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VOL. IV.
NEW YORK,- MAY 20TH, 1881.
No. 8
They call a leading minister of Boston who plays on the violin a
" LES ARGONAUTS."
NEW musical work was brought out in Paris, April 25th, at the Popu- fiddle D. D.
lar Concerts conducted by M. Pasdeloup. The regular series has
Signor Tagliapietra and several other members of the Italian Opera
been completed, but an additional concert was organized with the express Company to which he belongs have been in the clutch of New Jersey jus-
object of producing " Les Argonauts," a dramatic symphony, by Mdlle. tice. They were so delighted with Newcastle, Del., where they sang on
Augusta Holmes, which nearly obtained the prize given by the City of Paris Friday, 6th inst., that they determined to spend two or three days there. On
for the best composition of the year. This lyric drama is divided into four Sunday, 8th instant, they went fishing in the river with as mnch innocence
parts—the first being devoted to the departure of Jason on his perilous as is consistent with a violation of the fourth commandment, but they had
expedition; the second depicting the fascinations exercised by the Sirens on
just got their tackle in order when the New Jersey fisheries police-boat
the Argonauts, who, thanks to their strong-minded leader, remain proof only
swooped down upon the unsuspecting baritone and his friends and carried
against all temptation; the third setting forth the meeting of Jason with the them
off to Salem for trial. Upon the assurance that all charges and
magician Medea in Colchis; the fourth describing Jason's conquest of the damages
Golden Fleece. Of these four parts the third, consisting of one long con- morning. would be paid the prisoners were allowed to depart on Monday
tinued love duet, opened by a dance of Medea's companions, and interrupted
at times by their choruses, is the most effective, as well as the most impor-
Forty-five members of the defunct French opera company sailed May
tant. The chorus of Sirens and the sort of hymn in which the Argonauts 11th, in the steamship France, for Havre and home.
celebrate their victory over their comely enemies are, in opposite styles,
Mr. Adolph Neuendorff, manager of the Germania Theatre, sailed for
equally attractive. The character of Jason was undertaken by M. Laurent,
and that of Medea by Mdlle. Richard, both of the opera, while subordinate Liverpool, May 11th, on the steamer Algeria.
parts were sustained by Mesdames Panchioni and Caron. At the conclusion
A few of the leading opera goers of New York sent Mr. Hutchinson
the audience clamoured for the composer; but, in accordance with French recently a handsome life-size portrait in crayons of his wife, Madame
etiquette in such mat-
Valleria, as a testi-
ters, she declined to
mony of their admir-
appear.
ation and regard.
A
The Boston Adver-
tiser say s : " Mr.
Henry L. Higginson'a
plan of a permanent
orchestra in Boston
has been so modestly
announced and so
quietly matured that
we doubt if the pub-
lic even yet under-
stand the full meas-
ure of their good for-
tune or know that
they owe it to Mr.
Higginson's private
munificence. He has,
we are told, already
completed h i s ar-
rangements for the
coming season. The
orchestra of s i x t y
musicians, with Mr.
Henschel as conduct-
or, is engaged with
few, if any, excep-
tions. The concerts
are to be given every
Saturday e v e n i n g
from the middle of
October, 1881, until
the middle of March,
1882.
The price of
tickets will be 25 and
75 cents, and they
will be offered unre-
servedly to the pub-
lic. The details are
so arranged as to in-
terfere with none of
the other musical pro-
jects of Boston." All
the deficits are to be
met by Mr. Higgin-
son.
The first concert of
the Euterpe Club, an
amateur singing so-
ciety,which was given
at the Union Leagtae
Club, on the 11th in-
stant, with the assist-
ance of the orchestra
of the Mozart Musi-
cal Union, passed off
very pleasantly.
Signor Agramonte,
the well-known musi-
cian, will spend the
s u m m e r at E a s t
Hampton, L. I.
Mr. Francis Kor-
bay, who is well-
known as one of the
most talented musi-
cians in this city,
gave a vocal recital
May 12th, at Chicker-
ing Hall, which at-
tracted a highly fash-
ionable audience.
' 'La Mascotte,'' was
brought out at Ab-
bey's Park Theatre
on the 9th instant,
by the Grayson-Nor-
«ross O p e r a Com-
pany.
A paper published
in Italy states that
the De B e a u p l a n
Opera Company has
been having splendid
successes in New Or-
leans, Cincinnati, Chi-
cago, Philadelphia
and New York. No
doubt the manager
who says he has lost
$80,000 and the mem-
bers of the troupe
for whom a concert
was lately given in
this city to provide
funds to pay their
passages to France,
would be rejoiced if
the statement were
true.
The Apollo Club,
Chicago, are at work
u p o n Rubinstein's
"Tower of Babel"
and Max Bruch's can-
tata, "Fairy Land."
A new Easter an-
them by Philo A. Otis,
of Chicago, was given
on Easter Sunday at
the First Presbyter-
ian Church in that
city.
THE TRIO. A GROUP OF IKCSH MUSICIANS.—FROM A PICTURE BY THE SCOTCH ARTIST, ERSKINE NICOL.