The morning call., 1894-08-23


| myseH that II that lusrriOus artistic could nave
performed The number the public would nave
realized what an abyss there is between true
| italian singing and vocaliZatiOn on the one
| hand, and the insipld and ridiculous daDollng
| that on the other is substituted at the conser-
! vatory." In the same vein the writer observes
! that "the air from the sFreischutz' was mass
acred wltb neither taste nor sense" that ihe
delicious air from "Lalla. Roukh" was "cneweo
| Ike morsel OF gum" and he adds, I'm the air
| from the 'Huguenots' Mile. Marlgnan took
| pleasure in shrleking out high and piercing
! notes, which contTasted with her thin voice. In
the yard OF the house where l live httie girl
sometimes amuses herself by giving vent to
shrill cries. Doubtless she is future pupil OF
the conservatory"
Reginald de Koven and Harry S. Smith have
taken Scott's "Rob Roy" as the subject of their
new opera. Both composer and liorettlst nave
found a congenlal subject in the romantic
story. 1t gives Mr.. Smith every opportunity
for The literary part OF the work and DE hoVen
the same for the musical score. Even the scene
painter and cOstumer will have opportunities.
Their Will be three scenes; one representing
the town of Perth. the other Stirling Castle. and
the third Rob ROy's Highland home near Loch
LOmond. The opera Will be Scotch enough 10
please Queen Victoria, and those who nave
heard some OF the music from It say that DE
KOven has got the spirit OF the Scotch ballad
TO perfection. II "Rob Roy" is as good an OPP
eretta as robin Hood'' by the same author
and composer. that is all the theater-golDg pup
lie need ask.
The first appearance of Herr Ludwig Bleuery
the new first viOlinist OF the philharmonic Cub.
is being eagerly looked forward 20 in Detroit
Mr.. Bleuer makes his first visit to America this
year. coming expressly to join the Detroit Phil
harmonic Club, but his reputation has preceded
him. He takes rank IN all official and inteTna.
tiOna lists as one of the great violin virtuosl OF
Germany. Herr Bleuer was born In Buda Pesth,
Hungary. In 1868. He is a pupil OF joachim,
with whom he studied for several years. He
held The position OF cOncertmeister of the Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestra for ten consecutive
years, till May, 1898, when he resigned. He
has appeared in Germany since only as a
solOist
The Earl OF SALISBURY has been very much
annoyed at a report that he was 10 tour the
United States as vocalist at salary OF $500
a night and 10 per cent Of the gross receipts.
The canard arose in the following way: AT
grand amateur concert given at Lord Dudley's
London mansion, most favorable impression
was created by Lord Shaftsbury's beautiful
tenor voice. Old Colonel M&pleson, the famous
impresario, happened 10 be there. and carried
away by enthusiasm and by the force of habit,
ne went straight 10 the Earl and offered him an
engagement. His lordship has not yet re-
covered from the effects Of the shock.
The committee of the Norwich Musical Festi.
val have commissioned SiguOr Mancinello TO
compose for them an Italian cantata, under The
title of ''Ero Leander." This has already
twice before been set TO mnslc once by DIR.
Boito, author OF the liDrettO, and once by Signor
Bottesini. Boito tore up bis own music, being
dissatisfied with it, and. after using two of the
melodies in "MephlsIopheles, be handed the
book 10 SignOr BOttesini who produced the
work as an opera at Turin in 1879.
The Musical Exchange of London has Just
been inaugurated IN superb quarters in George
street, Hanover square. The ground floor is
reserved for the officers or the administration,
secretary's office, etc., and the reeeptiOn-rOOm
for members and their friends. On the second
floor are the ladies' parlors, luxuriously fun
nished, the smoklng-rOom and the clubroom.
where concerts and receptions viii take place.
The third floor is occupied by small concert
rooms and dressing-rooms.
Among the many subscribers toward the ex.
pense of the Johann Strauss silver wreath, TO be
presented to the famous composer October Is
in Vienna, are Anton Seidl, Rafael JOseffy,
John Philip SOusa, SELL Simonson. Nathan
Franks, etc. Su description lists with an excel
lent portrait OF Strauss thereon have been sent
TO the principal conductors OF Orchestras, bands
aud choral societies throughout the United
States
Emma Juch will emerge from her private life
as Mrs. Wellman at the Worcester Musical
Festival, September 81 and 20. She will sing
as leading prima donna at both the concerts
in an 0ratorIO. At the same festival SignOr
Campanan and W. II. Reger will sing the tenor
ana barytone music OF VerdPs Requiem" the
mass written by the great Italian in memory
OF his countryman Allessandro Manzoni.
The famous 98-stOp organ at Notre Dame
Paris, which has just been restored by NJ.
Cavaie- Coll, was recently inaugurated by
grand organ recital NJ. Alexandra Gull mant
the eminent composer and organist OF La
Trlnlte. and Nj. Widor of 81. Sulpice gave
brilliant rendition Of selections from Mozart
GOunod, Bach, Haydn, Nedermeyer and their
own compositions
The students Of the Royal College Of Music,
London, are about to put into rehearsal bona
hde comic opera. lie Roi Ia Dit" by the late
Leo DeIbes, who produced It in Paris. as far
back as 1872. The work has an amusing story
by GOndinet and the music is said to be bright
and melodlous.
A recent number of the Allemelne Musk
Zeltung contains an interesting communication
by DR.. Max SIeffert on some sketches by Men
delssOhn OF an opera 10 bear the Title OF
"LoreY." They were found among The papers
of Herr Julius Metz, an Intimate friend OF the
composer.
Paderewski has not yet decided whether he
Will play In England In the late autumn not
His temperance in New York Is fixed for De-
cember 81, when be will play his Polish Fan
tasia" at the Metropolitan ODera-house, the
orchestra being that Of Mr.. DamrOsch
AT the inauguration OF the ancient Roman
theater of Orange, as the modern French Bay
reuth, the efforts Of the Coincide franchise. were
supplemented by Mile Breval. who sang,
''Pallas-Athene," an unpublished work by
Camille SaintSaens.
VerdPs "OtEelO" is to be played at the Grand
Opera in Paris next October. The part OF Iago
is to be sustained by Vic or Maurel. who has
made such magnificent creation of the role.
Nine. Minnie Hauk during her recent visit to
Japan created a sensation among the music
loving denizens Of Yokohama, such as that in
teresting town had not experienced before.
! committee has been formed in Germany
| for the erection of a Bulow monument in Ham
! burg.
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.