Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-03

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OF Germany. Very early last fall Lembrich
who of course stands higher with the Ger
| mans than Patti, gave concert, and that
! about all the vocal music Of importanc,
which we have had.
Crotchets and Quavers.
ToLsToI's oldest son has just made his frs
public appearance as a composer with ,
symphonic poem. which is highly spoken ol
In the Russian papers.
Miss MARIE TEMPEST, it is said, has signet
contracts with Mr.. j. M. Hill to sing th'
principal part in De Koven and Smiths new
comic opera, "The Fencing Master"
IT is announced that Anton Rubinstein
and Camille SaintSaens will conduct one
concert each at the forthcoming Inter
national Musical and Theatrical Exhibition
in Vienna.
MISS MARGUERITE WILSON, Mrs. Frederick
Lane, Miss Percival ]. Eaton and Miss Flol
ence McLain have associated themselves to
gether under Mr.. Frederick Lanes direction
and the name "Mendelssonn Female Quar-
tette.
Mr.. F. W. v. MURPHY of this city, is in
Milan, studying with Mrs. Babette Rosen
the eminent instructress who was so highly
praised, Us the reader will recollect, in let
ter from that place lately printed in this de-
partment.
Mr.. ARTHUR FoorE has completed q setting
Of Longtellow's skeleton in Armor'' for
chorus and orchestra, which will be given
in April for the first time by the American
Composers Choral Union, New York, MI,
Emil Agramonte conductor.
THE Carl Rosa Opera Company has COM
WissoteS sston q, the young Scottish co~poser
opera, to a book by Joseph Bennett. The
part of the heroine will be specially written
for Miss Zelie de Lussan, who is warmly re-
membered in Pittsburg.
COURT CONDUCTOR FELIX WE1NaARrNER has
finished the libretto and music of his new
opera "Genesius," and the work has been
accepted for performance at the Berlin
Royal Opera House. The new Berlin con-
ductor has gained great praise by his sue
cess in reviving "Die Meistersingern re-
Gently.
Miss AGNES LIDDELL, organist of Park ave-
nue. Presbyterian Church, bore the brunt of
church last Monday evening. The other
performers were Misses Margaret Strand
and Halle Deems, sopranos; Miss E. A.
Greves, contralto; MI. w. A. Means, tenor,
and MI. &. N. Chalfant, bass.
THE one hundred and fiftieth anniversary
of the production of Handers "Messiah"
occurs this month. The Boston Handel and
Haydn Society and the New York Oratorio
Society are preparing to celebrate the event
by special performances of the maSter-wOrk,
o
the usual Christmastide performance this
season.
Mr.. j. G. HUNEKER, in the New York Re
corder, notes that "the novelties Of the sea-
SON are the scrape the Juch company got
into in Mexico, the return of Lady Alice
Shaw, Ia belle simeuse, and her refusal to
sing in Russia for $40, 900; the gout attack of
tiny hairs on the tail of Adelina PATHS
hitherto hairless Mexican "pup," and the
sailing of Paderewski next Tuesday for
Europe. Thus does the music world whirl
onward in one uninterrupted giddy whirl."
Mr. WILL TAYLOR, Paris correspondent of
the Musical Courier, chronicles a brilliant
at which "Mrs. Marguerite
Chanson' by Newman 'Mysotis' by Faure."
Mrs. Holmes is the gifte.. wife of Mr.. William
Holmes, the well-known Pittsburger. now
residing in the French capital. One hardly
without seeing programmes from various
parts Of the musical world containing the
name of another Pittsburger, Mr.. Ethelbert
Nevin.
Mr.. AND MRS. GEoRG HENscHEL have begun
the American tour which will bring them
to Pittsburg next month with the Boston
Symphony Orchestra. Their peculiarly de-
lfghtful song recitals, famous through both
cont ntinenrs, will occupy most of the tour, in
addition to some appearances with the peer
less orchestra that Mr. Henschel organized
and conducted for the first three years.
would enjoy hearing this rarely
gifted artist-couple in both species of enter
tainment, and may be we will.
TIE famous Brazilian composer, Carlo
Comes, has written from Milan, it is stated,
to tho Brazilian Minister at Washington,
asking the programme of the Musical De-
oartuent of the Worlds Fair with the in
IGNITION to write an anthem especially Tor
The occasion. It will be remembered that
1t the request of Dom Pedro, Emperor of
Brazil, Comes wrote q composition for the
Exposition in 1876. which was performed by
iilmore's Band. 1t is reported that his last
grand opera, III Condor" will be given in
Chicago in 1893.
MISS BERTHA M KADERLY has been en-
ragged as solo soprano at Bellef1eld Presby-
erian Church. There will be no quartet.
Barring an occasional solo by the precentor,
III. D. NJ. Bullock, or an fnfrequent duet
With him. the entire responsibility usually
n a choir will be centered upon Miss Kad-
rly.. This is, perhaps, the first similar ar
made hereabouts, and its result
will be looked for with much interest. If it
tands the test of time, as there is every |
eason to hope that it will in this particular |
Instance, we may hear of other churches ex- |
second-class quartet 1or really |
lrSt-clasS SolOist.
Mr.. HOMER MOORE, after conquering the |
few Yorkers in the first American produc- |
lon of Saint-Saens' Samson and Delilah,"
eturned home last week to fall a victim |
imself to that terrible scourge, the measles! |
Le hopes to be better this week. Saint-Saens'
ybrid work called forth variety of opin-
ms from Gotham's sapient critics. Some |
allied 1t as a new art form. combining the
est points Of oratorfo and opera. Others
ne weight Of author1ty-sald it failed to |
how the good qualities of either. 1t is
BY the to tine
no showed such promise when here with
10 Minnie Hauk Opera Company.
FROM Europe comes the news that Mrs.
osima Wagner is more than hopeful of
ringing to early fruition the cherished wish
Richard Wagner OF establishing at Bay
.uth training school for dramatic sing
g. OF similar import is tine statement that
le has engaged the celebrated italian barry
me, Giuseppe Kaschmann, to sing Wolfram
I'd Anfoyfds at this summers festival.
ragner himself and his nearest representa-
,ed of better vocalism than has been the
lie under German conditions. race OF
ngers trained to the italian vocal method,
1t imbued with the earnestness and DRAM
hat Wagner always sighed for and what
. widow now hopes to develop.
IT is reported in the East that Mr.. Higgin-
n, of Boston, by whose munifcent dona-
ons the Boston Symphony Orchestra was
lied into existence and supported, has, in
8 will, set aside the sum of $l,G00, 900
be fund for the maintenance of
at organization after his decease. Ii this
true, and there is no reason to think that
r. Higginson wohld leave this pet project
his unprovided Tor, he deserves the
anks OF all music lovers. The Boston
-mphony Orchestra stands to-day unsur- |
ssed, and this has been made possible only
the firm financial backing 1t had in its
unger days when it was crude in makeup
d more local in its field Of operations.
lere is O lesson here for our Chicago mill.
naires who are interested in the Thomas