The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-02-14
Down in Brooklyn they call Pachmaa the
Cb0piLZee.
The theaters in London regularly EN- ploy
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European afusIcaI Items.

Translated from the Gazzetta Musicale OF Milan.
Verdi and his vile are recovering from a
severe attack of the influenza at their win
ter residence in Genoa.
Don Juan" a symphonic poem by Rich
ara Strauss, was performed at the Philhar-
monte concert in Vienna.
"Nisita," a new ballet by Wenzel, had a
brilliant success at the Empire Theater in
London.
King Humbert has conferred the Order
of the Crown Of Italy on +. Paolo Tost the
successful composer of many songs, who
now lives in London.
Alice Barb gave a farewell concert in
Vienna, which WAS crowded with the elite
OF that city.
Baldin. the tenor, is singing in Mascag-
mis- new opera, Friend Fritz" in Flor
ence.
A concert was given in December at the
Royal Chapel in Munich. a mass by Lotti,
jubilate by Ablinger, an ofiertOry by Lach-
ner, were sung by the singers OF the Court
Theater.
Arrigo Boito is suffering from an attack
Of the influenza in Milan,
The Beethoven fund has awarded two
prizes for the best composition this year.
DTaeseke of Dresden obtained the first prize
Of one thousand marks and Richard Kohl of
Baden the second of five hundred marks.
The Sgambati Quintet will play at the
Monday-evening musicales at the Quirinal
by order Of Queen Margherta.
"IncOgnito." a new comic opera by l..
Naldmaun, obtained an enthusiastc.success
in Hanover.
At the Musical Exposition to be held IN
Vienna this year a series Of concerts will be
given from April to September. Artists
from all parts of the world have been in
vited to take part.
parody on Wagner's "Tannhauser" by
Dandnr a nptaA froI
leader. VIII be given in Munich It is stated
that Wagner enjoyed this parody Of his
opera without feeling wounded.
Metaura Torricelli, the violniste, has
given fifty concerts in Russia with immense
success. She has been expressly engaged to
give two concerts in Palermo and aiterward
for a tour through Austria-Hungary.
Cat8lanTS new opera LA Wally" will be
given at La Scala, Milan. The plot Of the
libretto is taken from Wilhelmina Won Hill
lern's romance GER Wally."
TereSina Tua, Countess FTanchi, has APP
peared for the first time since Der marriage
in a concert in Palermo. The critics credit
her with greater virtuOsity than before.
1t is wel-known fact that the best bog-
raphes of Mozart claim that the so-called
Twelfth Mass by Mozart is not work of
the great master. jain, in his biography,
saws that it is fraud. The vlolinist Jansen
af1irms that in 1872 while he was chorister,
he had frequently sung the mass in Bo-
hemia, and that it was known as a mass by
Muller. Simrock, the editor, asserted that
he had received it from one Charles Zulch-
ner. 1t was not in Mozarts andwritng,
but very similar to it, He wrote to Zuch-
ner for an explanation, but never received
one. Mozart was dead thirty years when it
was published
movement to establish an uniform
diapason In England rouses much contro-
veTsy. The majority OF the artists are in
favor OF adopting the French pitch. Joachim
says: For two months previous to my APP
pearance in concert in London, l am obliged
to stretch the strings of my violin because |
do not wish to subjects to brusque change"
1t is finally settled that Mrs. BE rnard
Deere is to come to America next season
and make tour of all the principal cities
under the management of Mr. Marcus
Mayer. Abbey cut Marcus out of cham
payne Patti, but he couldn't do him cut OF
his Beere, although he made most hatterng
offers TO that end. Mrs. Beere is popularity
known as the Bernnardt of the English
stage. She is now on her way to Australia
to fulfill contract in that country previous
to her appearance here. and will enter the
United States via San Francisco.