, 1877-07-22

IdG MEM FalAA UONHAs
i Lucy Hooper writes her impression Of th
new prima donna, Nine. Gerster, as follows:
Some months ago had the pleasure of hearin
ut private house young prima donns. for whom
at once and enthusiastically predicted brillian
| future. 80 superb was her voice and SO admirable
| was her method. bile. Etelka Gerstcr was d
young Hungarian lady abont 20 years OF age. moi
pretty, bat With sScet fair, sy1npathctc counte
! nance much like that which Ketszch has given tt
his Gretchen in his famous outline illustrations tc
! Goethes Faust" 4 pair Of lovely, large blue.
gray eyes, Clear lns1ous and full Of expression,
lent light and mobility to her face, and framed with
lha peculiar sweetness Of her smile her most po
The voice OF Mile. Gerstcr, or Madame Gerstcr,
rather, for she was recently married to the opera
manager, u: oardeni, Is pure powerful sopra3e
as arc the weak, thin threads OF voice Of French
| yocaltsfg in general It more resembles that oi
than that Of any other OF the great singers. Add
to this vocal charm intensely dramatic power OF
expression. displayed in countenance and in voice
lated gifts Of ths divinity that Inns so recently
I taken her poce in the Olympus OF song.
For the benefit OF come one OF the many Ameri-
mark that Nine; Gcrster learned her art neither IN
Paris nor in Milan, her teacher being the celcbrat-
Cd Matchcsi; Of Venice, who was also the instruct
| Or Of Nine. krauss, the rrina donna Of the Grand
Opera. 1t is probable that shall hear Nine.
Gerstcr at Les ltalicns next winter. md she has
already been engaged 10 sing in st. Petersburg.
l.
shy, sweet, ma!denly girl sing the 'tJcwel Song ~
from - Faust and the concluding aria Of 'tLa
s9mnamnua, Som, nn hailed her. rot only in ny own
! star on the operatic horIzon.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Mile. Nilsson said to one Of her friends that
shs would not again sing in Paris unless she
could appear in d new part.
Mlltc, Gcrstcr has been engaged for the Ital-
foYy s+,4 Ga D.k.
in the place Of Ndllc. Adclipa Patti, who does
not return to Russia.
Herr Ehrbar, the wel1-known piano. maker at
Vienna, has, it is stated, invented mechanism
rendering it possible to prolong the sound OF
each note Of the piano at the will Of the PLAYER.
III the current number Of professional paper
in England thcrc arc more than 4 dozen adyer-
tisements for vocal soloists ut churches, and the
average salary is 4f3, or at the rate of about
cightccnpcncc service.
Carl Rosa left England on June 70 to take a
brief holiday in Italy. He will return during
the third week in July, and in August will take
again to the road, beginning at Dublin and Cork,
and proceeding to Glasgow and other Scottish
and some English towns before he opens again
in London next year.
s.NIlle. Albani,'' saws the Paris Fiqaro, sthas
created for herself style OF singing which Inns
something Of the art OF BenYeuuto Cclliui
about it; she sculptures each note, imparting to
1t the relieve, the 'clearness, and the finish i'm
parted by the great Florentine goldsmith to the
pieces of gold and silver worked By him.
:, At the Handel festival recently held at the
Crystal Palace, Sydenlla1n, the voices numbered
about 5000. and in the orchestra there were
eighty nine violns, ninety second yiolins, sixty
six violas, sixty-one violonccllos, and hfty-nlne
double basscs, with wind instruments in proper
tion. 'Tho Messiah'' was given on the first
day Of the festival, when 1880 visitors were
present. On the second day, "Sclcction Day.
the visitors numbered ~, 343.
During the season OF tue Imperial Opera
House in Berlin, which terminated on the :223,l
ult., tho works performed and their number
were as follows: Herr Wagner, 81; Mozart,
Z; Meycrbeer, Is; Weber, If; signor Verdi,
II; Auber, 10; Goetz, 10; Beethoven, S; Doni-
zetti. s; Rossini, Z; Gluek, i: schumann, 5;
Nicolai, S. spontint,. g.. Adolphe Adum, 8; |
Alehul, g.; Doiellieu, 8; Grisar, 2; HAlevv, 2;
Chcrubini, 2; Spohr, /; Herr Rubinstcin, S;
Herr Taubcrt, 8; n. A1hbroise Thomas, &; |
aerr kretschmer, q; Herr Fiotow, ). The list |
Of composers favored by the fastidious au-
dlenccs Of Berlin is certainly most eclectic,