The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-26

what he has written one imagines oneself IN
one of those little German courts of the eigh-
teenth century that Schiller has stigmatized
in mis- famous piece, Intrigue and Love- The
details of this foolish cabal that d'Albert re-
counts in couple of hundred lines are not
worth entering into. 1t is sufficient to state
that two soldiers; aids-de-camp of the Grand
Duke who only owe their reputation to fash
ion Zone OF them calls Beethoven's sonatas
useless noise), have succeeded in driving away
from Weimar the director, Bronsart and the
kapeIlmeister, d'Albert, and have replaced
them by Vignau and Stavenhagen." D'Albert
evidently does not relish being superseded by
SO young man Stavenhagen. He is not in
any pecuniary need of the position at Weimar
and his interest is centered elsewhere at pres
ent, as his new opera, "Ghismonda,' is being
rehearsed at the Royal Opera-house at Dres-
den.
1t would almost fill column to give bare
list of the new operas that have been accepted
for production at the various Italian opera
houses during the coming season. Baron
Fanchetti, the composer of "Asrael," has
written an opera, "Mary of Egypt" which is to
be brought out al Florence. Spiro Samara, the
composer of lie Martlre" has completed a
new three-act opera, la Furia Domata," a
version of Shakespeare's flaming of the
Scala; Leoneavallo's new opera, based on
Murger's "La Vie de Boheme," and Gianettis
"Madonetta," founded on a drama by Boito,
are likewise to be produced in Milan. These
are only mere drop in the ocean of new
operas that will be heard in Italy this winter.
A quantity of new church music is also being
written and produced.
San Francisco seems to be awaking to a
-.
fessor Tomlins unfortunately has gone East,
but James Hamilton Howe, who did such
splendid work in the oratorio field in Oakland
last season, has gathered together about 200
of the best-trained voices in San Francisco.
The rehearsals are progressing in the most
favorable manner. and in November Men
delssohn's "Elljah" will be produced with full
orchestral accompaniment. Nor is ambition
to rest here for it is the intention to inaugurate
grand musical festival calling for a gather
ing OF all the musical clans of the State.
A well-known musician proposes in the Mu-
steal Times that it would be we'll to form q
society for the protection of musical compost
tions." He gives a number of instances of
shameful licenses which singers and instru-
mentalists often take with composers works,
and he says that the branch of the society that
would have to look after music publishers
would have fine field for its operations, as
many instances could be given of tinkerings
dire in the publication of works by standard
composers.
ain spite, says LIE Menestrel, "of what GER
tain journals have been saying, Anton Dvorak,
the famous Bohemian composer, will return in
October to America to resume his duties as
director of the National Conservatory. Before
sailing it is expected that he will have fin
ished, in Europe, the music of 'Hiawatha.' an
opera that he is engaged in writing on Long
fellows well-known poem. The performance
of the work will be eagerly looked forward to
in AMERICA"
There is at Venice poor workman in the
arsenal, named Coccolo, who is passionately
fond OF music and who has just finished the
score of an opera, which he is naturally very
anxious to see produced. With this end in
view the newspapers of the city have opened
subscription lists to cover the costs of produc-
ing the work. This recalls the fact that there
is well-known musician who was once a poor
workman in the arsenal at Venice. This is
Bartolini who has published large number of
popular cansoni.
The love OF music seems to perpetuate itself
In the Metternieh family. The Neue Musk al
lsehe Presse OF Vienna states that the young
Princess Pauline, daughter of the Princess de
Metternich who was SO we'll known as the