The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-10-21
NOTES OF MUSIC EVENTS.

The season OF Sunday night concerts in the Metro
polltAn Opera House opens tonight. when the Meiba
Concert Company and selds orchestra will present
programme that is well worthy the occasion and the
traditions OF the house. There thirteen numbers
on the programme, and the selection and arrange
mont is most admirable. The members OF the
company. Melba, scalchi, Mauguere. and Piancon,
to be heard In some OF their most notable numbers
and Seidl has picked out some OF the choicest bits
from the repertoire that has made his orchestr.
famous. There several Wagner numbers, Melba
singing "EliEabeths Prayer" from "Tannhauser,"
and the orchestra playing the Prelude" OF the
"MeistersinEer," and the " Ride Of the vsikyries"
The MeIba Company starts tomorrow for another
tour. visiting Boston and other Eastern cities and
turning to New York for the second Sunday concert
week from tonight
Five concerts by the Boston Symphony Orchestra
to be given in the Metropolitan Opera House dur
Ing this, the fourteenth Of the organisation
The orchestra numbers eighty seven performers
under the direction OF Emil Paur The concerts will
take place the Thursday evenings Nov. I, Dec. o,
jan TO- Feb. z and March II. Among tho solo artists
to be Nine. Nordica, NJ Piancon. Mr.. Cesar Thorn.
son, and Mr. Alvin Schroeder. Piancon sings at the
frst concert and a fine programme 10 arranged The
subscription list will be open tomorrow.
Lillian Russell started homeward yesterday after
notable engagement at Henry Irvins's theatre in
London. and IL TO make her temperance here In The
Queen OF Brilian" at Abbeys Theatre after Francis
wilson mas closed MS engagement there. Wilson has
yet two weeks to run with his very funny and de-
servedly successful show. Dgby Bell Is 20 Join Miss
Russells company in this city and viii, DO the prin.
cpal comedian. The book portion OF Tho Queen Of
Brliiants" will be entirely different from tho English
version Mr.. Abbey having engaged Mr.. II. J. W. Dam
TO supply book in place Of that written by Brandon
Thomas IN all other respects the opera will be the
same as a. the Lyceum and should be as big success
this afternoon at the Ibsa Theatre by The New YORK
NIL Quartet with the assistance OF three soloists
and Emil ssas ssss
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- Tbs New York Philharmonic Club. assisted by Mise
Tiara A. Henley, u 70 give o concert at the Harlem
branch OF the Y. NJ c. 4. tomorrow evening Opening
the Star course OF entertainments there
Anton Seid has gathered his orchestra together for
the coming season and has moulded it into a paFma.
nent organization which promises To MI Portant
place In the musical world this winter. The strength
OF the orchestra has been and
many new and Interesting works added its roper
tory which Is now one of wonderful ompPehensiye-
ness and high standard With Seidl atl head the
rxcelenco or the orchestra stands well youched for,
Win a corps of noted s0loists, such Emma Jueh,
Lillian Bianyelt, Julie y. Wyman, Campanari, FISCHER.
and Cesar Thomson the orchestra tours dur
Ing the winter whI will embrace OF the leading
titles New York " al have the pleasure OF hearing III
q the metropolitan Opera House ON number OF Sum
lay EVENING" beginning tonight, when II opens the
sunday concert season Mitn the Meba Concert Com:
acre In eSnpsction with other regular musical EVENTS
stated that Hert seldi will have an Interesting
he nature OF which 10 not now 70 be broAched