New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

MUSICAL MATTERS.
THE LAST WEEK OF OPERA-NEWS NOTES
AND ANNOUNCEMENTS.

The second and last week OF the supplementary
season Of opera in French and italian will be en-
tered upon at the Metropolitan Opera House to-
morrow evening. The regular subscription per-
formances will take place on Monday. Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday
afternoon Friday will be devoted to the benefit
performance for Messrs. Abbey and Grau What
will be sung has not yet been announced. put' OF
course II will be of the usual mixed anairs 10
enable all the artists to be heard TO the best ad-
vantage. For the other days the operas Will be as
follows: Monday Carmen" with Calve. Melba
Maurel and the two de Reszkes In the cast; Tues
day Aida: Wednesday. Faust" with Melba.
Maurel, scalch and the de Reszkes; Thursday
"FalstaT"; Saturday afternoon. Carmen ana
Saturday evening. "Lohengrn.
The Peoples Choral Union and Singing Classes
Frank Damrosch director, will give their fourth
annual concert at Carnegie Hall, Sunday ana Mon
day evenings. May II and IS. The programme VIII
include the '1l4th Psalm (Mendelssohn). sung by
500 members Of the Choral Union; "A Calm Sea and
Prosperous Voyage (Beethoven). and three
choruses from The Tower OF Babel Rubinstein).
by the Choral Union and Advanced Glass, sVo men,
bers and other numbers. not yet announced, by ooo
members OF the Elementary Glasses and by the
United Chorus OF l4cO members The orchestra Will
consist Of forty-fve pieces from the Symphony So
ciety Tickets for both concerts now on sale
at Cooper Union meeting hall. each Sunday after
noon and at the office Of the Peoples Choral Union.
No p University Place. Monday and Thursday
evenings. from to 10 o'clock. Orders VIII be
filled by mail II addressed to the treasurer OF the
Concert Committee Peoples Chora. Union. Room l..
No q University Place with price and stamp In
closed Boxes seating eight. IS: single box seats 81;
parquet, so cents; dress circle. first two rows 20
cents rest of dress circle so cents; balcony cents
Tho last concert OF the Oratoro Society OF the
present will take place at Carnegie Hall
I,rtJ, nd Ga tur1a
one Of the most attractive programmes ever rem
dered by this society will be given. Part viii In
clude Henschel's "Stabat Mater" conducted by the
composer and the solo singers VIII be Mrs. Hen
sche Miss Marguerite Hall. Ffrangcon Davies and
j. II. Mckinley. Part consists OF the nnaie. act l.
"Parslfal, by Wagner Amfortas. fIrahscon
Davies).
The Mendelssohn Glee Club has arranged a SER
vice in memory OF the late Joseph Mosenthal. Tor
thirty years its conductor which will take place In
the clubs hall next Tuesday evening. The club VIII
sing three OF the compositions written for 1t by
Mr. Mosenthal c'Blest Pair OF Sirens" THE Music
Of the Sea" and ''Thanatopss'). Mr.. s. p. Warren
will play Svendsen's andante funebre on the organ
and addresses Will be delivered by II. f. Krehbiel
and Bishop Potter
Minor Notes: George f. Writings cantata. The
Tale Of the Viking" will be sung at concert In
the New-York Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Brooklyn. on next Tuesday evening Mr. and
Mrs .Henschel will give a recital in Historical Hail.
Brooklyn, on Tuesday evening Of this week
Mr. 8. G. Pratt announces a concert for THURSDAY
afternoon in Chickerng Hall. with the help OF Mrs
Wyman, Francis Fisher Powers and Victor Her
bert Mr. Ben Daviess song recital. pre-
viously announced will take place at the Waldorf on
nav, Friday afternoon Mr.. H. c.. Tucker
will play at Tuesdays matinee in Chickering Hall
and Mr.. Ffrangcon Davies will sing.