The New York herald., 1877-01-08
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTE

"AIdar is to be performed at Brunswick and Han.
over.
August sumers, pianist, died November 80. at
Dresden.
Heinrich Hoffman has finished an historical opera,
Charles Goldmark is writing new opera, "Ths
Argonauts."
Sophie Mener "copper" and her husband are concert
izing Lemberg.
Narsck, Partisan volinist. is TO concertze In swift
zerand and Asace.
The Theatre Manzoni, at Rome, was openoe
with verdi's Il Lombardi."
Paulina Lucca rs singing at the Theatre dc la Mon
nae, Brussels with great SUCCESS
Miss Emma c. Thursby will have q testimonial con-
cert at Chckering Hall Thursday evening" Janu-
ary IL
ottlie Lichterfcld played Beethoven's major con-
certo November "a at the Concert Felix Merilis Am
sterdam.
Victor Massi, the composer OF "Paul ct Virginie,"
now being performed with immense success at PARIS,
is engaged on another opera.
Hermann G0tz, whose opera 'Ths Tanning of the
shrew" met with decided success, died December .,
At Hotnnyen, near Zurich, beiIg thrtysx years old.
The Dresden programme OF Helmesberger's first
quartet soiree embraced Mozarts G major and Beet
hovcn's 1at major quartets and trio by Volk.
mann.
Herr Lindc, the German Shakespearian reader, has
acquired knowledge OF the English language aud has
made decided hit in Baltimore by his English recita
tions
1t is asserted that during the Paris International
Exposition in 1878 Nine. Adena Patti will be engaged
AT the Grand Opera sustain tho part OF Pauline IN
N Gounod's .'Polyeucte."
At performance OF the ''rwo Orphans in the
theatre OF the town OF Ingolstodt, Germany on the
22d of November, the stage manager, Henry while
experimenting the snow TALL fell the stage and
Instantly killed.
At last accounts Lszt in Pestb wachtel in Ber.
lin, Rubinston ana Marie Hebronn IN St Peters
burg, Clara schuman and Pauline Lucca Batsa
Baden, Wagner and Fioow in Italy, vieuxtemps in
Paris and Anna Mehlig in Stuttgart.
Sarasatcs his FIRST took the vienneso pub.
lie by Tho critics praise his ''sof caressina
TONE his ncomparably pure information, marvellously
developed technique, his siivery chains OF trs
else phrasing and nobiesse OF delivery"
Wagner lately went from Romo TO Bologna. the
invitation OF tho City Council OF the latter place. be
present at the performance OF his 'ReuzL" When ho
appeared he greeted by genuine Italian round OF
applause. Tho samo greeted tho performance OF the
overture and the finale OF the second act
Mr.. Bernard Boekelman, the accomplished pianist,
plays in tho Choral Fantasia Of Beethoven tho Phil
harmonic rehearsal ut the Academy Of Music FRI
aay afternoon and at tho concert on Saturday night
Dr. Damrosch will be the conductor the occasion;
tho Philharmonic Society will supply the orchestra
and the Oratoro Society the chorus
Under the direction Of Nicolaus Rubnsten the first
subscription OF tho Russian Musical Society wns
given at Moscow, November Is. Programme-C minor
symphony, Beethoven concerto for vioonceIlo op as
Molique; chorus, from Berlioz's Requiem; air, by
Bach, and tarantcla, by Patio, for viooncclo scav
ish Russian march. for orchestra, by Tschaikowsky
which had to be repeated twice.
A Louisville critic thus discourses about Kellogg and
her company in "Lucia;''-"As TO her vocaljzation,
only words of praise bs written aud the brighter
their coloring the moro htted will they be to her
justice All through tho second act she vas at height
real excellence Tho sextet that gem Of everlasting
beauty was brilliantly rendered by Miss Kellogg Mr.
Mas, Mr.. Carlton, MIR. Holland and Dir. Turner, aud
the applause which followed and would not be satisfied
with anything short OF repeat tribute justly
deserved by ALL"