, 1881-02-27


success
Nine. Pappcnheim concluded a successful en-
gagcucnt last month at tho Stadt Theatre in
Cologne
Mmc Pauline Lucca sang recently at Olmiitz,
years agn-
Johannes Brohms' two new overtures, @'Trag-
ische' and "Akademsche-F Festi,'' have been
warmly received.
There is a rumor TO the effect that Curl Rosa
Is the manager who Will bring Ricnurd wagner
to the United States.
Miss Kellogg. on account OF her mothers sick
ness, Cancelled her enynsement at st. Peters
burg, and has gone to Nice.
4 monument is to be erected III Bergen Nor-
wny} TO Ole Bull, for which subscription lists
ure to lie opened botn Ill NurwAy and America
marines - G ruziclla," translated and adap:ed
by Mr.. Henry Hersee, for the Norwich festival
Frautcin Hcdwfg 1aolandt, OF the Wesbaden
Royal opersa, is the primtt donna that Maurice
Strnkoscn proposes bringing to this country next
season.
Miss Blanche Rooscvctt's concert company will
include Hr. Christian Frltsch, the. tenor, Senor
Ferrantl, buifo, aud Nr. Carlos Hasselbrink,
yioiinst.
i Mile. Marie Littn appeared In New York for
the first time concert singer at the SnnlHcld
concert lust week In StefnwRy Hail. New York
Sig. BrignoH also assisted
The Strakosch s. Hess English opera company
will begin Il brief season ut Hascrly's Fifth
Avenue Theatre, New York. to- morrow evening,
with Il performance Of Boi.o's 9ictstofelc.'
Having ended her short cngagementat Monaco.
Nine. Patti bus gone to Paris, where she will
sing at the Theatre des Nations With Slgnor MIC
uti, Nine. Trenlelii, cOntrulto, and Niles. Pcde-
montl and Pozzi. supraui.
C:apouls reception in Pur,s has been very sue
cesstul 1t IL now rumOred that he Is to estab-
lish himself permanently in that city and will
undertake the management uf the Thcutre dt
lAthenee. Under his direction vaudeville and
operctta will be given upon alternate nights.
Herr yon Duiow has received the Command
ers Cross OF the White Falcon from the Duke
bestowed upon Aulbrt,isc Tho1nas the Com.
1nander's Cruss OF the Order OF the North STAR
ana on n. Vancurl":il. Director Of the Purls
Operu. that OF the order OF IS Wasa.
The New York festival orchestra will number
2o:55 performers. distributed lis follows: Eighty
violins, forty yio!as, thirty yiolo.celtos, nnd
twenty double b;lsses. Il total OF l'u stringcd iu-
strunscnts; twelve horns. sixteen trunpets.
sixteen tronbones, four tubns, six flutes. four
oboes. two English horns, four c!arnets, eight
bassoons, three harps. and ten tympnnl.
The Cincinnati Commercial says: No surprise
viii be created BY the announcement which tho
CUnaatrtlu Is able to Nuke that Il permanent
and paid chorus Of l5O voices will be rneda tcly
organized by the College Of Music. With the cx-
and they can be SO disciplined MS to be more
available than the present chorus hns proved"
According to published stotement, music
will have un international exhibition a to itself
next summer. the favored scene OF that unique
event being Milan, where the show will remain
open. in the Conscrvatorluu1, from May l till
July II. under the speciul putronage OF ths
Queen Of italy. The committee. presided over
by Count Dorromeo. has determined upon five
grand sections which are: First, composition
in ali It's forms, classic und popular; second,
didactic works, methods, treatises, instruction
bouks. ETC.; third musical literature, including
Jurisprudence in relation TO the theatre; fourth,
instruments Of all classes: fifth. miscellaneous
collections relating to music. II is further i'll
tended to Org nize series Of conferences, and
Of lectures with musical illustrations.