, 1876-04-23

ABROAD.
| MUSICAL NOTES.
n. Jacuuea Oronbach sailed for Now York OF
Saturday last.
Rubinstein's oratorio, "Pa1sdlss Lost" il
! said to be triumph. :.
"Charles w." by Halevy, has achisyed ,
great triumph at La Scala.
Miss Matilda Phillips will make her debut il
opera in Boston on or about Mays.
| Liszt has just finished al oratorio on St
Cecilia with lib1etto by Nine. Emile de Gi
rardln.
No representative American composer has NJ
! yet been heard hom in regard to the Csnteuuia
Exposition except Dudley Buck.
Mile Nbani has been at Munich, studying
Elizabeth, in '.TannhanBer," for Covent Galden
th,e season. Sle appears toward the latter enc
| of this mouth.
| Madame Ade1.ns Patti met with q rapturous
reception Mt the Imperial Opera House, in Vieu-
! na, On the 10th ult., when she appeared in Yer
| dis - Traviata."
It is rumored from London that Hrs. Knox
| (F1orence Rlce) under the nom lie theatre OF
Mile. R,ccini. hiss just signed fye years en-
! gagement with Mr. Gye as prima donna.
Gounod' now opera, " "Pccolino," is having q
great success at the Paris Opera Comique par
tlcularly since the libretto has been retrenched.
The music is original and sparkling, and the
sceuery splendid.
In register Of the years doings IN drama
aud music, published III PARIS. tile United States
has but one entry, the opera of "Ostrolenka 3"
By J. Ii. Bonavitz, of Philadelphia, who il not
An American ether.
Mary Alice Seymour, well known in musical
and literary circles in this couutry as "Octayia
Hensel, " has been appointed musical instructor
k.&$ I'LL
ent resident at Bukowena, Austria.
Public meetings have been held in Washing
ton to organize grand musical festival during
the Centennial season. There seems to be no
lack OF enthusiasm, and it is reported that
bands, singers, and guarantee fund can all be
secured.
Richard Wagner has been formally invited by
the King OF EaVaria, hlH friend and latron, to
compose tho 1rusic for grand opera of - Faust, +"
to be represented at Bavreuth in 1878 and 1879,
when comEiete "trslogy" OF Gooshes great
drama is to be performed under the superintend-
ence of Herr DiDgeIstedt. The - Composer Of
the Future" " has not yet given any positive an
awer to this cali upon hts genius
The prize Judges appointed by the German
Centennial Cnion OF New York City to make
neiection OF prize composition, composed OF
Theodore Thomas. P. F. Warren, A. Paut, J.
aiosenthal, and A. Eeuondorf, recently came to
decision. Twenty-Five compositions competing
for the prize we're received. They gave the prize
to composition No. 20, as the best piece adapted
for choir. The composer ia Ed koelner. OF
Guben. IN Prussia. Very excellent was also de-
clared to be composition No. 15, the composer Of
which is DR.. Damrosch.
Miss Annie Louise Cary has informed her
Portland agent that abe has engaged passsgo in
the steamer Italy, which sails from Liverpool
May II for New York. She will visit hor rela-
tlves on her return, and June she will give
concert, assisted By Mr.. Herman Kotzschmar
aud other talent OF Portland. She is also to
sing at Bowdoln and Bates Commandments.
II is expected she will give ! grand concert in
Music Hail. Boston, under the specisl charge Of
a1r. A. ?. Peck some time in July, after which
she Will sail for Europe to fill another years
engagement in st. Petersburg. and other cities
where she sang the first gear. On account
Of Miss Ca1ys not employing "claquers at
but by earuest endcayors ehe endeared herself
to tho music-loving element Of the countries in
which she sang, and was made the happy recp-
lent Of elegant aud valuable presents at St. Pc
toraburg and other cities.
The prospectus Of Mr. Gye. of Covent Garden,
announces the opening Of the Royel Italian OPP
era for Tuesday, March %. The uames Of Mime.
Adelina Patti Miles. Abani, Ihalberg, Marimon,
D'Angeri, and Scalch again appear in the list OF
the lady artists, in association with those OF
Nine. Saar. Miles, Bianchi, Smerosch, Cottino,
Ghiotti, Mines Corsi, Doli'Anese, and Pezzotta-
Capponl' rHss appearances ID Epgland are TO
be made BY Niles. Rosavalle, Emma Abbott,
Proch, and Eva de Synnerbotg, The list of ten-
ors comprises the more or less familiar names
OF Signori Nicolini, Bettini, Carpi, Bolis De |
Sanctis, Pavani, Piazza, Sabater, Mar1no. Kossi,
aud Manfred. ID. Capoul Is also to appear Us |
one Of the principal tenors {for the first time in
this company; and drst appearances are to be !
made by Signori Tamagno and Gayarre (the |
latter contingency on possibinies) In the en- !
gagemcut OF baritonea and BASES We miss tho |
name OF a. Faure, but find again those Of Ii. |
A1aurel and Slgnori Graziani, Cotogni, Bagagiolo,
Ind Fallar; in addition to whom Signori Cont
and honti are to appear for the first time in this
country, and signor Medca Tor the first time in !
London.