, 1880-12-12

InehrSt week OF the English opera season
has come to close. 1t has given us one Of
the strongest English opera companies that
hAveever visited us, and the following operas:
~CRmen," ''Aida,'' Faust" which was
substituted for 81 Trovatore" owing to the
Inuisposinon Of Nine Torrianiz who is sick
Gith pneumonia In Philadelphia, FRA
playolo," Boito's new opera Of " "Mefsto-
feles," and ''T1e Bohemian Girl" The
representations, with the exception of
sIaust" while they could hardly be
rallied successes of enthusiasm, have been
very smooth and even in excellence,
gnd, therefore, were IN no way offensive.
THE worst fault throughout the week has
been the lustiness of the orchestra The
chorus. though good one, is light, and as,
with the exception OF Peakes and Conly, the
eolo voices are not above average strength,
the ensemble Of the performances has been
Narred. This was specially observable in
"Mciistofele,'' where the imposing choral
work of the prolog and epilog was completely
covered up One feature Of interest, however,
has been developed. and that is that even the
heavy operas that belong to the grand stage
ean be given in English without detriment,
Eilich is n point gained. This week the
xepertory includes: Monday. 'Metistofele"; !;
STroEatore Thursday, "Aidan; Frid:y,
~Metistofele"; Saturday afternoon, +Tro-
N1sxe"; Saturday evening, Carmen"
THE -ToWEK OF BABEL"
4 noticeable feature Of the week which
st c@$fa the o E5e WSaKs 1l s
critical spirit one might feel in at its close.
It Il but just to credit the Club with praise
1or giving the public al opportunity to hear
la1Re work Of Rubinstein's, and one which
performance, however, was not altogether q
satisfactory one. There were evidences.
which heed not be mentioned, that more re-
4eaixas would have given us a better per
ana orchestra were too powerful, and blurred
koe choral work. The Club is not large
euooEh to produce such work with perfect
Aataess, as the numerous subdivisions of the
pqeery yeeSSe sis the e pa55 xe1 q TT
require At least 800 singers. If with further
xefle&rsais and all accession to their numbers
Qe Club could repeat this work in the fut-
t, n.e, IT. would be very acceptable. At the same
pme, ;aS we have already intimated, it Is but
fust To be grateful to the Club for producing
u at all, and for manifeSting, what was a,l-
parent, praiseWorthy effort to give 1t in
eeAa1 Lyle
CHAMBER CONCERT.
.1-1e next of the Lewis-Eiehheim series Of
chamber concerts will be given at Hershey
Hall, next Thursday afternoon, with the foi-
-~<'.ig program:
~uartet, op. .47..-.-...........-......Sch Schumaun
= Quintet fNcEuetto)-. Boccherini
6. Song, Silent for Years r. ''-.-..... Campuna
Hiss Mae LdtDs- St joint
{. Quintet. op. lUs. lUs...............~-.-.. .Ratf
PERSONAL
Mr. S. G. Pratt has received the following
pleasant personal greeting from the Musical
Club Of Cincinnati:
CINCINNATI. O., Dec. 3.-saas G. Pratt, Esq.-
MY UE%K SIR: l have been instructed BY reso-
luton Of tho Board Of Directors Of the Musical
Club to tender you the thanks OF the Club for
the delightful and Instructive Entertainment
gwen hy you in its rooms on Sunday, Nov. H.
Should any occasion bring you to Cincinnati
aEuin. it would be glad to welcome you; and
believe inc that represent the feelings Ut the
of the Club when say thar, indiyid-
uasly aald as body, VIC would hail with pleasure
any future success that you might meet with.
an very sincerely yours,
CHAPMAN JOHNSON, Secretary.
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
Mr. Ltesegaig is arranging for symphony
Concert to be given Jan. IT,
Mr.: II: $. Perkins will conduct the Wis |
consln State Mnsic11 Convention and Festival !
n Green Lay, JAM 11-14.
:. The claim Of the Apollo Club that the
Seasons were given by them last week |
w Aae nrst time in the West is hardly cor