Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-15

vanced the other great cities, before she is
ready like them to enjoy or appreciate
these modern, over-strained pieces that the
conductors insist on giving US over and
| over again to the exclusion of what we
most need and would at least equally enjoy.
Nv
Musical News From Under the Sea.
These musical paragraphs were among
The DIsPATcH's London cablegrams last
| night:
Sir Arthur Sullivan is generally making
rapid progress toward recovery, but the
varying changes in his condition render it
impossible np0 hia for speedy resumption OF work
produce at the Savoy Theater when it Is
completed. The work was about three
quarters completed when Sir Arthur's Ill
hearsal to a standstili. The production OF
the opera has now been postponed until
September; In order to provide time In
his leisure. The libretto of the opera con
tains n well sustained English plot. There
is plenty of comedy, but no Gflbertian fan
TASTES. The music is compromise betwee en-
the styles of "Ivanhoe" and "The Con-
doiers."
L. Miss Evangeline Florence, young
American sonrana, made her debut at Miss
Hall, on Wednesday. Rumor had 1t that the
compass of Miss Florence's voice was moth
ing short Of phenomenal. In the ca9enza
of Alabief's Russian "NightingaIe Song"
she proved that she possessed n voice of ex-
treme compass. Otherwise there is nothing
remarkable about her voice. Miss Florence
will undergo course Of study with Mr..
The Royal italian opera season will COM
mence Eext Monday, and Mascagnrs
"tAmico Fritz" will be produced on the
just signed a contract with Mrs. Melba for
the season, and she will make her reappear-
ance the first week in June.
new opera, "Enguerrande," composed
by NJ. Chapius organist of the Church OF the
Madeleine, has been produced at the Opern
Comique in Paris. The work was lavishly
mounted. but the liDretto. which is founded
on Bergerats poem, was weak. The music
was written wholly in church style. The
opera was greeted throughout its four acts
by running fire of jeers and laughter.
For the Wagner Festivalat Bayreuth next
July the tickets, il is officially stated, have
been all sold out-that is to say, nearly three
months before the first performance every
seat has been taken. The Bayreuth Opera
House holds 1,4OO persons, and, rs there is
only one price, viz, 20 marks, or Ell per seat,
it follows that the total receipts for the 20
1t is now definitely decided that the Earl
OF Dyaart will repeal his private celebration
of Wagner's birthday on May %. The con-
cert will be almost entirely vocal, no orches-
Dysart will again extend his invitation to
all the members of the Wagner Society, and
Mr.. Carl Armbruster will once more direct
the music, which will include copious ex-
tracts from Tristan Und Isolde"
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Tho Art 81 ciety Reception.
At the One Hundred and Seventy-eighth
reception of the Art Society, to be held in
the Pittsburg Club Theater tomorrow even
ing, the following choice musical pro-
gramme has been prepared by Mr.. and Mrs.
Georg Henschel, who will be the society's
guests on this much-talked-of occasion:
Duet from "Giannina e Bernadone"
MI. and Mrs Henschel.
Mrs. HenscheI.
BEETHOVEN. .......... .Crugantino's song from
Goethe's "Claudine Won Villa Bella"
Q7so)
Mr.. Henschel.
HENscHEL. Spinning Wheel
OLD IRISH. Glen of kenmare
- Mrs. Henschel.
SoHUbERr. .....-.'...-.............. ohinf
Mr. Henschel
HENsCHEL. Duet, "Gondoliera''
Mr.. and Mrs HenscheI.
A GoRING THOMAS. ............M Mid au Village
NJ MAssENEr .....".....Serenade du Passant
49, - Mrs. Henschei. A' sung
LoEWE.. Archibald Douglas
Mr.. Henschel.
Dos1zErrI. .. Duet from "Don Pasquale"
Mr. and Mrs. HenscheI.
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Tho Educated Musician.
The London Minstrel prints these words of
wisdom:
One may play and sing well, and for al l