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THE
MUSICAL
CRITIC AND TRADE
REVIEW.
The Oratorio Society of this City held its annual meeting in Association
ABROAD.
Hall, May 25. There were about 150 members present many of them being
Mile.
Valleria,
Mme.
Sembricb,
Vergnet and M. Gailhard will take
ladies. The Eev. W. H. Cooke,of St John's Chapel, presided. The report the principal parts in Mozart's opera M.
"II Seraglio," which is shortly to be '
of the Treasurer showed a balance on hand of $1,172.96. The President, in produced at Covent Garden. Mile. Valleria
made her reappearance in Lon-
his annual report, congratulated the society upon its success during the past
as Matilda in " Guglielmo Tell," with M. Mierzwinsky as Arnold. The
season. Referring to the success of the Musical Festival recently held in the don
Telegraph said that she " sang all the music with as much skill as grace, and
armory of the Seventh Regiment, he styled the Oratorio Society its '' back- entered
the season's work under auspicious conditions." Mr. Gye'B
bone." "You have only to be true to yourselves," he said, in conclusion, company upon
has
been
reinforced by Mme. Trebelli. As soon after the produc-
"to be ahead of all the oratorio societies in the country." Directors for the
of "II Seraglio " as possible, Mr. Gye will produce " II Demonio," by
ensuing year were elected as follows: Dr. H. C. Potter, Dr. William Staun- tion
Anton Rubinstein, who is now in England, and will personally superintend
ton, J D. Prince, D. B. Van Emburgh, Dr. Leopold Damrosch, the Rev. the
Later in the season Verdi's " Aida " and Bo'ito's "Mefisto-
William H. Cooke, Morris Reno. A. L. Train, Dr. E. H. Janes, S. M. fele rehearsals.
" will be given, Signor Ricordi having granted the permission, which haa
Knevals, William Knisely, W. B. Tuthill, B. O'Donnell, J H. H. Nesslage hitherto
been withheld in favor of Mr. Mapleson.
and Paul F. Schoen. The board will meet Saturday evening to choose offi-
Complaints have been made by the patrons of Her Majesty's Opera, owing
cers for the ensuing year. It was decided to have an excursion or pic-nic
during the coming season, and a committee was appointed to arrange a time to the inaccuracy of the prospectus issued by Mr. Mapleson. Besides the
artists who have certainly been engaged, namely, Mile. Gabbi, Louise Dotti
and place for such an entertainment.
(Mrs. Swift), Mile. De Belocca, Tremelli, Ricci, Vallerga, Signori DelPuente,
Mr. John N. Pattison has been appointed organist of St Francis Xavier's Galassi, Ravelli, Maas, Runcio, Monti, Novara, Corsini and Arditi, the pros-
Church, in West Sixteenth street succeeding Mr. Louis Berge, who occupied pectus announced the engagement of Gerster and Campanini, Lehmann,
that position for many years.
Vanzandt, Trebelli, Nilsson, Fancelli, Nannetti, Rota and Faccio, all of whom
There have already been numerous applications to join the Music Festi- are either not yet engaged anywhere, have declined Mr. Mapleson's offers,
or are engaged elsewhere.
val Chorus which Mr. Theodore Thomas is organizing for May, 1882.
Madame Etelka Gerster does not propose to sing in London during th«
Adamowsky, the Polish violinist, who was a member of the Thursby
concert troupe, and has of late resided in Boston, has resolved to make his ensuing season, but goes directly to her home in Bologna.'
home for the future in New York city.
A sale of a rather novel kind took place at Paris on May 14. It consistel
Miss Marie Bencheley gave a literary and musical entertainment at the of a collection of music, original manuscripts, autograph letters, parts,
Union League Theatre, New York City, on Thursday evening, May 19th, pieces of music, curiosities, etc., belonging to the great composers of the
assisted by Mr. Irvvin, Miss Markstein and Mr. Van de Water. The audi- eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, such as Mozart, Bach, Beethoven,
Haydn, Schubert, Mendelssohn, etc.
ence was large and enthusiastic.
The death is announced of a veteran in music and journalism, M.
The Ohio Normal Music School of Shelby, Richland county, Ohio, will
Auguste Morel.
hold a four weeks' session, commencing July 11th.
Some days since at the Ecole Duprez, Rouen, a very successful perform-
Having concluded his series of concerts in San Francisco, August
ance was given of a work which will shortly be heard to greater advantage in
Wilhelmj has sailed for Australia.
the Parisian opera houses. After an interesting concert by the pupils,
A four-year-old baby has been discovered out West who plays by ear one of given,
under the able direction of M. Maton, a representation of
many of the most difficult melodies of the day. She has appeared twice in was
"Madame Turlupin," an opera comique in two acts written by Guiraud
concert, but her father being wealthy has refused all offers for professional originally
engagements. He is the manager of the Opera House of Upper Sandusky, charming. for the Theatre de l'Athenee. The music is said: to be very
Ohio, and the little one's name is Maggie Lime.
Madame Albani will next winter make her first appearance in Germany,
Maurice Dengremont, the famous young Brazilian violinist, will soon appealing from December 3rd to 23rd at the Berlin Court Opera, and later
return to New York, and it is the intention of our Brazilian residents before in
German towns, singing nothing but Italian roles, with the exception
the close of the season to give him a benefit and at the same time present him of other
"
Elsa
" in the German language.
with a handsome tribute of esteem in the shape of a handsome gold medal,
surrounded with diamonds, that has been made and is now on exhibition at
M. Maurel made his reappearance at the Grand Opera, Paris, on May
Tiffany's. Dengremont will resume his tour of the United States in the fall. 6th, after a somewhat long absence, as Hamlet, the character in which he first
the suffrages of a Parisian audience. But he has not been idle dur-
Mr. Max Maretzek will resume his summer concerts at the Baltimore gained
ing his holiday. It appears, indeed, that he has made a remarkable hit in
Academy of Music with a strong company of artists.
" Simone Boccanegra," an early opera of Signor Verdi, which the maestro
The Grand Lodge F. and A. M., of the State of'New York, will have has entirely rewritten. It is stated, moreover, that the composer destines for
their centennial celebration in the Academy of Music, on Tuesday evening, M. Maurel the part of Iago in the opera he is now writing on the Shakespear-
June 7. The musical programme will be under the direction of Dr. ian tragedy, and. the principal character in which is to be, not the jealous
Damrosch, who will have the assistance of a full orchestra. Miss Antonia Moor but his trusted lieutenant.
Henne, contralto, and Mr. S. B. Mills, pianist.
" Les Huguenots " was produced at Covent Garden, London, on May
Mr. M. L. Bartlett, of this city, has been engaged to sing the part of 9th, with Mme. Sembrich as the Queen, Mme. Fursch-Madier as Valentino,
M. Gresse as Marcello, Signor Mierzwinsky as Raoul, Mme. Scalchi as
Elijah at Oberlin College in June.
Not only New York, but Cincinnati and Chicago, will have musical Urbano, Signor De Reszke as St. Bris and Signor Cotogni as Nevers.
festivals in the Spring of 1882 under the direction of Mr. Theodore Thomas.
Adelina Patti's last performance in Paris was marked by a novel gift
The magnitude of these enterprises surpasses anything ever attempted in from Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Mackey. This was a parasol made of half-open
rosebuds mounted on a framework lined with white satin. When the prima
this country.
donna was called out before the curtain the manager accompanied her, hold-
Our venerable Philharmonic Society, at the annual election week before ing
this pink parasol over the pretty little lady.
last made choice of the following officers: President—J. W. Drexel; Vice
President—F. Reitzel; Conductor—Theodore Thomas; Secretary—Samuel
Augustus Morel, composer and critic, formerly director of the Conserva-
Johnson; Treasurer—Adolph Sohst; Directors—Messrs. George Matzka, tory of Marseilles, France, died recently in Paris, aged 72.
Richard Arnold, Frederick Bergner, Philip Farber, Hermann Brandt, and
Conrad Schlenitz, director of the famous Gewandhaus Concerts, and of
Adolph Bernstein. The society was never in so prosperous a condition as at the Leipsic
Conservatory, died in that city May 20th. He was cousin to
present.
Mendelssohn and it was to him that the composer's famous work " Tho
Mr. Franz Rummel played Beethoven's "Emperor Concerto" at the Midsummer Night's Dream " was dedicated.
first of Mr. Ganz's orchestral concerts in St. James's Hall, London, on May
14th. The principal orchestral work performed was the first of the five
symphonies composed by Hector Berlioz—"Episode de la Vie d'un
NOTES FEON CANASERAGA.
Artiste."
CANASEBAGA, N.Y., May 30, 1881.
It is reported in London that Signor Angelo, Colonel Mapleson's trea-
We
are
to
have
two
musical
conventions
not very far distant from this
surer, has sustained the loss of another uncle in Italy, the Chevalier Angelo,
•who left the Signor $40,000. This is the third Chevalier Angelo and the place. One is to be held at Arkport, commencing to-morrow, Prof. A. J.
third uncle who has died, and the third bequest, $40,000, the Signor has Van Fleet, conductor. I have written of Prof. Van Fleet before, who is a
suffered within about nine months. Signor Angelo is again in mourning, rising young musician, and undoubtedly the convention will be a success.
The other convention is to be held at Almond, commencing June 7th, and
and he is to be pitied, especially if after all it is the same uncle.
Prof. E. O. Butterfield is the conductor. Prof. Butterfield is an entire
Signor Campanini and wife sailed for Europe May 28th, and were the stranger to me, but I hear he has success as a convention conductor.
recipients of the usual ovation that " speeds the parting guest."
There are rumors that we are to have a convention here, but there ia
Signor De Vivo reports that he will bring from Australia a new prima nothing very definite yet. A meeting will probably be held this week to
organize one. I hope the movement will be successful.
donna who, in his judgment, will make a sensation in musical circles.
A. D. HASSING.
The outdoor concerts at Manhattan Beach will begin about the middle
of June, under the direction of Mr. P. S. Gilmore, who will have the assist-
DE. DAMROSCH'S POSITION.
ance of some of the best soloists in his organization, including Mr. Walter
Emerson, the cornettist.
R. DAMROSCH is virtually in a worse position, musically speaking,
than before the festival, and in spite of the praise he has received as
Signor Brignoli has returned to New York after his long engagement
an organizer, the critics have sounded his death knell as a conductor. "He
with the Emma Abbott Opera Company.
supplied fresh evidence, if any had been needed, that his defects as a con-
Messrs. D. Appleton & Co., of New York city, have recently published ductor counterbalance all other merits," is the criticism of one review, and
a work by George T. Ferris, entitled: " The Great Violinists and Pianists." the general tone of all the articles bearing upon the festival is the same.
Miss Arabella Root, who will be remembered in connection with a num- This opinion first arose during the controversy over the conductorship of
ber of ballad concerts for the poor that were given in this city two years ago, the Philharmonic, but Dr. Damrosch retired from that battle with a host of
was married to her business manager, Mr. R. de L'Armitage at the Windsor friends, who had confidence in him. The festival experience has proved too
Hotel, on Sunday evening, May 29th. Her professional engagements will strong for them, however, and there is not a musician in New York to-day
who is prepared to contradict the above decision.—Buffalo Courier.
be continued under her former name.
D