New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-18

Philadelphia last week. and WIN begin short season at
the New-York Academy OF Music May q.
MoIiere's Amour M6decin," adapted as a
comic opera by Mr. Charles Monseet, will be brought
out by NJ. Carvalho next October.
Herr Theodore KulIack celebrated at Der
lin the list inst the twentyith anniversary OF the
foundation of the Musical Academy.
The Roman Municipality has invited Herr
Wagner, who is now at Naples 20 come to Rome or tue
performance Of LOhengrin at the Apollo Theatre.
The "Naval Cadets" the London version Of
GeDees "Der seekadet," hes been pBoduced success
fully the Globe Mile. Selma DoarO has tie leaolhg
part.
Mr.. Franz Rummel viii begin his series OF
five matinee recitals at stenway Hall. on Tuesday,
April %. The days chosen ore Tuesdays, Thursdays
and Saturday.
An extra Monday Popular Concert was given
on the oath Of last month for the benefit of Sir Julius
Benedict. Among the performers were BIS Young BRIDE
and Nine. Marie R6ze, Mrs. osgood and santey
M. AdOlphe Fischer will give concert at
steinway Hall on Tuesday evening he will have the
assistance Of Miss ADA KIS6er Mme' Teresa carren0
and Messrs. Werner and Hemmann
At the Cleveland festival in May Remenyl
writes that he will play, in addition to the Mendelssohh
Concerto and the Beethoven Romano in e with OF
plating the grandeur of Mount Shasta.
All the parts in Aida have been under
studied at the Opera. that there is no danger
that cold the "indsposon" Of any Of the singers
opera has been immensely successful.
President and Mrs. Hayes and also Mr.
Henry w. L0ngfelow (whose Golden Legend " forms
the text Of the prize composition at tie Cincinnati May
Festival have besn invited to attend the Musical tes
tival The guests OF the association
A number of members of the Italian colony
in Paris recently waited Verdi az IFS hotcl wlo he
10 Paris experimenting the production Of "Aida at
the OPERA and presented him with gold aurelwreath
each leaf Of which was inscribed the name Oh ono OF
his operas.
Mr.. D'Oyly Carte's Company, at the South
Broad Street Theatre, Philadelphia has revived H. NJ
8. Pinafore successfully, sulvan's own scoring be-
ing given Tho members of the company who are
1JosSphfne,, Miss Maude Branscombe LHe6c) ard MI
FOuraeaux Cook Captain Coreoran).
Mile. Marie Van Zandt, the daughter of Mrs
Jenny Van Zandt followed up first at the
Opera ComQue III Paris, AMI has been steadily inning
new aurels The French papers only speak kindly OF
her present success but predict for her brilliant fu-
ture. she has gone to London 70 M an ehHueeHehU
there, and will return 10 Paris In October.
Mr.. Theodore Thomas conducted the orches-
ira at Mr. Peck's benefit the Boston Music Hall on
Wednesday evening last, and also played the wckuown
dir from Bach's Snite in d violin solo. lie was
greeted by the usually reserved Boston audience with
the greatest enthusiasm and The applause was as long
and as loud as II was either the Brooklyn or New
York Philharmonic Concerts, on MS IlbI appeaIunSe
after his decision to return TO inc East had Der maui
known. The Boston press, with one accord speak mos
warmly OF him.
Mr. Carl Rosa writes as follows to The Lon
don Standard: sr-In your excellent leading article
on Saturday you refer indirectly tothe name Opera III
English" generally applied to the Institution under my
direction. Allow me, in The first instance to state that
am not the inventor OF that title nor yet OF English
OPERA" for the simple that believe it TO be
misnomer or rather, Pathology. We do not speak OF
English Drama" or Drama in English" neither do
the French Germans Italians think 1t necessary to
state chat opera is performed in their respective Ian
,.g...N nv,Ha will
trust very In this country Let us hope that
an Italian Opera and an Opera proper, the latter
representing the musical drama sung in tho language Of
the country and, wish could add largely supplied
by native COMPOSERS AS TO the large procineia eiues
feel certain that before long they viii have their regu
lar standing Opera" iusi IL exists even In second
aud third-rate towns on the Continent