National Republican., 1877-02-18
NFSTCII NOTES.

Mdlle. krauss has lost her mother by death
Faure sings 10 "Favorita at Nice next
Tuesday
Nine. Alboni, who recently married again,
Both Joachim and Nine. schunan are in
London.
Mis- Annie Louise Cary will sail for Amer
lea on March 10.
Mics Minnie Hauck will probably be heard
in London the coming season.
The tenor Niemann has been re.engagel for
ton years At the Berlin Opera House.
Eight speeches are expected at the unwilling
Of the Auber monument nextIMonday.
Franz Won Sokpe, the composer, is an Ital.
ian by birth. not a German, as many suppose.
Madame Essipof will give her second serie s
olconecrts in Boston March 6, y, . and 10.
1t is announced that DR.. Damrosch is to
play at one OF the Harvard concerts In Boston.
Sivori, the violinist. recently gave concert
In his native Genoa, at which Verdi was present.
NJ. Solomon, the tenor, had a New Years
present OF ESQ from the director Of the Grand
Opera.
The season of English opera at the Boston
Theatre by the Kellogg troupe will begin March
The last Peabody Institute concert in Baltl-
more was devoted to English and American
music.
Madame Arabella Goddard will probably
give series Of reeitsis In Paris during the pres.
ont season.
Marshal MacMahon has reserved a box for
every Tuesday during Albani's engagement at
the ltalicns.
The Emperor of Austria has confirmed Herr
iauner IN the post Of the director of the Imperial
The Philadelphia Handel and HAYDN So.
eiety brought out Neukomms "Dayid"In that
city lastwee
complimentary benefit has been rendered
to camilla Ir.o In San francisco, where she has
met with great success.
Miss Annie Drasdil has declined the offer of
an engagement at Her Maiesty's opera, London
according to the Boston papers.
Lauro Rossi's new opera, " La Comtessa di
Mons" prove dasco, and was wthdra VIII fter
its hrst performance at the Milan Scala.
Amongst the members of the committee for
the proposed Beethoven monument at Vienna
are Brahms, Hanslick, Jauner and Richter.
Handel's "Messiah" was given in Paris
lately with French words, and met with fair sue.
cess. 1t is said TO have been escelentiy rendered
Manuel, premier prix de violoncel!o at the
Conseryatoire 10 lsll, and member OF the Opera
orchestra Tor thirty years, has jast died, aged
At the 18th Gewandhaus concert the re was
new overture by Spcidel, and Madame ErIka
Nissen tncee, Erika Lee, the Norwegian pianist,
here) played the Emperor Concerto OF BEEF hoven
Erika Nissen WAS, Ave years ago, celebrated as
an exponent ofChopin's music at Berlin.
The Leipsig signdle states that there will DO
lungen, extending over three weeks, at Bay
rentb, the hrst q which will take place on the
from the 5tii to the sth Of August inclusive and
the final performances from the 18th to the 18th
Of August. The rehearsals will take place during
the last week In June Tho tariff for the amphl.
theatre places will be considerably lower than
the extrayagant charges Of admission for the
"Bphnenfes,spiel" oflS;6 !: on the other hand, the
instrumental will insist on being paid for this re-
newal oi their intense fatigue Of twelve perform
ances.
A lawsuit of some interest is pending be-
tween Mdme. Marie Sass and NJ. VlZentinI, the
director Of the Theatre Lyrique, Psrs. Thelady
was engaged some hye months since to play
Lucrefe Borgid. The contract stipulated that L
forfeit Of 10000 francs should be paid il the en-
gagement were not carried out. NJ. Victor Hugo
into an opera lIbretto and the old French adapt.
alton, entitled Ni==d de Grenade, having been
found unsuitable for representation, the director
Thereupon Mdme. Sass has claimed the payment
Of the forfeit, which M. Vizentlni Declines plead
control. The case has been argued before The
Tribunal OF Commerce, and Judgment was de
ferred for fortnight.
A Viennese correspondent writes, on the
10th Of January that The series OF representa-.
Madame Nilsson, have been eminently success.
full the court officials and political literary and
ances Of Hamiet" the Hasaenots." saS FsSst% FssiSr
etc, in unprecedented numbers. In 1.-TWO short
weeks, Writes our informant, who is cultivated
eOnnoisseur, "she has taken q hrm position in our
Viennese aristOcratic circles the most fastIdi0us
society In the world" The famous actors of the
Burg Theatre pronounced her Ophela to be per
fection In the mad scene, in which she intOdueed
the Swedish melodies. Madame Nilsson left
Vienna on the 10th OF January to sing at Pesth,
but was TO return on the 2Oth TO appear in Mig.
non, and was to sing at concert on the g5th
for a charity, at which Herr ROkitAnsAy (the
Mephlstppheles In Faust" Marcel In the
assist, hesides the accomplished pianist,
Madame hoJN AuJU, and Icrr pe SShwert,