC Academy OF Music
Nile. Ti!irns will make her first appearances in
America i'll her grea. inpersonat,cn Of Surua on
donaay evening, Jan H. SUPPORTED b5 an abba CON-
,Any. Yours truly, MA1 6IRAKoScH- |
The Cincinnati Gazettc says Of tho Tagliaple-
"a sqnaebte in tuat city:
Mr. SdCey 3. Jones showed yesterday hfg coz .
zact with tue Adelaide phirps lillian Orers Troupe
or six nights and matinee nf their performances in
and It IL stipulated therein that opera
t L'1mbfu should Le given OIL Saturday night, which
oes away with the malicious charge that there
10 intention Of giving L0'n6Ta 1t all MIR. Jones |
acting in perfect good faith aud It his ankle
to csrry out his contract with the public that
iu his attempt to compel the baritone conform
ia contratt There Is III impression abroad that |
'agiiapieEas contract Expired Friday, Dec. ~.
ne reccipt-book OF the company, copy Of which
sent to Mr. Jones yesterday BY Mr Montorency,
f{1e in tn
hows differently.
THE MUSIC OF Chill DHQ0D.
When hear the watere frettnR, !
When lee the chestnut letting
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