, 1876-11-05
Local Miscellany-0peratic Gossip at
Home and Abroad.
A. Change in the Manage
1nert Of the Ade1pli.
Green.Room Notes from New
York, London. and Paris.
AT HOME.


the season has been sufficiently successful to
rs the house has been we'll filed at each per-
formance. The manager, however, should not
set this down to the account of the troupe, but
rsther to the popularity Of the operas. which
people will hear even If they are done indiffer-
entity, aud to the fact that be has pitched his
tent in Chicago before any ono else. The first
conner in this city always skims:the milk, as
Nile. Aimee found last season, and Miss Eel
log season before last Musically, however,
the season thus far has been below the average,
aresult largely owing to the wretched chorus
and Indifferent orchestra, for with good cho-
rus and orchestra the ensemble might have
been made more perfect and enjoyable, even
with the unusual number Of novices in the
troupe. The organization Of the troupe is large
enough numerically, but it is Of such peculiar
character that no opera eau ever be cast strongly
xith it. It is somewhat Of an anomaly to End
troupe without an alto in it, aud scarcely d true
soprano, and not g. single bass voice There are
plenty Of mezzo~sopranos, and 'one voice lDe
Gebeles) with some strong low not,es and Torn-
out uppers. Hnll, Gottschaik, and Barili, are
ali barhones, and each one Of them has been
doomed to try to sing bass parts,--Bafih In the
part Of Fernando, Hall as 0ropeso. and Gott-
schalk as lfephisto. In tenors, however. the
troupe is very fortunate It has Sig. Palmieri,
q good, although somewhat wor11, dramatic
tenor; Brignol, who is singing better than
usual, because with more yigor and force; and
Katl, who can hardly be excelled as Light tenor.
As whole, the performances Of the week have
been very uneven, but there have been some
surprisingly good features nevertheless We
only need to specify them in general, as the
regular daily notices have given them ia detail.
Nine Palmieri is to be credited with three
really powerful and artistic persouations Of
Norma, Leo7sE'a. and Lucsa, and BrignoI with
three Of his best representations NaRsico,
never sung oetter. Mile. Ma1tincz has made
a remarkably successful debut in the irving
role OF Au y,serite, and has achieved q genuine
popularity by what may be called fortunate
for the role and was only prevented from sing
ing it b.; indisposition. Mr. Karl has made but
one apJ Iearance lin "Fanst ", but sang so well
On tha' occasion that it is only to be regretted
be dif. not appear more often. With these ex-
ceptI ons, the performances hare been marked
By dreary, dead level Of mediocrity-
e now enter upon the second week Of the
fes son, Which will commence with Rossini's
or era Of Semiramide, for the first time in its
s'!tirety, On Tuesday evening, The Barber
the election returns. On Wednesday evening,
al Trovatore''; On Thursday evening, sSe-
mi1amide.' The operas Tor Friday evening and
Saturday afternoon are not announced, al
hemian Girl in English. AS Semiramide"
Is new to opera-goers, we append the following
sketch OF the story:
The opera opens during solemn festival in the
Temple Of Beius, in Babylon held for the pur-
pose OF enabling SeniTanis, the Queen OF Babylon.
to nominate successor to the throne Assurus, q
Prince Of the blood Roynl, and deeply tn the conf
dence Of the Queen, fully expects that her choice
Will fall IN m huf Rfn has 1ptRfm1ned confer
the dignity on ATs1ces, young Officer the COM
nander OF her armies, TOR whom she has conceived
a violent storm arises; The sacred fire is extin-
gufshed, and other incidents occt,r, which, by
superstitous people, are looked upon as Ill omens
The Queen, however, wonld proceed, but for the
protestations Of those about her. who ultimately
induce her to whit till the arrival Cd ATsaces, who
bad been dispatched to the Oracle, and was ex-
pected back with the answer. In due course
Arsaces arrives, bearing casket which he deliv-
ers to oroe, the chief OF the Magi, containing
sscse which d,scloses the fact th:t the late ling
with Azena, q Princess OF the blood Royal, and
Assurus also aspires to her hand. In this position
successor to the throne; prior to doing which she
shall also become her husband; aDd thenenpon she
names Arsaces, who vehemently reprobates the
choice, and pleads his love for Azezaa, while
4ssurus, in demonstrating With SsnsiTansas makes
t9 hadsa
has been poisoned by AssHTus, at the instigntion
Of the Queen. In the meantime new omens
open, bis I shade % appears, and X1.aees to
follow him 70 his gloomy abode. where Arsaees
learns that Minus, the son Of Minus still lives.
Who iesirons Of investing him with the Insignia
Of Office, when he is informed by Oroe that he him
een Is the long-lost Ntnsus, and consequently the
0roe apprises him Of the guilt Of SemiTan1ts and
AssuT1ts, and, handing to him his fathers sword,
calls upon him to asenge bis fathers wrongs This
j. concerned but he recoils at the idea OF becom-
ing the punishes Of his mother. In an inter,
Tx be d5awf s.at from bis bssafs 4t,sn and
Minus while in the ngonies OF death, in which the
crime Of Seairamts and her accomplice is revealed
Arsaees dhal1y sympathizng with her snfferings,
assures her Of his forgiveness but, armed with his
fathers sword. he pursues the murderer dssurus
is abont to pierce him through, when !sezntranis,
who has followed him unobserved in the darkness,
passes between them, and receives the weapon in
her heart. Overcome with this unexpected catas-
trophe. -irsdces is ABOUT to plunge the sword into
his own bosom, when be is prevented BY the inter
vention Of 0roe IN whose arms he fa,nts: m wh,ic
falls ~~
The cast will be as follows: Se,niranis, Nine.
Palmieri; drsdces Miss McCnlloeh; Assurus, I.
G. Gottschalk; ldreno, Sig. Palnien; Oyoe, G.
E. e.. Hall; naraa<, Sig Barberes; ohosfof Nots4s,
THE ENGLISH OPERA.
The Kellogg troupe is slowly working up this
war. They left Philadelphia, after successful
season, on the 2sth ult- On the 30th they sang
In Albany, Nov. in Syracuse, Nov. in Roches
ter, and this week viii sing in Cleveland
During the Cleveland season they Will produce,
for the first time in this country, Wagner's
Flying Dutehman,'' Carlton taking the
title role. The performance will be i'll the na-
ture of a rehearsal for Chicago, where