, 1881-09-18

that l1e expressed the wish to have her study
under his supervision the parts Of Elsa, in
'.Lol1engrin,' Sc,1tn in '..rhe Flying Dntell-
man,, and other leading characters ln his
works. She las accordingly gone to lay
Iclltll for the purpose.
Pauline Lucca has passed thc summer IN
1schl and returns 70 Vienna leNt l'ioie1n tor
tes e ieaSon SO cneate re- t' three e new re in
rl,etizki's new opcr:., >. The First Wrinklc,"
in Gluck's - Ipllisenia in Tauris," and iii the
Tanning Of The Shrew," by Goetz. :.
Herman Goetz',s postllunous opera, 81 Fran,
cesca da Rilnini,' which was first performed
i'll Mannheim in 1877, has lust bee'! brought
| out ut Leipzig. Il, neither OF these cases has
it had the success OF the same composers
.tTatnlng Of the Shrew," which is 50 popular
in England ana las lately been revived in
Berlin.
Number II Of GolIstei1l's MltsiEsoclt con-
tains a review Of some poems Of Hans NeIrig
and Felix Dailll. constructed after the models
OF operas. One Of these, Harold der Wiking,''
las already been set to music and accepted
for performance this season 1T the Leipzig
Stadt Theatre,
"Patience' will be given in the New York
STANDARD I'd TeatFc TIL :s by D9yy Gnrte osf ,s
include Y. T: Carleton, J: j: Kylsy; JOSEPH,
of the London Opera Comi1me, Miss Carrie
Barton, Miss Alice Burvil!c, Miss Rose Chap
pclle, and Miss Augusta Roche.
The KELLOGG concert troupe is now laa.le
logg, soprano; Miss Alta pease, colltralto;
Sig1lor Brignol. tenor; Signor. Miranda,
baritone; r. AdamowSki, viOlinist, and +.
Leibling, pianist The season will open OIL
the :t|tll inst. in Massachusetts,. ,Signor
Miranda. WHO was secured i'll England by
Miss Kellogg, is said to have voice of rare
excellence and to be the possessor Of 4 finished
style.
2tr. Henry E. Abbey, notwithstanding his
failure to secure Allelina Patti, who, by the
way, is not likely to come to America as was
Of entering the musical field lie has en-
gagged Nine Nilsson for MI extended concert
tour. beginning i'll October, lSSa. It is said
that she is to receive 800 900 for 100 concerts
besides travelling and hotel expenses for five
people, and a halt share III the nightly re-
ceipts Of all sums exceeding 5000. This
precludes the possibility Of Nilsson's appear
ing in opera this season with Co]. Map1eson,
and he 50 far is without a prinla donna. lie
has made Oyerturc5 to Nine. Pauline Lucc;l
and several other artists.
The general rehearsal of Wagner's new
opera, :'1'arsifai," the expenses attending
the production Of which are guaranteed by
King Ludwig, Of Bavaria, has heen fixed to
take place at Bayrcnth on Monday, July, -.
1SS1 Tie 1lrSt performance Will take place
OH July I'll, and this representation is re-
served exclusively for those who have SUBJ
scribed for certain term of years to the
Balrcuthcr Blaetter. The following per-
forlnances, al! at Eayreutll, anu all open to
l, !. Il, S, II, H. Ii. Is. 20, - ., q, and 20
that is to say, OH Tuesdays. Fridays, and
Sundays during August. The rellearsals
will begin July ?, partly at the Villa Wahn-
fried, partly at the theatre. It is now pracc;;
be intrusted to Fr;n1ein Marianne Brandt.
The New York Ttihu7,e says: ave noticed
some time ago all admirable setting by Mr..
Dudley Buck, for male chorus and tenor
solo, Of q The Nun Of Nidaros,' - from Long
fellows "Sasa OF King Olaf" The same
composer has now published, through
Schirnler, 4 conpaniOn-piecc from the same
poem, arranged for male chorus and baritone
and tenor solos. with accompaniment Of
piano ObbligatO, and reed organ and string
quintet I'D libitum. The passage chosen for
illustration in this instance is liking Olaf's
Christmas striking and forcible number
which appears to have inspired the musician
with correspondlngly vigorous ideas. The /
principal theme is very effectively delivered
at the outset III canon form, and returns in
the same mode Of treatment at the elise,
and the work is distinguished by happy
combination Of unity of sentiment with
animation Of movement and variety, oi
dramatic expression. The melc'y is elegant
and fluent; the instrumental parts are full of
character and suggestion: Mr.. Buck is. all
accomplished master of the art of writing
for the voice; and we are inclined to believe
that - King Olaf IS Christmas" " will even sur
pass the popularity Of its predecessor"