The morning call., 1894-01-25
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

Chabier is young French composer, who III
1886 produced grand Opera-"Gwend0Hne"
IN Paris. The librettO by Mendes depicts now
Harold, The Dane, ravagiug The COAST OF britain,
fell in love with Gwendoline, the Saxon, DIT
persisted through the Ireachery OF her compa-
triots. This work has just been produced at
the Grand Opera in Paris, and while one set OF
critics PROSTATE themselves before tine super
latiVely beautiful music" Others sheer at IL.
The following is an example OF low the great
men differ: DorcouTs of The Figaro writes;
1.-THE chOruses are instinct with a S nave poetry,
ana the vocal score is written in manner that
brings out the full capabilities OF the voices"
BOicard of lie Monde Illustre. says: "1he
action, once started. is prolonged in intermin'
able chOruses which succeed Que another with
cruel monotOny 10 the extent OF making one
believe that the Danes and lie Saxons were
practicing for singing competition"
A very beautiful monument to the composer,
Leo Delibes. has just been unveiled IN the
Montmartre Cemetery, Paris. 1t Is the work
OF Jean Glrette, and consists OF broken
column in marble. nearly six feet high. AT me
foot of this is chiseled a yelled Tyre, with
broken strings, OH which are thrown leaves OF
music, one of them bearing the beautiful musical
phrase from "Lakme," Thou hast given me the
most lovely of dreams" Branches oI roses ana
lilac surro und The Tyre, and on their Towering
the columns are engraved with the names OF the
principal works of the delightful and regretted
composer. In the middle Is 1ncrlbed: Leo
Delibes, 1S36-1591." The base, crowned with
flowers and branches of cypress, is ornamented
with a large marble medallion, representing
the profile OF Leo Delibes.
Adelina Stehle has lately been achieving
more rapid successes than any singer in Europe.
Educated in The Conservatory OF Milan. she
made her debut In little town in Piedmont
but soon rose TO better things. She created the
part of Media in LeoncavalIo's II Pagliaccp'
with a success almost as great as that OF the
opera, aud in the same maestro's latest pro-
ductiOn, II Medici." her Interpretation of
SimOnetta awoke intense enthusiasm both
In Naples aud Rome. Her latest triumph,
however, the assumption at Naples OF the role
of ManOn Lescaut in Massenets opera, on the
Able Provost d'Exile's novel, Is pronounced 10
be the yeritable Incarnation of the sentiment
of the author, Joined to faultless singing.
The "Walkyrie," by Wagner, produced for the
first time In Milan at the opening of the present
scala season, has evoked no popular enthusi-
asm. Indeed the production has only empha-
sized the fact that in spite OF the sincere
homage rendered the Bayreutn composer by the
majority OF Italian musicians, his ant does not
appeal TO the temperament of the Italian people,
OF Ills NOIh even meet Win all ety SfUpd-
tbetic rendering from Italian singers The
scene of the struggle with the apparitlon of
Wotan amid the dashDg waves was SO badly
executed as to provoke hilariIy, and even the
Wakyrie ride did not call forth a solitary out
burst OF enthusiasm.
The Lamoureux concerts have become one OF
the institutions of Paris, but Monsieur Lam our
eux seems 10 be presuming upon his popu Iarity,
for at one of his last performances number of
his audience having risen 10 leave the hall In
the middle of a number, Lamoureux, who was
conducting, made an lmpeTious gesture, and
the orchestra stopped. somewhat impatient
spectator-one OF those who think that If you
have paid a high price for your seat you have
the right 10 give lessons but are not forced 10
take them-eried out In a commanding tone,
''GO on with the music! Ibis iusOlence is too
much" The rest OF the audience applauded
his daring declaration, as expressing the pre-
vailng opinion.
Abbey, SchoefIel and Grau will take their
entire opera company, now playing at the
Metropolitan Opera house, New York, 10 Bos-
ton for fourteen performances late In February.
1t Is felt that times are too hard for the Bos-
tonlans TO afford So seat even 10 see fine per-
formances OF grand opera, so the Mechanics
Hall. which has seating capacity OF 1000, VIII
be converted into theater and popular prices
charged.
TOsca's opera Of santa Lucia" which has
achieved such extraordinary success both in
Berlin and Vienna, is shortly TO be produced IN
English by the Carl Rosa Company. The plot,
the scene of which Is laid in Santa Lucia,
suburb of Naples, is highly seasoned with vices,
but the music Is dramatic and powerful.
Nine. Melba, the Australian prima donna,
has not proved such an attraction in New York
as was at first anticipated. Her admirers claim
that she has been assigned inferior and unpop-
ular roles.
The new music hall to be built in Boston at
an enormous expense will resemble Greek
temple In form. The interior will be the shape
OF horseshoe and there are to be no galleries
Since the success achieved by MascagnPs
'Cavalleria Rusticana' no new opera is con-
sidered complete without an inevitable inter-
meZZo.