The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-12
MUSICAL NOTES.


$ Wilhelmj is playing in the
4 southern states.
Vienna is to have the first hearing
lof Verdi's ''0thello."
The Soldene Opera Company is
performing "0livette."
Mdme. Alice Oates has organized
la new comic opera company.
Moscow is to hear Wagners
"Tannhauser" in the Russian Ian
guage.
The comic opera "Billee Taylor,
is said to be palpable imitation of
''Pinafore."
"Pinafore" has recently been given
in German, in Philadelphia, for a
week to good business.
One of Granz Abt's latest compo-
sitions is the "Wishing Stone" a
cantata for female voices.
Her Majesty's Opera Company
lcommenced the second season in
New York on the 18th inst.
Miss Annie Louise Carey has
finally decided not to go to England
with the MaplesOn Opera Company.
| Mr.. Alfred Collier conducts the
orchestra at the performances of
l"Billee Taylor" at the Standard The
latre, New York.
Richard Sullivan, nephew of DR..
Arthur Sullivan, and only s years
old, recently distanced thirty COM
lpetitOrs for the post Of chOir-boy.
Mr.. II. P. Stephens, the author of
the libretto of "Billee Taylor" was,
during the Franco-Prussian war, a
Especial correspondent of the London
Times.
Patti appeared three times at Nice
recently and received the enormous
sum of e600 for each performance.
a seat in the pit cost twenty-five
shillings.
Wagner, the composer of the
"Music of the Future" wants Carl
Rosa to pay him 100000 to make
tour of the principal cities of the
United States. .
Arthur O'Shaughnessy, the author
of "Music and Moonlight" went to
see Edwin Booth play, in London,
sat in a draught, took cold, and died
suddenly few days after.
1t is remarkable how physicians
love music. One hardly ever comes
without bringing a vial in.-Syra-
lcuse Standard. Yes; walls are the
cymbals of their professionalism
cal World.
Never make fun of apoor singer.
He may have fallen on the ice when
young and cracked his voice.
Philadelphia Chronicle. Which
would make it a fall-setter voice, of
course.-MuStcGL Record.
Maurice Dengremont. the young
Brazilian YioliniSt, has made his
first appearance in Philadelphia and
his performance created a genuine
sensation. The orchestra joined the
audience in enthusiastic applause.
Gounod's new opera, the 'Tribut
de Zamora," has been in preparation
for some time at the l'aris Opera
and under the supervision of Gou-
nod himself. The opera will be
givep some time during this month.
1t is reported that a great musical
festival will be held at Brighton,
London, on September 9th and 7th |
of this year. -Four or five thousand
musicians are expected to be pres
ent, together with numerous French |
choral societies, who have already |
promised to attend.
Marie Van Zandt, the young
American prima donna, is to re-
main in Paris still another year,
and has been offered the creation of |
the part of the heroine in Ambrose |
Thomas Marriage de Lott" as well |
as one in a new opera by NJ. Mare
schal, composed expressly for her.
The recitals by Rummel and |
JOseffy are attracting the attention |
of music lovers. Both these pianistS |
are artists of the first rank. The |
Courier says: ''Their performances
are given in the same hall, at the |
same time of day, on pianOfortes by |
the same makers, and the pro-
grammes consist of excerpts from
the works of the same com pOSers."
Frederic Archer, the eminent and
world-renoWned oTganist, formerly |
the musical director and Organist at |
the Alexandra Palace, London. has
decided to make his home in Anne |
RIGA. In addition to his qualifica-
lions as a solOist, Mr.. Archer has
acquired reputation as an orchestral,
operate and choral conductor, a |
lecturer upon musical history. He |
is the author of the best organ
school extant.
The new operetta by Gilbert and
Sullivan, says the London World, is
growing. The subject is the ever
poetic, hyperbolic, aesthetic mania
of society. No sarcasm against any |
individual, but any amount of hap |
PLY humorous castigation of gen.
eral manners. Eight numbers of |
thefirst act are already composed,
and few days ago the manuscript
of the second act was placed in the
hands of Mr.. Sullivan. This does
not look as if the rumoTs which
have reached the United States of a
misunderstanding between the
librettist and composer were true.
1t is stated that Colonel Maple
sons London opera season will
begin May Z, with Nilsson, Gerster,
Nile. Lehman, Marie Van Zandt,
Valerga, Marie Roze, Minnie Hauk,
Mile. Swift, Ricci, Trebelli, Ire
melli, Ravelli, FTancelli, LaZZarini,
Mr.. Mas, RunciO, Frapolli and
Campanini, Rota, Del Puente, Galassi,
Aldgheri, Nannetti, Monti and Cor
Sini Dramiern daneSTSp CaVallaZZi
chef d. orchestra, Arditi and Faccio,
and that Manager eye, of the Covent
Garden Theatre, London, has en-
gagged for his coming opera season,
Patti, Albani, Sembrich-BoSio,
Valera, Fursch-Madier, De ResZke,
Warnots, Pasqua, Schalchi, Gay ARE,
Nicolini, Marin, MierZwinski, Peru
gini, Lassalle, Cotogni. Athos, and, I
perhaps also Battistini. The or
chestral conductors will be Messrs.