, 1877-02-18

slcal Festival Association las already issued il
'h' prospectus Tor the festival OF IS75 and as thcs
festivals are Of interest all over the West, "
art. quote the following from the circular:
ux Ct*esI[SSArl s[S February, ls7-The third of tn
be Ms.c WI hi, ke e ase =,
en lhc splendid trinmphs achieved Mt the two pre-
H. vlons festivals have given them national rcputa
Gu yet more complete aud attractive in every resucc
-; IN the character Of the mssic to be performed
- chorus now consists Of the Cincinnati HARMONIC So
VI cacty Cincinnati Mnnntr rclhr society, Dayton hill
,o harmonic Society, Panion Harmonic Society, ant
&c lrpana thofal Society," comprising in ull 500 nc
con:plisted and trained singers. These societies
Tor se'eIai months have been nracicing the mn usie
st. 70! the Festival and it is required Of them that ali
-, their n1cmpcss takiny part In The great chorus
n should be competent to sing the music be per
the requirements Of ths occasion, but With the nn
- cqNa}td capacity Of the new hall there viii be
Is room for larger number.
= The programme for vocal works embraces:
J. an Vr'slMaI Ode, composed for the opening of
d The Sratorio Of Messiah, by Handel,
$ The Great aiass by Liszt .
- An arrangement Of OF Wagner's grand
:, One or more choral works. not vet se1ected
u WHEREABOUTS.
Il Camilla Urso had benefit concert in San
Francisco on the 18TH inst. The Mendelssohn
Quintet Club play in Cincinnati On the 26th,
1iey we're I'll Detroit last Thursday. Aimee is
still i'll New York. The Barnabce TrouDe ar
pcared III Boston OH the 14th Adelaide Phil
lips has testimonial concert in Boston on the
23d, at which she will hare the assistance of the
Thomas orchestra. Soldene will &c in St. Louis
this week. Emma Abbott; is fairly on l,er
tzarels, She sang in Baltffaore on the 18th,
Washington On the 18th, Lancaster, Pa, On
the lsth, philadelphia. OH the 10th To-
Mass, and on the sd and a4tl will appear in
New York i'll ''The Daughter of the Regiment, !,
with nrignoli and Ferranti in tho cast: Essipon
played @ IN NeW York and BROOKLYN last week,
and will give her second series Of concerts IN
Boston March g. :, g, and 10. The Kellogg
Troupe sat:S IN Brooklyn on the 14th and 10th,
and Will be in Baltimore this week. The T,,omas'
club in Pittsburg recently gave .Neudtisso1u-s |
s'Elijah'' and Qgtabach's Marriage by Lau-
I terms" III one evening!
MUSICAL NOTES,
| Straus and Metra each receive $a. 500 for con-
ducting the four masked balls at tue Paris
| Opera.
Nine. Christine Nilsson has been appoint
| cd chamber singer to the Imperial Court OF
| Austria.
Mr. Rudolph Aronson, new American COM
poser, is ut work iu Paris On an opera called
"Une Fete au Village"
Lccocq's new opera bouffe, styled s'A1arIo-
raine, is Just as successful as that composers
" File de MADAME Angot."
Theodor Wachte! began two months starr
ing engagement at the Royal Opera House, Der-
lin, on the 7th of this month.
Herr Strauss buffo-opera, :. Prince Methu-
sale'l," has met with a cordial reception in I
Vienna, ard will probably become popular.
The New York Choral Union, unde. the d.
rection of Nlr. 7. S. Gilmore, will sing Darlcy's
ca seantata, "Malchus," at Chickering Hall on the
Monday, March q, is the fftieth anniversary
OF the death of Beethoven. The day Is to be
observed i'll Il fitting manner throughout musical
Germany.
The Countess Pepoli, better known in the mu-
stsal t woru Is Nine: Alboni, was married IL Paris,
the other day, to VI. Charles Zicgpr, u Captain |
In the Paris Republican Guard.
II Miss Abbott Is successful in conccrts. N
Fivo Will organize an English opera company,
with the new prima donna at the head. 4
chance for Gus HALL in the distauce.-Drarnatic
Ne,as.
:, The new opera, "Cinq q-,lars," which n.
Gounod is now writing, is til four acts and eight
tableanx: the first being ball-scenc ut Blois,
and the SECOND Il representation OF the siege OF t.
Perp'gnan.
. The dcccasc at Florence is announced of II.
retro komani, at the age of s., formerly sing
ng-1nastcr at the Musical Institute Of that cty
de was an Intimate friend ut Rossini, aud com
9osed the famous air Of Don Bartolo in the
:: Barbicre.''
Miss Nilsson will appear US 0pael;a and in !:
Lohengrin', at the Vienna Opera Theatre
'pera she will sing in German. Being pressed
or time. she has Lecn forced to refuse IN offcr !
Il 4,0o horlns night to sing in Prague.
The Boston 01o6e says ssThc vocal contest.
q which amateur singers and clubs of this State
My will take part, is announced to come m m | ~
he evening nf Feb. 11 nj N4eio- fu1 II |
he first attempt Of the kiud in this country. ga
here will be considerable curiosity on tic mart
musicians to sec how it will be conductcd", 4
It is expected that season of opera, both in Lrt
talian and and German, will begin at the Boston (
j, Mr.. Fryer, with Miss Eugcnte Pappeuhem. ha'
liss CooneY, Sgnor Baccci, Mr.. Frttsch, Nj | ms
ishott, Mr. Prensser and Mr.. Blum as chief fn* tn:
e." The FLYING Dutchlnan." sLohen grin" Pa paa
Tannhauser," Faust" and "Fidclio." ~ !,
ar. E: c. stelman has lately written a
Creole Lovers Song.'' which Mr.. Dudley Buck Y
.s set to music for the April number OF the ,a t'as
aaaae a.aL, 1on1E. While there arc undoubtedly
ore good baritone than tenor VOICES It is n tai
rious fact that the majority Of songs written nav
e adapted for tenor singers only, and Mr.. Buck Il
$ therefore arranged this for baritone or nat
th the result. Il
Says the Dramatic Ners: 1.-THE sight Of ono
me old and we1lknown faces in the opera terp
ute company at the Eagle suggests remnis- ter,
1ces- OF the people who hare shone in this &
'le OF entertainment since its introduction in per!
+. BY B3teman pcre,. who is dead. Tostcc e1S1 IN
, shadowy land The sweet and tunefui Irma ''tn IN
.tGne ni,aa tn Paris and Is now supported by inm
A4aua!u sue once supported. Rose Bell Is | war;
Lyndon music ball. Aujac, the famous 70
rte Beue. has completely lost bis voice. and is side
'r label, the funny Gendarnae OF Gene (p
ve de Brabant has gone to the dogs through thc ~"
M0DtnlHnf has fat has /