The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-07
Gathered i'm the
World of Melody.
Interesting Notes About Famous
Musicians at Home and Abroad.

memorial. which will be Of bronze, and
Will be placed in M.nnehaha park or one
| OF the other parks IN the city OF M!nne-
| apols.
Nine. Calve is studying the part Of
Valentine In Meyerbeers ''Huguenots"
during her vacation. while Jean de Reszke
| Is at work on the principal part In Mas
| seEet's lie Cid" which he will sing in
New York next winter.
Victor Maurel has gone to Vichy and
will Immediately visit Munich to attend
the Wagner cyclus there. 1t .s by ho
| means decided that he will not visit
America this coming season, and II need
not occasion surprise II he sings with the
Abbey n Grau company.
| Gaetano Orefice's opera "Consuelo" won
the prize at the Baruzzi competition In
Bologna, on the plan Of the Sonzogno conf
petition that brought out 'Cavalleria Rus
tcana." The words are by the composer
| and the plot Is taken from the Vene-
tan part Of George Sands romance.
Melba Is In Tyrol where she will pass
| n month before sailing for America.
whence she returns in spring TO sing
| Ophelia and Juliettc In opera here She
passed through Paris, staying day at
| her pretty apartment, rue de Prony, a
| musical street owning Nine. Artot Pa
| dilla and Renee Richard, close by Nine.
| Marchesi and Miss LYDIA Eustis, niece of
| the American ambassador, one OF the best
| amateur singers In Paris.
| The text of Messenet's new opera, Cen
dr,lop." Is by Henry CAIN the author of
the libretto of La Navarraise." The old
| cinderella" story Is blended by Cain with
n love intrigue. The fairy tale Of Gin
derella" has attracted several compos-
| ers, as Rossini. whose "Cenerentola" fur
| nished Lablache with one OF his best roles.
| Besides Rossini, Laruette In 1853. Stebeit
| in lS0y- and Nicolo In 1910 have composed
operas on the same subject.
The scenes In Nancy Lee Fred MIL
| ler's new nautical opera which Dlgby Bell
navy yard, Portsmouth harbor, in tho
early COS. One act shows the old fort
| with a view of the harbor, another the
quarter deck Of the United States steam.
| ship man-O'-war kankakee and the other
| n ship decorated for a Fourth Of July
celebration. The new opera Is described
| as a satire on the military and navy.
Nicalay Herotsen will this season man.
| age the first tour In this country Of Mar.
sick. the celebrated Franco Belgian violin.
| list and composer, in conjunction with
Joseph Thibaud, pianist Mars!ck will ar.
rive i'm New York about the end Of Octo.
ber. and his first appearance will take
| place early in November. At the age Of !.
| Marsick was a choir master and organis,
| in Belgium, and at the age Of l3 he wor
his first prize, a gold medal for the violin
The Melba operate Concert company
| VIII consist OF the following drtlStS: Mine
| Melba, Nine. Scalchi, Mile. Bauermeister
| Mr.. DAubigne and Signor Campanari
| There will be complete orchestra, Mr.
Landon Ronald conductor. Nine. Melba
will sail from England the middle Of Sep
tember The concert season will be about
| twelve weeks. as on Jan. Melba Joins tn,
Abbey. Schoeffel 4 Grau Opera company
remaining with them during their entire
| season.
The following will be Paderewskfs route
for the season of 1885: Oct. 80. New
| York, Polish Fantase with Damrosch or
chestra; Nov. 2. New York, first recital
| Nov. G, Philadelphia; Nov. 9, New York
second recital; Nov. II, Brooklyn; Nov. l3
Philadelphia; Nov. l6. New York; Nov. 10
Boston; Nov. 25. Worcester; Nov. q
Nov. 2l and %, Portland, Me-. Nov. %
T,oston: Nov. %, Worcester; Nov. q
Springiield; Nov. 2S, Troy; Nov. 80. Boston
Dec. 2. Hartford: Dec. 3, New Haven
Dec. 5. Providence: Dec. Z, Boston; Dec
9, Philadelphia; Dec. 10 and l3, Washing
ton; Dec. II, Baltimore; Dec. IL and 1s
Pittsburg; Dec. 10, Cleveland; Dec. q
| Buffalo.