, 1877-03-25

kosing, Henrottn, and Spauldtng will take plri
and Mr. Peters will play the violin aud n,
E!chhelIn the 'cello parts III two numbers.
ABROAD.
( SAINT sAESs' LATEST SYMPHONY.
The Paris correspondent OF Drtgats .zouru1
| Of -ntstc sharply says OF Saint Sacns' lates
symphony:
A new and original heroic, allegoric, seraphic
aiaboic, atmospheric, and symphonic compost
tion, IN several episodes, entitled La Jruliess
dlisrcalc' " fr1n ths pen Of H. Saint saens, VA
clnssIc simplicity OF tue name given to the wor
Offering much scope fos brain rackns, the com
pilsr Of A. cGonncs PIC me- oDsn
tails: On entering lxe, Hercules saw two path
| open to him, Of Vice, bordcrcd BY gu
nynphs and bacciante*: an1 thst Of Virtue
tty. Hesd!css OF The vicious Establishments q
pleasure Hercules rcsolutcly CHOOSES the career u
virtue" sn:, is. in substance, the legend which
n: Saint -Saens has attempted to illustrate. Te:
minutes orchestral e!"ud:ness represent the hero
lesisating between the two roads. \ sharp five
minutes of musical thunder und lightning, in til.
form of d wild buechaaal dance, fs thought s,ni
cicnt to describe the seduct:ons OF vice; anoth.s
intervals OF Instrumental chaus, depicts the path oi
| virtu: Iu twenty minutes tie symphony is over;
In twenty days it vii IT, forgotten la 4cunes-
ties Of II. Saint tSaens. Great skill In tho lar-
aonic effects, vagucness In the working out Of the
is required fSi Saint saens werc well advised
he would choose less prtteNtious titles for his
| positions. The name by which it has pleased him
to distinguish luis last work Is both peaantic and
| Disappointing.
WHEREABOUTS.
| Aimee closes her season in New York this
| week. Next week Strakosch will introduce the
telephone to New York. The Evangeline troupe
was in Louisville last week. Kellogg closed
her Boston season last week. Fycr's Wagner
troupe commence their season in Boston to-
morrow evening. Tue Handel and Hayden Su-
cicty OF Boston give Handcl's ''Joshua'" OH
Easter Sunday, with Miss Thurshy, Miss Adc-
laide Phillipps Mr. Mas, and Mr. Whitney in the
solos. The Oatcs troupe sa.M. In Springfield,
Mass, Wednesday evening" lima de Murska Is
still singing in opera i1l San Francisco. Soll.en.
was in Buffalo and Ro.hrstcr last week. Es-
sipoH played IN CINCINNATI last thursday and
Saturday, aud will appear 1T Louisville to-mor-
row evening. Ole Bull plays in milwaukee, next
Tuesday evening. The A1e:.tlelssohn Quintette
Club was ut Princeton, ILL.,, III the as}d. Emma
Abbott sang. at Moline Oh the :..2l, Peoria ODD
and 3ith, and will sing ut Quincy OH the :,7tlI,
and Jacksonville on tue ::,st.l.
MUSICAL NOTES.
Carlotta Patti is In PARIS,
FL. Ritter has just finished a pianoforte
concerto.
N. Jaell, the pianist, has just finished tour
in Switzerland.
Wachtel, the tenor, has rcappeayed at Berlin
as Raoul, with all his old success.
Miss Julia Kive will paly at the next concert
OF the New York Philharmonic Soriety.
Miss Fanny Kellogg and 3lr. N. ". Whitney
have been engaged for the festival at St. Louis
in May.
Albani is going to marry Gyc, It is true, but
it is old Gye aud not young Cyt, rs WIS at first
reported.
It is denied that Frau alatcrna has accepted
an engagement will, Gyc. Her visit to England
will be non-pro1essional:~
Sienor Susini, after ten years absence from
the United States, has returned hithcr from
Australia, well-nigh unchanged in appearance
II. Amodio, the wcll-known baritone, has Left
off singing and established himself ut Madrid,
where he has started i newspaper in Spanish,
called EY 4Nuepu Figaro. 1t IS literary and
theatrral paper. !
Miss Blanche Davenport. Il young American
soprano who has lately appeared with SUCCESS
in Italy under the nalne OF Blanca Iablachc.
has just accepted au engagement US 1riznu donna
assolufa at the San Carlo Theatre in Naples.
Mr. Gye opens In Italian opera and concert at
Coycnt Garden on April 3, He announces,
among other novelties, Vertli's +" "Slcillian Yes !
pcss,:' Rtlhnstcin's 'SerO," Nicolai's Merry |
Wives OF Windsor: Nagner's Flying Dutch
man." and the grand opera seri. by his Royal |
Higlncss the Dukc OF Sa1e-Coburg, entitled |
u Santa C!,iar1." 4!
It is only recently that the announcement was |
made OF Miss Clara Nickcl's debut III concert, !
ut st. Petersburg, with Patti, Cary, and others.
following this she was offered !
When last heard from, she had made her ap~
In the "Jcwess,' "RIgolctto, !" 80 The
Huuclback," :" the latter at the benefit OF Lucca.
i. five arc to.bclicvc the announcements Of
some German papers, 1t is owing to Herr Nag-
ncr's Ill health that the, Bayreutn performances
will not bc renewed this year: btt 1t is more rea-
eonabIe to suppose that the real cause is that
the late appeal to raise capital FOR tile under
taking. on the basis that only ayOWed parttsaus |
Of the Nibcluugcu II shall be present. has been
4 failure.
Miss Annie Louise Cary left Boston on the
10Th for her home in Gorha'n, Nc, to rest after
her Labor and triurnphs. in Russia. which she
thinks splendid country, with delightful peo-
p!c, Her vacation over, Hiss Cary Will appear
oncc in Boston, going thence to Chicago 1t is
understood that she wifi return to Russia next
winter to add new lnllrcls to tllc already heavy
wreath she has won there.
Prof, Ritter, Of Vassar, being engaged in con-
nuiny bis history Of music with book On
Music in America asks conductors. directors,
lcads OF concert Institutes and music schools,
IS we'll as ali amateurs practically interested ia
music, to send him programmes and constitu-
ions, or any documents bearing relation to mt1-
ical culture in America. Ills address is at
iassar College, Pouchkecpste.
The New York IYorld Of the o1st says:
The ruHors that have been intustriousIy circu- |
ate.t in the loboles of the Acaacu..y during the
aet week, that IN Italian season will follow the
Ta.uer seusou, turn out to be truc. 4 subscrip.
ion scason Of twelve nights and two matinees will
egin on the 5t! prox. 1iessrs. Abilities und Pal
nfcTi arc announced directors. with II. De yivo
= manager. The company will come from Havana,
'he1e it has llal d very successful scaeon. Its
essonnel IL as follows: Sopranos. Mcs4ames Pal.
aicro Rastelif. Marck, and pcssiana: contralto |
ime Rambellf: tenors, Sisnors Ceiada and Le-
a!i; baritone, signor r, Beftolasi bas*o., sisnoEs
'ol Nesro and Rem6Git MEL The musical director will
j: a grand orchestra and chorus Ut fifty voices. |
lie repertoire will consist Of - .'Rigo1etto." ''En
'Trovatore. !" and Verdi's grand tragic opera,
Don Carlos" !