Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-14
Crotchets and Ouayers

| MR.. RAFAEL JoSEFPY, the eminent pianist,
| intends soon to enter the concert arena
again, it is said.
Mr.. EDGAR s. KELLEY's light opera. "Puri-
| tania," an American work through and
| through. has reached its fiftieth perform
ance at the fremont Theaer, Boston.
RUBINsTEIN, who is camping out in the
woods near Dresden, has agreed to play
early in October in Bechstein's new concert
hall in Berlin. Won Bulow will dedicate the
hall with pfanoiorte concert.
AT the Observation-Disclosures concert, in
Hammers Pavilion, Southside, next Thurs
day evening, the orchestral programme
will be varied by the singing OF Mrs. A. +.
Urban and the violin playing of Mr.. Ed.
Rothleder.
THE Iroquois Band, which Will give a con-
cert at the Grand Opera House on Tuesday
night is highly esteemed in the eastern end
of the State, being heard frequently on i'm
portant occasions both at home in Lancaster
and in Philadelphia.
MANUEL GARCIA, who made his New York
debut early in 1928 and who taught Jenny
at work despite his IS years. He has vocal
class at the Royal Academy of Music, LON
don, besides many private pupils.
MISS EMILE MoCREERY is going abroad
next month with other members of her fam
lily for a protracted stay, during which she
vienna under Laschet1zky, probably the
abiest master for that instrument living.
Mr.. MAGNoNE has introduced new ele-
ment in his opera, "Birichino." The Italian
journal IL Irorotore states he has invented a
piece of mechanism which initiates the noise
OF what may be called the tank opera" is
upon u.s.
Now it is said to be the Argentina heater
at Rome that is to be honored with the pro-
duction of Verdi's much-mooted "Falstaff"
Maurel. the baritone, whom the cables per-
sistently MAKE tenor, has gone to Busseto
TO study the title role with the old man him
SELF Next!
AMONG the birds of passage to be heard
from Ioca. choir-lofts this morning are Miss
Margaret Newell, who will sing at Bellefeld
Presbyterian Church, and Miss Lulu Glaser
of DR.: Tylers Church, New York, who will
lead the praise at the First Christian
Church, Allegheny.
LONDON Musical Ne,os: 1t is now settled tina,
DR.. A. C. Mackenzie will conduct perform
ance of his Rose OF Sharon" or "Jubal' at
the Chicago Exhibition next year. The
principal of the r. A. NJ. has very rightly
been selected as representative English
composer for music at the great Columbian
show.
Mr.. HEINRICH ZoELLNER, conductor of the
New York Liederkranz, has been awarded
the prize of $1CO0 by the Saenger est COM
u1ittee for the best American composition
submitted to be produced at the National
German Saengerfest to be held in Clev Gland
in July, 1898. There were over 100 COM
petitors.
Mrs. Calve, who is to be leading attrac-
tion this year at the Metropolitan Opera
ing" the principal roles in Mascagni's Cav
alleria Rusticana" and "L'Amico Fritz
under the composers direction. During the
past season she has scored a genuine .ri-
umph in London.
PRESIDENT EDWARD A. BERG and the other
officers of the Pennsylvania State Music
Teachers Association are already al work
clearing the decks for the fourth annual
meeting, to be held at Reading in December.
With the impetus received at the Pittsburg
success this year.
A WAGNER jubilee will be celebrated on |
October 90 at the Court Opera in Dresden,
when Wagner's opera, "Rienzi," will be per- |
On that day it will be exactly so |
years since the same opera was produced for |
the first time at Dresden. After the jubilee !
all Of Wagner's operas, with the exception |
of "Parsifal," will be performed at the same |
theater.
ANToNIN DvoRAK will arrive in New York |
next month to take his place at the head OF |
the National Conservatory of Music. He will
make his public debut Oct. II at the Metro |
politan with programme of his own works. |
At Mrs. Thurber's suggestion Dvorak is |
writing Columbus cantata, which may be |
ready for this concert. Hail to the new |
American composer!
OF the 26 operas mounted by Sir Augustus
Harris in his ten weeks London season Is
have been by German composers, including |
the whole "Nibelung" cyclus ana Others OF |
Wagner's works. France comes next with |
Xix operas, Italy with three and England |
With two. Italy's three were "Aida,"
'Cavalleria Rusticana"and Ell AMIGO Fritz"
There was not one performance OF an old
lime Italian opera. And this in tagging
London!