The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-02-11
MUSICAL NOTES.

Ketten. pianist, is at Auckland,
New Zealand.
Brignoli's attempt to sing in Eng'
lish is failure.
The journals announce that Bot
tesini is writing q new opera.
"Aida" is the reigning opera this
sesson at Rome, Naples, Genoa and
Parma.
The comic opera, "Olivette." is
breaking out all over the country just
as 'Pinsfore" did.
William Castle and Henry @.
Peskes are members OF the Emma
Abbott Opera Company.
Amy Sherwin was the soprano at
Rudolph Aronson's popular concerts
at the Metropolitan Concert Hall.
Carl Mayer, the eminent young
American baritone. seems to be
sweeping all before him IN Germany.
Ambrose Thomas. the composer,
has been promoted to the grade OF
grand officer Of the Legion OF Honor.
Mdme. Trebelli and Monsieur
Musin, assisted by Signor Ghilberti,
have organized a tour through Bel
GUM.
Madame DANGER is about to
marry Signor Vittorio Salem, a rich
Trieste merchant, and leave the
stage.
The Sternberg. Wilhelmi troupe is
on a Canadian tour. The SIrakosh.
Hess English Opera Company is in
Texas.
Mr.. Mas, the tenor, is engaged to
sing in the Italian opera, at Her
Msiesty's Theatre, London, during
the Summer season.
William Horace Lingard, the we'll
known English comic SINCE is a
bankrupt 10 New Zealand. 1t is said
that "Pinsiore" did it!
Charles Harris. the London stage
manager, has arrived in New York.
He comes 10 put "Billee Tay lor" on
at the Standard Theatre.
Mr.. Sims Reeves, for his last fare
well to public life, will give in Lon
don four ballad concerts and a num-
Der OF operatio representations.
During the Italian opera season at
Philadelphia, just closed, Nine.
Gerster was greeted with wonderful
houses on her nights of performance.
The ladies who have adopted the
fashion Of wearing little gold tuning
forks for hair pins evidently believe
that There's music in the (b)air."
Mr.. Pepper. the distinguished
cello player, formerly of Boston, has
been appointed to the position of |
soloist at toe Imperial Opera House,
Vienna.
Mr.. Henry Wolfsohn, who so sue
cessfully managed the affairs of
Wilhelm last season. will be the |
business manager of the Dengremont |
concerts.
Messrs. Cummings. Stanley Lucas, |
". MsGfarren, Charles Halle, Leslie |
and Sir Juliss Benedict retire from |
the directory of the London Philhsr-
monio Society.
The flute on which Frederick the |
Great used TO play is still shown in
the castle at Poisdam. An old spinet,
once used by Bach. sounds like an
old cornstalk fiddle.
The receipts on the opening night |
at the Testro CostaDzi, Rome. with
Rossini's 'Semiramide" were 16, 900 |
francs, on the second evening the
house was nearly empty.
1t is said that Osmpapini, the great
tenor OF the Mapleson Opera Com
pany, will not return to Europe soon.
He will remain in America iOr some
of the spring festivals.
Mr.. Robert Cocks, The Oldest ~ usic
publisher in London. has retired from |
the firm of Robert Cocks & Co.. and |
his son, Mr.. Strand L. Cooks, is now
head of the new firm
The Emperor Wilhelm has selected
"Armida" for the gala per.
Torrance at the Royal Opera House,
Berlin, on the occasion of the mar
rage of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia.
A new three-sct comic opera, by
frederic Clay, will ehortly be given at
the Globe Theatre, London, entitled
LA Belle Normande." with Kate
Monroe and Mas st. Qnlnten in the
cast.
Msurioe Dengremont, the marvel
lous boy viClinist, continues to charm
large and apprecia,ive audiences with
mis- wonderful performances. He is
regarded SIS the most remarkable boy
that ever appeared before the
public.
JourdsiD, the new tenor, who made
bis debut as Fdsco de Cana in the "Af-
at the Grand Opera, Paris,
recently, is quite young man. 1t 10
said that he walks the stage with care
and grace, plays his part with con-
summste skill, and has q very fine
voice.
Nine. Christine Nilsson has arrived
in England 10 sing at two or three
concerts. Shs is engaged for the
London summer season OF Italian
opera at Her Maiesty's Theatre. end
it is expected that she will be one of
Mr.. Maplesou's American company
next fall The Mapleson Opera Com
pauy is in Chicago.
The managers of the Opera House
in Trenton, N. j., have issued an
order prohibiting the lighting of
cigars in the house or at the exits at
the close OF q performance, holding
the sensible view that. besides being
an annoying practice to many, the
cropping of the burning matches in
a crowd of ladies and gentlemen is
dangerous.
A musical festival is to be given in
Chicago in June, and already $4,000
nave been subscribed toward the ex-
Denses. Mr.. William Candidus, the
.enoI of the Frankfort Opera House,
and Mr.. Remmertz, of this city, have
been engaged, and it is announced
that the management are in treaty
With Nine. Gerster and Miss Cary.
Hans Balstka will be the director.
At a concert 10 New York, not long
'ince. one OF the members OF the Or