New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-23
MuSIC AND THE DRAMA.
TIE NILSSON CONCERT.

..,, ,or,or and more enthusiastic audience
Nina Nilsson on the occasion Of her second con-
CO.., last evening In Steinway Hail. She was In grand
ro,ce and was received on every appearance win
.or,os of applause After the Beethoven scena, AID,
nerddo !" and the duo All morr !" with Mr. Blorksten
1substtued for the La CT darem on account OF sgnor
Del Puentes illness) she sang each time one OF the
swedish folk-songs with which she makes SUCH teihe
effects and after Aud Robin Gray" she rephea mrs.
with an English ballad 10 her own accompaniment III"
then grateG the Unsuitable house with ano'her ''
Scottish songs. -. 100
Miss Glenn sang admirably in the "Dinorah" caizo
Meta after which she was recalled, and In Fanres
Crucihx" duo with Mr.. Biorksten. MISS ''0n
singing has distinctly improved since her carrier aPP"
apces I'm New-York when it had much beauty aau
seemed full Of premise. ,uuuo
The adarto from concerto Of Moique
for yioloncello excellently played by mi fI nel
erck Giese. was smosttnted ror Dne Mr. Thomas
played the Delibes sylvia" SUITE ana 'no 's'
flute overture.
MYSTICAL AND DRAMATIC NOT ES.
At the Madison Square Theatre there VIII be
no performance on Good trid8y
The chief novelty of the forthcoming season
at Covent Garden will be Ponchielli's "Gioconda.
The new opera "Lakme," by M. Leo Delibes,
was to be produced at the Opera COmque, Paris o. the
goth inst.
1t is stated that NJ. Gounod has succeeded
NJ. saintsaens as musical critic Of the V0HaTe news
paper.
Herr Max Bruch's "0dysseus" was heard
complete for the first time in London at the concert OF
the Bach Choir on March 0. The composer conducted
the performance The critics consider 'ne worn '0i'
dull.
According to the B6rSen- Courier, the King
of Bavaria has undertaken guarantee of the total ex
pense receipts of the twelve VI
~ he 90 COMES De s Of The az coming summer
Mr. Barnum's return to the Madison Square
Garden next Monday, great pleasure to a null
titude Of persons Jumbo will come, and many peasts
with him great circus troupe will witch the "orid
with noble Craftsmanship"
Reiuthaler's oratorio, "Jephtha and his
Daughter was recently revived at Bremen with i'm
,nense success The London Musical Rerc advises It's
production by the Sacred HARMONIC Society. as t
only its authors masterpiece, put ernan ora
iaTiaS |e'ii"f A'0S 'p0'A'A' VI '-' ~
On the occasion of bis SEVENTEEN birthday,
March g. Professor Macfarren was presented al the
Royal Academy with purse of $500, which had peen
subscribed by numerous friends. The presentation
was made by Sir Julius Benedict large and repre-
sentative gathering, comprising many OF the mos e
members OF the musical profession, was present
Miss Amy Sherwin, who was MIR. Tbomass
chief soprano soost the Cincinnati Festival OF lsso
and who has sung at concerts Of the New-fork ana
Brooklyn Philharmonic Societies. has left Milan for Lon
don under engagement by Mr.. Carl Rosa to sing fg,
in "Mgnon," aud to create the tue role III nr' "Vs
'Thomass new opera, "Esmefada
Miss Catherine Lewis and her Comic Opera
Company will occupy Easter week at the fl'th Avenue
Theatre. "Ovette" will be given On the hrst thfee
evenings and request matinee on "ednes
day On Thursday Friday aud Saturday evenings ana
a, the saturday matinee viii be brought ont for the
first time in New York Lecoeqs threeact comic opera
School" will be produced at this theatre
At Glasgow the pieces for the last perform
anee in the season Of the popular concerts under the
direction of Mr. Manns, are always chosen by major
ify The of this musical universal suffrage az the
final concert Of the just ended showed the largest
z33 votes the "Tannauser" overture with AS votes
and sullivan's dance Of Nymphs ana heaPeIs 'Ioin
"The Tempest" with $50 votes
Mr. w. II. Sherwood was the sololst at the
,ast Boston Philharmonic Concert, playing BeethOven's
Concerto in G. No. Top. 5sE Chopins Noctnrne IN ID
fat. Oh 81 No. q "schePzo symphonque" OF bis Own
composition; and work of Dr. william Mason
srs We're scSuberts T1erabras overture Mr.. Governs
seandnayan syLaRacDs md n tha "fesIiyai scene Of
Dr. Louis Mas.
The fact of correspondence about the pro-
ducton OF Rats We-Ende at the coming LEEDS Festi-
val has heretofore appeared in The TRIBUNE IL Is no"
decided TO give the work. Ran called it an oratorlu
II to be less in style than what we call
ratorio especially with such grave subjects as Plague
Hunger War Death and Hell, Resurrection and Last
Judgment. There is no soprano ana VIII tne
9aly SuSg by baritone st john and chorus i viii
be given, however because han nsI az, & heart ON It's
production.
The complete list of solOists engaged for the
f5snde aud HAYDN sociey's Trennial Festival in Bos-
ton. during the first week Of May, is as follows;
sonranos Miss Emma Thursby, Mrs j.. Anne
Oseood. Nine Gabrielle Boema; contraltos, Miss
Emily Winant, Miss Mathide Philhpps tenorS'
MFR Charles r. Adams, Mr.. William j. WINCH MI.
Theodore J. Toedte Mr.. George W. Want; basses' Mr.
ceorg Henschel MI John +. Winch, Mr. Myron W.
whitney The orchestra, seventy1ye strong VIII be lea
NV Mr. bernhard Listemsnn. The chorus Dumoers VVO
the ano solo in the Choral Fantasia OF Beethoven me-
Carl Zerrahn will conduct the festival. herr max
Isrucb viii conduct the performance OF his own AT
minus Beside the production OF the large WORKS az
ready enumerated In THE TRIBUNE, there VIII DO TWO
miscellaneous c0ncertA -.
The London Musical ReUie,C says; We speak
advtsedy and after mature reflection when We express
tina belief that the coming composer-f he does come
a, "a likely 10 arise In this country as anywhere else
Here at least is virgin soil We have no great names OF
native growth to oyerawe the rising generation English
Yusic has never yet had chances modesty not TO say
m,dy has been It's besetting sin only at church has
a yentured to speak OUT in the council hall oil the ma
ton II has been mute. Handel and Mendslssohs, our
nationaI musical saints have been the bane OF Engnsn
ar Tbev have settled the form Of music. sacred or pro
lane 40 FAR As English concerrooms are concernoo Ou
Oratorios are with few exceptions fun OF anLquaou
formulas our most popular English operas are lm hf
fons of the German fsingspe with Its wretohed bal
iads and its absurd spoken Let at las. THROW
On fhe woke tradition. Let Engsh audiences DeheVe
In Enesb composers, that English conPosers may Pc
H. ~ fbemselyes Then not TILL then, II will be
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