The San Francisco call., 1897-11-18

zetti centennial celebration, adds: "How easy
il is to retain in your heart those glorious
melodies which the Wagnerian system Is
striving to dethrone. So powerful in this
world are money, force and human stupid
ity!' From gnor Campanari: ain regard to
writing some thing about Donizetti that can 1
say? don't know. l only say that almost
any one can sing wei the modern music,
but DonizettPs music very few. 1t requires
something that in our days no longer exists.
Once upon time people talked of but one
method OF singin and they sang Donizett.
Now they chatter about all sorts OF different
methods and they can't sing DoniZstti' The
late celebrations at Bergamo in honor of
DoniZetti have drawn the greatest musicians
from all parts os the world together to pay
homage to the memory of the great composer.
The festivities lasted several days and music
reigned supreme. Melba sang the mad scene
from Lucia" as only she can sing it, and
Joachim plared Brahms rhapsody, and for
encore the famous Bach "Chaconne."
At the Vienna Opera house NJ. Mahler has
lust presented to the pub ie "The Magic
Flute in the old version, as it was given in
the Theater Anderwein, directed by Mozart
himself and noun ted by the dlrector-l bre ttist
Schikaneder, who loved to take al the merit
of the success to himself 1t is thus they have
reinstated the entire score without any cut
ting and without the usual changes. They
have even renewed The ancient scenes.
Schikaneder had the three genii TO arrive
in kind of flying machine, an inven ton
which he claimed, although in the operas of
the eighteenth and even the seventeenth
centuries similar machines had ben seen
even more complicated, aud NJ. Mailer had
this machine 1econs ucted. AS regards the
distribution. the new director did not hes itate
to confde even the SIN allest parts to the first
artists of his theater; thus the charming tenor.
Schrotter, had to play the role of the comic
blackman; NJ Ritter, the first barytone, the
man bird. Pspageno, and the falcon, Mile.
Sedlmair, one of the ladies of the Queen of
the Night. The success OF Mozart
prising. 1t looks as If he soon would become
The favorite of the public and as If he might
become q serious opponent to Richard Wag-
ner. II the revival of "Fidelio," which NJ.
Mailer is actively preparing, obtains a sue
cess equal to that of "The Magic Flute" the
Viennese Wagnerians will have real cause to
disturb themselves. Nothing more will be
wanting than the success OF "DerF F ischutz,"
which NJ. Mahier has also put on the list of his
productions.
The Musical Standard says that in the south
walk of the old cloister OF Westminster Alb
bey in London there is an old simple grave
stone lying fiat on the ground, bearing this
inscription: ''Muzio Clement, called the
father of the pianoforte; his fame as "a mu
sican and composer. ack nowledged through
out Europe, procu red him the honor of q Dub-
lie 1nterment in this cloiser. Born at Rome.
1852. Died at Evesham, 1882" The VIZ ter
goes on to say that this tomb, which should
be held dear and sacred by every musician is
so worn and dilapidated that the inscription
is difhcult to decipher. Thus runs the world
away. The best man living, let him die to-
fn-m m ha farr
tom bstone soon be cracked and covered with
moss.
very regrettabe event is announced from
Vienna. 1t appears tina. NJ. Van Dyck is going
TO quit the Imperial Opera on account of his
frequent ind ispositions, which have had the
effect of roUsing tho anger of the court and
the city against him. The crisis long latent
culminaied week ago when Van Dyck should
have sung "Manon" with Mile Renard
Having renewed his asser ion that it would
be Impossible for MIN 10 sing an alteration
with NJ. Mailer ensued which ended bv Van
Dyck rendering his resignation NOTHING
onclal mas been communicated, b II the direc
tor OF the opera has made the extraordinarv
announcement that the promised "Manon;,
could not be given, fJr private reasons. Sucb
announcement has never yet been made nv tba
Imperial Opera and all Vienna is talktng
about 1t.
Sgnor de Vivo, the veteran opera and con.
cert manager, IS busy flushing off MS bnok of
operate "reminiscences, which will probabIv
be publish. some time next winter THO
volume ought 10 be highly interesting. for
there Is no man living who has had widar
experience OF opera and opera singers tban
Sgnor de Vivo, and he knows the what fron,
the chaff, too, which is more than car ha &c
serted OF many of our present musical mar
ayers. Signor de Vivos memory of sincere
runs back fifty years and his book ia likalv to
be eagerly read BY every one a all interested
In the operatic history of America.
Among recent musical publications q,
France Is book entitled "Le VOYAGE Artis-
tique Bayrsuth," by Albert Layignae. nro.
lessor OF harmony at the Paris Conservatory.
Ii is at once a guide to Bayreuth and tn Wac.
ner's music Sixteen of its 5S4 pages are de-
voted to description of the trip to Raw reutb
via Nuremberg. Then Bayreuth and its sur
roundings are described, and the story of Wae-
ner's life Is told briefly. The remainder of the
book analyze IS the poems and the music of the
operas with French acumen and clearness and
with an ins ight into the structure of the
scores such as only professor of harmo,v
would be likely to have. Bat NJ Layipnac
errs when he says that THE Fairies" has never
been produced on any stage. 1t has often been
sung at Munich and elsewhere.
The artis's OF the Vienna Ope ra have nre.
sented 10 their retiring director an address