Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1892-09-14
MUSICAL FLASHES FROM
ABROAD.
by DIR. wALDTERN PEGd.

by DIR. wALDTERN PEGd.
The great and genial old composer.
Verdi, has completed his new opera
entitled "Falstaff." and the Ms.
is now in The hands of his publisher,
Ricordi. The distinguished musician
is at Monte CatinI, near Florence, and
he has invited NJ. Mural, the French
baritone vocalist and other artists that
have been engaged to create the prInci-
pal parts in the new work, to join him
during the early part of Autumn.
Beethoven, Mendelssohn and TscharI
kowski and Wagner, were all repre-
sented on the programme at the "Lady
| Orchestra Concert" London. There
were seventy-five performers and the
dire ctor was the Rev. E. Woberly.
George Fox's new opera entitled.
"Nydia," based on Bulwer Lytton's
''Last day of Pompeii, will be shortly
produced at Covent Garden Theatre,
/ London. 1t will have an excellent
"IfiSe en- Scene" This opera has
been expressly composed for the tai
ented Swedish vocalist, Nine. Arnold
son.
Gaetano Cipollini is composing an
opera for the publisher, Sonzogno, en-
titled "Piccolo Hayden" Little Nay
denl. 1t will be produced early next
season at Milan.
Gustave Charpentier has composed
work entitled "Life of a Poet"
which is described as a Lymphonic
drama, in three acts. 1t will be pro-
duced at the Opera, Paris, in few
lays.
On the occasion of His Majesty,
the king of Italy's visit to
Berlin, two scenes from Aida,
and the ballet entitled "Prome-
theus," were given in honor of His
Msjesty's presence in that city. Anton
Rubenstein's mother died last week al
Odessa; she was eighty-four years oi
age.
Although the musical and theatrical
exhibition held at Vienna was sue
cess in many ways, it is with sin
cere regret l am informed that tinan'
cially it will not be. The management
estimate the losses at the sum of. ol
about, 200, 900 hoIins.
The weil-known Tenor Stagno ano
La Diva Bellinrione, prior to their de-
parture from Rome, forwarded to Edi'
son one of his own monographs, which
had recorded the duet from the "Cav.
alleria Rusticana," and the scene from
the second act of ola Traviata," sung
by these eminently gifted artists.
Franz Vetta died July 10th, of con
sumption He WAS pupil of that
celebrated land deservedly so) con.
tralto, Madam Larlache, daughter OF
Luigi Lablache. Franz Vetta studied
under Madam Lablache until 1884,
when he obtained an engagement IN
her Maiesty's Opera Company at Ii.
NJ. Theatre London. But he made his
FIRST ppearance on the operatic stage
under Colonel Mapleson's manage
ment This was due to the kind, gen.
srous influence of Madam Adelina
Patti, who had heard Franz Yetta sing
in concert, and Madam Patti asked
Colonel Mapleson as favor to send for
him and hear him sing, which he did
and engaged him tVettal at once.
During the season of 1856, the memoir
lble performance of "Faust" was given.
Madam Patti, Madame Lablache and
Anna were in the cast and Franz Vetta
illed the role of Mephistopheles. The
rendition of the opera created a pro-
,ound sensation at the time, in Lon
Ion. Franz Vetta had an extensive
repertoire, as follows: Serastro, in
IN FIuto Magico;" Marcel, in
''The Hugenots;" Casper, in ''DeL
Itreischutz;" Saporello in 'Don Juan;"
BalthazarJin "Favorita," Daland, in
he "Flying Dutchman"; the King, in
,"Lohengrin. In all these parts he
was successful, and he received en-
lphatIc acknowledgment from all
who knew him during his brief career.
It is most remarkable that one
meets in society, at the opera, and
everywhere, where sweet strains OF
music can be heard, the Pretty Lady
who is ''soi-disant" enthusiast of mu-
sic. Verify, she has heard (she will
declare repeatedly every opera eXtant.
She has not the slightest knowledge OF
music, (but this fact she endeavors to
lhide} beyond the art of tinkling upon
her much tortured pianoforte, acquired
from an expensive master, who was
perchance as indolent as his pupil, in
early youth, when she made the ter.
rife resolve to study the divine art
Still, one will constantly hear heI
. gush over that, utterly too utter,
ch rming Levy, or the prima donna.
She NAV not be able to technic.
ally distinguish between the various
excellencies of the soprano, or "canta.
, trice's style, (as the case may bel but
she is positive that the artists voice
is perfection aud erquiSiteneSS, and
that it is as far superior to Jenny Lind's
whom her mother or grandmother ad
mires, as Jenny Lind's was to every
other Vocalist who preceded her. Il
is not altogether unpleasantto to be lulle6
almost to sleep by the fearfully won
!, derful and strange conversation Ten
} HuSid. M should S0y) of this little
butterfly, who knows no more of the
topic she is discussing, than Hotten'
tot. This lady is merely seen in musi
cal circles and at the opera, so as tC
convey the impression that she is in,
, finitely musical and patron of the
art: she is faultlessly dressed, she ap.
plauds with her lily like hands, and
dreams a dream that she is the OBJ,
9 served of all observers There is an
other enthusiast, the gentleman who is
a habitual opera-goer; he usually sit:
e in the balcony as far away from the
e stage as is advisable, where many
= console ntious admirers of the opera
0 prefer to sit. This gentleman is a gen,
: uine lover of music. He admires music
for its sake alone. He rarely talks
, during the intervals, but he seems to
think deeply, not altogether over the
beauty of the prima donna, but also OF
: the composer. He desires to do justice
TO the brains that has created the me,
. Iodious work which he has Just listened
TO. There are yet other honest
e enthusiasts. The dear kind grand
< mothers and grandfathers. They
: many time and oft, converse
of the times of their youth and the
5 triumphs of their idol, that rare song.
r bird, Jenny Lind and her wondrous,
glorious tones, and all the beautiful
: sougstresses that enchanted the world
Z with their voices half century ago.
: Ahl it is very refreshing to listen to
. the "reminiscences of those by-gone