Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-08
Crotchets and Quavers.

Miss AUGUSTA HOLMES, the English woman
| whose music has been SO warmly received in
Paris, is writing an opera, ia Montagne
Noiri" intended for the Grand Opera there.
PARIS will hear "Cavalleria Rusticana" at
the Opera Comique this month. Miss La
after the first few performances of "L' Ami
Fritz"
The largely adapted version Of the French
success, "Miss Heylett," scored popular
hit in New York last week. The music by
Audran, while not his most important work,
is said to be airy and tuneful.
AMONG yesterdays London cables is this
M sical scrap: Patti sang in admirable
voice to a crowded audience in the big
Albert Hail, Kensington, last night, She has
taken the best state rooms on the City Of
Paris and leaves for New York on the % Of
December.
ERNEST DE MUNcK the violoncellist, after
concerting all over the world since his 18th
year (he is now 5l) has settled down as pro-
fessor of his favorite instrument at the
Guildhall School of Music, London. His ap-
pearance here during the 7O's, with his wife,
Carlotta Patti. will be remembered.
DESPITE the overcrowding of the New York
musical season, the Boston Symphony Or
chestra is able to go there and draw a
crowded house. Mr.. Nikisch's band filled
Chickering Hall on election night and won
from the leading critics renewed and
unanimous concession of its supremacy,
especially in the string department..
A scHEME-Gaillard, the outgoing director
of the Paris Opera, aided by MI. r.Lamoureux
and backed by a syndicate of wealthy men,
is to build a theater at Versailles on the
model of the Bayreuth Theater. It is the
intention of Mr.. Gaillard and his associates
to use the new theater for the production OF
Wagner's operas and for the presentation Of
the Oberammergau Passion Play.
HANS RICHTER has declined f1attering
offer to come to England and remain per-
manently. Mr.. Richter, in thanking his En-
glish admirers, SAYS that he intends to re-
main in Vienna for about three years longer,
so as to entitle him to a pension, and that he
then hopes to be able to accept the invita-
ton to return to England, and. in addition,
the long.standing invitation to visit the
United States.
Mr.. E. A. MAcDowELL's new orchestral
suite in minor, recently produced by Mr..
Nikisch in Boston, occasions the following
from MIR. Phillip G. Hale in the Post: "Here
is an American composer, a young man, who
is not an echo. He has a voice of his own.
Although he has evidently studied all the
means of expression, he conceals his studies
in the apparent spontaneitv and freedom of
his art. His melodies are fresh; his har
monies are often exquisite, often striking;
and his command OF the resources of the
orchestra is sure. Indeed, the instrumental
tion is thoroughly delightful throughout"
THE five hundredth performance Of Gar
men" at the Opera Comique occurred last
night October 2l) with Barnolt in the cast,
it being his five hundredth appearance in
this opera as well. Tho original cast in
cluded Mrs. CALI, Marie and Lherie. Bouhy
and Barnolt, when produced here. At the
Opera the centenary of the birth of Meyer |
beer will occur November H. with II pro-
gramme composed Of the fourth act of each |
Of the following operas: Lies Huguenots,"'
al 'Afracaine, :Lohengrin'' continues at the |
Opera with the houses filled at each per- |
formance, the first six presen entations bring |
ing in 206,93l francs.-Po1is Letter.
NEW ORLEANS. although not looked upon
as musical center of America" 4" is again to
enjoy a season of operatic performances
during the winter months that would be
very acceptable hereabouts, says the Boston
Herald. Manager Mauge has completed his
plan >, and, in addition to the usual reper-
toire, "Ernani" and "Bal Masque" OF Verdi
will be reproduced, and Reyer's "Sigurd"
md Massenets "Herodiade" will be sung
'or the first time in that city. Manager
Mauge has also concluded to cater to the
,astes of the Sunday night audiences, and
.ill present the comic opera "Picolino," by
'Fatinitza," donna Juanita'' and the like.
All these operas will be produced in fine
orm, new scenery and paraphernalia hav-
ng been obtained for chat purpose.
IGNAcE JEAN PADEREwsKI, the second
whose advent has been SO
much heralded, will inaugurate his Ameri-
IAN campaign with three concerts to be
,iven Novemb II, 10 and 81, at the Music
Hall, New York, with the aid of. the Sym
,hony Orchestra under Walter Damrosch.
Zach programme comprises two great con-
,ertos: The first, Saint-Saens in q minor and
own first concerto, op. II, with
set of Chopin pieces; the second,
concerto in E fiat and Schu-
nann's in A minor, besides Liszt's Hun
.arian Fantasia; the third, Chopin's e
minor concerto and Rubinstein's in D minor,
nth set of small pieces by the player