New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-18
MUSICAL MATTERS.
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR AND fHo
GRAMMES.

GRAMMES
Believing is :he Musical calendar for the current
Opera Hon nS op P m artists
1T,.ic Hal & n NJ Damrosch popular eonce'''
Monday-M Metropolitan Opera Hou Wss sspet's opera
performance in America Oh
''Werther - c,na,,,ps
Tuesday-Musc Han. D. H. ''e"
benefit concert ,. - ~
Les Huguenots. ~. % w..
,r,,rsdav-Womans University Club. No. p west
fourthst N kra6 eStlrsM Sa OPP
era House, s p. m. Extra performance " ~
Friday-Musc Hall M Punne o geny House
tie Oratoro Society; Metropolis" wv"
D. III. Faust. -,
opera House. S E,i p M M sha
of the opera season, I.e .o nf the Oratoro So
cety; Chclering Hall. p m: rts' 'o"'''' u
the American symphony orchestra
The management of the opera have deteriii'eu "
sgnalize the last week of the SUBSCRIPTION 'e''o
by the production of complete novelty "''S, -,
'Werther" which had its first produc'o' a.
emma two years ago last Friday. Ihe prou"0Uo "
50 important a work is an incident OF proiou''
riocorce and Messrs Abbey and Grau are eh'
tied to the gratitude and praise or 'he peop''
the public spirited act 1t is to be resie' -
Nassenet's work. which has been much ~" 90
Germany was so tardlly brought forward mere pu'
everybody is unfamiliar is a large uhuer'an''s, %
noci,uv in the midst OF an active season. some
dav when the opera becomes a stable ihsutu'.o" III
New-York we shall have more time TOT sucn '.'"s
The plot of the opera is drawn from uoe'he IA
miliar novel. THE Sorrows Of Young WERNER anu
runs follows: -, ,
Werther 4 young student Of romantic mean she
cbn disnosition falls in love with Charlotte' tle
betrothed bride Of his friend A All in the act
of cutting the bread and butter Tor the'r i''u'"'
Cbarlotte is also drawn to Werther as her AFFINITY
but being Of strong principles and OF cam INA nd d.
ure she hides her she had promised her
diving mother to marry Albert Shr wsus MN h, ar ~
5Ss Of WG G,scg,s to f 6s aS SSs "''' he
charlotte is divided between love and duty anu:
in a most pathetic scene. confesses her Si ~
10 Werther and her weakness importing nun nim 10
have compassion on her and to leave he[ ,h bouee
Werther sends message afterward 10 the house
~ Albert saying that he il going on long Jourhey
and requesting borrow pistols tnat ne knoM
Charlotte howeyer is alarmed at the She fe nds her
place between them and he dies IN her arms 9s DIS,
ractel with grief and horr3 h ioyeus vo.ces
Of children singing in the street o the ChT s
horrible contrast to the scene OF dea'h
The opera will be performed in FRENCH Win the
following distribution Of parts:
MINI Mms SEPT 2nm Xn hnnSs
, ,4{r, ...........M Martapoura
ACCOMPLISHMENTS sig G Gae3S2s
Johann si gca ne de a Reszhe
Werther. .........'''.'''''''''M jean " ''''""'
Nine Media. Mile Pettgiani NJ Plancon and
N Iassalle Will take part in the concert AT inc
uo,ropoli,an Opera House this evening for which
the programme Is as follows
The opchesra under me Of Mr.. Anton seidl
2-over'ur". HAL , G9iuno ,irc ;'''''''''
The orchestra under the direction ~ MI Anton se'u'
4 Narfa
Mile Pet,iganL y.,r,
4-Invocaton. "Magic Flute .....'.'..'.'''M Mozart
NJ rlaneon. .yerat
om~s NJ Las'aIIe .prunon
&C" Cradle Song ;fir:; iims
First -
Tho orchestra under me direction Of Mr. Anton sed'
sweet Birds Nine Mclba.
The ordSssa under he direction q Nj anton ssa
9-wo,an's Farewell and Masic , fiTe scene " @s"ef
io-pue' frS Nine. i M"isa and NJ as.aIe .'' ~
li-sons ''''''''''' Nine Molha'
II Bridal music from third act lohengrin
Tn. orchestra under the Of Mr. Anton seidl
Bachs Passion According 10 -. Matthew VIII
bs performed next Friday afternoon ana SATURDAY
evening February % and a. at Music Hall. by the
Ora,orio Society Walter Damrosch. conductor. with
tho following soloists: Miss Charlotte Walker. So
prano: Miss Marguerite Hall. contralto: Mr. Will
lam II Rieger tenor: Mr. Ericsson F. Bushnell,
ba $50. and Mr.. Jan Koert. violin. The symphony
Orchestra will play. and Mr.. Frank l.. Seaiy VIII
be the organst The sale a seats Will begin at the
Music Hall box Office tomorrow (Monda) morning
In consequence OF the great success OF the two
'Walkure" performances given at Music ian laS'
veak Mr. Walter Damrosch has decided 10 give Il
performance 81 Wagner "GOtteridmmerunS az
The Metropolitan opera House. with Nine Materna
as Br,innhide Herr Schott as Siegfried. Herr
Fischer as Hagen and other prominent singers. to-
eether with the symphony Orchestra of seventy
five The performance will be given with fun seen
cry and costumes and will be the first production or
the opera in this city since the last season OF Ger
man opera three years ago. German opera prices
will prevail. The performance VIII take place on
March . and viii be for the benefit Of the Uni
vcrsity settlement.
Miss Myrha French soprano; Mr.. Plunket Greene.
basso and Mr. Henri Marteau. vionist. will be the
so!oists at the Damrosch popular concert at Music
Hall Tonight. In part Miss French will sing a
gavotte from "Manon." Massenet; Mr.. Greene will
sing two old Irish melodies. when She Answered
Me" and patrick Sarsteld.' arranged and orches-
trated by NJ. villiers stanford; Mr.. Marteau viii
pay caprice by +. Guiraud in TWO movements
crst timeJ the orchestra will play the ballet music
from n hy reo anu fa b
dramatic Overture Solennelle," by Tschaikowsky,
descriptive OF the war of ISL between the French
and Russians and Napoleon's retreat from Mos
In Part IL Miss French will sing the Shadow
Song from "DinOrah Mr.. Greene VIII sing four
songs "BOis Epa.." by Lully. and three "Dchter-
lebc." Of Schumann. Mr. Mareau will play Gou-
mods Vision de Jeanne dare" and a meditation
adapted from the second prelude Of J. s. Bach by
Sgnor P2z new first time both dedicated to Mr..
Marteau; the orchestra will play Strauss polka
mazurlla. "The Dragon Flies" TSchakowsky's An
dante for Strings, and the ballet music from De-
bcs's sylvia"
Mile. Caive has entirely recovered from her IA
tigue. and Will positively appear at Signor Italo
Campann's concert with Mile. Pettglani NJ lean
I.assalle. Nj. Edouard de Resz<e Signor q. Cam
panari, Slgnor G. Bologna and Mr. Charles r.
Clarke. next Tuesday evening, at Music Hail The
symphony orchestra Will play. and Mr.. Water
Damrosch will direct. Mr. Victor Harris will be
the accompanist. Following Is the programme.
Part /. Overture William Tell" ina Tisione,';
ioghedcr. Signor Bologna: air from "Ernani." Sig
nor Campanari; Nalse from "Dmorah." Nile Pei
igani; eay,tina Save DimorS from Faust Sig,
Massenet. and Chinese Dance" TschaikowsIly.
orchestra; Air dM ,i livre'' from Hamlet. Mile
de Reszke and Signor Campanln; duet from Man