, 1877-01-28
ABROAD.
WHEREABOUTS,

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ncnt this evening. Mime. Pappenhcn was the
Tuesday evening. stWilliam Tell was given
for the first time in California last Sunday even
| ing BY the Fabbri troupe, with Fabbr1 as -Natl-
| da, Habc1mann as Arnold, and For1ncs as 1Kal-
tn. Theodore Thomas will give i've concerts in
Boston, commencing Feb. 10. The Tomasi Ju-
ycnfle English Opera Troupe is in Boston. Miss
Emma Abbott commences concert tour under
| De Vivo's auspices in New York, Feb. 5. Tom
Va. The Payson English Opera Troupe is ii
| Nashville, Tenn.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Carlotta Patti is in Leipzig.
aIaurel is singing at Cairo. Next season he
goes to the Paris Grand Opera.
The tenor, Nlcmann, has been re-cngagcd for
ten years at the Berlin Opera-House.
A complimentary concert will be given in Bos-
ton to Nine. Madeline Schiller on the afternoon
Of Feb 2S
At St. Petersburg Patti is singing with Naudin
and Masini, Lucca with Nicolinl. and Stolz with
Marini, "a bouquet Of operate stars.
1t is said that Nj. Jarrett is trying to effect
combination between Nine Nilsson and N.
Fanrc fur an operatic tour In America
The list Of works to be given by the Handel
and Haydn Society, ut its festival in May, has
been increased by tho addition Of Hillcr's can
tata, s'1srael's Song OF Triumph"
Annie Louise Cary sprained her foot severely
at her bcueht at Moscow, but went on singing
inGomitably, and at the close Of the evening
was presented with gold cup, saucer, and
spoon.
And now the aggressive genius of Wa@ner's
music has moved against the stronghold OF
musical Spain! "R:cnzi" has been given with
overwhelming SUCCESS in Madrid, with Tam5cr-
ltk In the title role.
Nile. Albani has saved tho season Of opera at
the Italiens, Paris, from the failure which was
threatened. Since her success in - Lucia u the
receipts on the occasions Of her appearance have
reached the maximum
Signoz Operti, Of New York, we'll known in
this country as writer Of c7.tr'aete music for
plays, and who was the conductor OF the Aimee
troupe two years ago, has composed All opera in
three acts on the subject OF ''Daniel Drucc.''
The programme for Mr.. Thomas fourth SYM
pnony conccrt in New York, to occur Oh Feb. 8,
will embrace Bach's Suite No. 8, in D, Bectho-
vcn's s'Pastoral 81 Symphony, and Sie4friad's
''Dcatn Scene," and the finale from ''Gotter-
darnmerung."
The best that has conc from Europe OF late
Is that Herr Ulinlan has engaged the grca. violin
player, Willhelmi, for series of coucerts in the
United States. Willhclmi ranks second to no
vioinist in the world, with the possible c1ccp-
ton Ui Joachim.
Brahm's new symphony in minor was per
formed for tho first time i'll Vienna ut tho sec-
ond Gescllschafts-concert. 1t Is said to recall
In parts the choral symphony OF Beethoven,
which, by the way is also the case with tho first
movement OF Brnhm's piauoforte concerto.
Rumor is busy with the prospects. of Italian
opera during the coming season ut Covent Gar-
den, London. Nine. Patti returns in May.
Nine. Matcrna, the great Druuuhlelu Of the
Baircuth Festival, and Nine. Pauline Lucca, OF
whom London never tires, are also expected.
The Paris correspondent Of tile New York
Herald learns that If. Escudier has concluded
engagements with Nine Adelna Patti and Mile.
Albani for season OF six months, commencing
in October They arc to sing on alternate
nights. This will probably prove to be the
greatest season. on record.
The New York Tribune OF the 18th says: "Afr.
Theodore Thomas, grievous to say, has met
such serious loss during Ills recent concert tour
through the State that he was compelled to
abandon his trip to Watertown On Saturday,
having just enough money left to pay necessary
bills aud fare back to this city? 1t was to storms
nn1 the hardness of the times that Mr. Thomas
and th.: lovers OF good music oTc this ILL.,
fortune"
N. Gounod's ncw fouE.act opera, in eight
scenes, entitled 6 Cling, Mars " is completed, |
and is now in preparation ut the Opera Co1niaue
in Paris; the composer has selected Mile.
Cheyricn to sustain the chief soprano part,
Jfdrie de G0nTdJLe, and Al. DeretHs for Cti9
bars. "Po1yeucte F" is reserved for the year Of
the International Exhibition III Paris, when 1t
will BE- produced at the National Grand Opera
House, ". Gounod hoping to have either
Madame Adelina Patti or Madame Nilsson for
the chief character
The catalogue Of Hall g. Son, music publish
ers, was announced for sale at auction BY Messrs.
Leayitt, in New York, on Thursday last II
large number Of leading representatives Of the
trade were present, but were deferred from
bidding by the announcement that the executors
of the estate OF Gen. Hull would Contest the
validity of the sale. Oliver Ditson, Of Boston,
however, bid S1O,020 It Is considered probable
that a compromise. will be effected. The sale
was in consequence ot tile foreclosure OF
mortgage. Tile most valuable part OF the
catalogue is In the works OF the Gottsrhalk and
Wallace.
The London ~1Usenaeun, says: "The returns
for the operatic year 1876 of new works pro-
duced at the various theatres Of Italy, and the
reports in the journals, aud those received from
private sources, Indicate tho decay Ut the lyric
drama in the sunny south, both as regards COM
position aud execution. In quantity, there IS |
no deficiency Of novelties; forty-one new operas.
FROM the 18th Of December, 1875, to the 18th Of
December, 157U, afford evidence OF encourage
meut given to native musicians, and OF enter
prise on the part OF the directors; nut, when |
wc look down the list of poets and OF compos- |
crs, and the titles Of their joint productions, 1t
is evident that not one OF them will travel be- |
yopd the boundaries OF Italy, aud the large ina
iority Of the operas will be inferred IN the towns
where they were brought out"