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October 5th, 188 r.
THE MUSICAL CRITJ£ AND TRADE REVIEW.
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MUSICAL CHAT
The season was inaugurated at the Stadttheatre, Joseph Labitzky, the well-known composer of
dance-music, died in Carlabad in the night of the
Bremen, with "Lohengrin."
18th-19th August. He was born on the 4th July,
Boito's "Mefistofele " has been well received at 1802. at Schonfeld, Bohemia. He founded the
the
Teatro
Colon,
Buenos
Ayres.
" Curcapelle " of this town and acted as its con-
ABROAD.
down to 1870, when he was succeeded by
The deaths are announced—at Contrexeville, of
Xaver Scharwenka's Conservatory in Berlin will ductor
his son, August.
M. Emile Ettling, the well-known dance com- open on the 1st October.
poser ; at Berlin, of the Bohemian musician,
Ffynnonllwynygogmagog (Llandrindod, Radnor
Theodore Bradsky, a professor at the Conserva- Xaver Scharwenka, the famous pianist and Hills)
deserves a name in the future musical annala
composer, has been appointed pianist to the of Wales,
toire; and at Milan, aged 48, of Pietro Cossa.
if only for having restored to perfect
Emperor of Austria.
health one of the most patriotic and at the same
Miss Emily Faithful, the General Secretary of
the new International Musical, Dramatic, and Wagner's "Tannhauser " is to be given for the time enlightened of Welsh minstrels—Brinley Rich-
Literary Association, visited Paris recently on be- first time in English, during the coming season, by ards. This was pleasant for Brinley RichardB, but
how was it for his friends and relatives, large num-
half of the association. The purpose of this the Carl Rosa Opera Company.
bers of whom must have been reduced to hopeless
society or community of interests is to serve as a
On dil that the post of principal of the newly- insanity
by being obliged to write his address on
copyright registration agency for books, dramatic proposed "Eoyal College of Music " is likely to be
works, &c, between the countries of Europe and offered to Dr. George Grove, whose eminent ser- their letters ?
America; to make translations and adaptations, vices to the cause of music in England are gener-
and to protect the rights of authors and artists. ally, and very properly, recognized. The names Theodor Wachtel opened his engagement at
The association will transact business of every kind of Messrs. A. S. Sullivan, Henry Leslie, and Ran- Kroll's Garden, Berlin, with (as a matter of course)
relating to music, musical and dramatic entertain- degger, have also been mentioned in connection "Le Postilion de Longjumeau," following it up
with "II Trovatore," in which he discards the
ments, &c, and it has the fullest discretionary with the same office.
jack-boots, glazed hat, and enormous whip of the
powers to make contracts, grant licenses, and re-
cover damages. The association is now established The violinist, Herr Gustav Hollander, formerly attractive postilion for the garb of Manrico. The
at No. 281 Regent street, London. Among the a member of the Eoyal Orchestra in Berlin, is houses have been full.
names on the International Council are those of about migrating to Cologne, in order to enter the A monument to Nicolo Piccinni, the formidable
Sir Julius Benedict, Prof. Macfarren, Carl Eosa, post of teacher in the Conservatorium, which was rival of that jealous old classic, Gluck, is to be
Charles Santley, Henry Irving, Victor Hugo, refused by Sauret.
erected at Bari.
Gounod, Herve, Audran, Sardou, and Emile Zola.
The Court Theatre at Braunschweig intends this
The Board of Directors includes Blanchard Jer- season
give a performance of "Iphigenia in Wagner's "Tannhauser" had its 100th perform-
rold, Lewis Wingfield, Sims Reeves, Henry J. Aulis," to
ance at Vienna, on Aug. 23rd. It was first pro-
under the direction of Richard Wagner.
Byron, and other dramatists and persons connected
duced at the old opera house, November 19th,
with the stage, literature, or the fine arts.
Giulio Ricordi, the .well-known music-publisher 1859, and was played there 44 times in the next
of Milan, has been promoted to the grade of ten years. The first performance in the new opera
In the days of the French Empire, the following officer of the Crown of Italy.
house took place May 22, 1870. Labatt has sung
were the salaries given to certain great artists,
Most of the characters in "Parsifal" are now Tannhauser 86 times and Bignio Wolfram 88
respectively, for the Concert Spirituels:—Mdlle. definitely cast. Winkelmann will impersonate the times, Venus was sung by Dillner 46, and by
Adelina Patti £120, Mdlle. Christine Nilsson £48, hero and Marian Brandt Kundry. Both have been Materna 30 times. We only refer to Vienna.
Madame Miolan Carvalho £40, Mdlle. Marie Eoze studying hard under Wagner himself. In order to These artists have all been singing the same roles
£20, M. Faure £40, M. Capoul £24, per concert. avoid all possibility of the performances being many times in other cities. " Tiinnhauser " was
Nowadays Madame Patti wants £1,200 a night fox- interrujjted, Wagner thinks of having the leading first produced at Dresden, Oct. 19th, 1845, Tichat-
America, and the mouths of the rest are likewise parts understudied, Vogl and Mme. Materna schek being Tannhauser, Mitterwurzer Wolfram,
enlarged.
alternating with Winkelmann and Brandt, Scaria Johanna Wagner Elizabeth, and Schroeder-Devrient
being Venus.
The London Standard's correspondent at Paris and Siehr with Eeichmann and Beck.
says: " There is but one opinion about the per- Anton Dvorak's comic opera, " Der Dickschadel" During the season beginning now at the
formance of Miss Griswold, the American prima ("The Blockhead"), is accepted at the Ring- Friedrich - Wilhelmstadtisches Theatre, Berlin,
donna, which is that she is the best Marguerite theatre, Vienna. Baron Hofmann, director of the under the management of Herr Julius Fritzsche,
seen since the palmy days of Miss Nilsson."
Imperial Opera House, thinks of discontinuing the operette "Amor an Board" will be given for
the Italian season in May and substituting a series
first time in Berlin. This is the name adapted
The French papers declare that Madame Chris- of " model " German performances. Two "buffo" the
by
the
Germans of that famous work by Arthur
tine Nilsson has accepted an engagement for an operas, " Le Grain de Sable " and " Le Jour et la
"Her Majesty's Ship Pinafore." We
English provincial tour, for which £20,000 is Nuit," by Ch. Lecocq, will be performed this sea- Sullivan
will endeavor to see how it was received by the
guaranteed, with a share of profits over a certain son at the. Theater an der Wien.
Berliners
sum. The figures roll sweetly nnder the tongue.
During the week ending Sept. 3d there was no Madamo Marchesi, the celebrated teacher of
Frau Amalie Joachim announces a series of musical novelty produced in London, and although contemporary singers, and a teacher whose repu-
" Song Concerts " throughout Germany.
the Coven t Garden Promenade Concerts were well tation is universal, is still in Paris. Whether or
attended, the programmes presented scanty attrac- not she intends to remain there permanently is not
Mr. Maurice Grau's French Opera Company tions for musicians. Master Augustus Benham, yet
known, although it is surmised that for un-
has had a succession of triumphs in South America, a young American pianist, made a successful debut, known
reasons, she does not desire to return to
and is reported to have made a large sum of and, says the London Sporting and Dramatic News,
money. Tne troupe will return to the United " exhibited abilities which—if rightly directed— Vienna.
States in November for a short season. Mme. may enable him to reach a high position in art. At
"Mignon" Vanzandt, as the young vocalist is
Paola Marie, the prima donna, will be welcomed present he is only a very promising youth, and called in Paris, on account of her great siiecess in
by the numerous admirers of French opera.
cannot be compared with such genuine 'prodigies' Ambroise Thomas' opera, is just closing a success-
as Maurice Dengremont, the violinist, or our own ful engagement at Copenhagen and will soon make
Master Maurice Dengremont has returned to Eugene
pianist and composer. It must her rentree at the Opera Comique, Paris, as
Europe, and was announced to give a concert at be noted D'Albert,
with
approbation
that our young Ameri- Dinorah in Meyerbeer's "Le Pardon de Ploermel."
Stuttgart on Oct. 1.
can visitor has exhibited his talents in well-chosen Judging from what she has accomplished in a
At Leipsic a new opera, "Harold the Viking," selections from standard composers, and is thus short time, this young lady has a bright future be-
by Herr Halleh, has been accepted for immediate laying the foundations of a healthy and legitimate fore her.
style of playing. He was well received, and It is again rumored that Col. Mapleson has
production.
merited the welcome accorded to him. Miss
The piano still holds its place in Vienna. The Florence Waud has also made a good impression secured Minnie Hauk for his coming season in
annual report for 1880-81 shows that there is a by her tasteful and refined interpretation of well- this country, and that she really has signed the
papers. She is to sing Elsa in "Lohengrin,"
total of 762 pupils, 415 of which are studying the selected pianoforte solos."
Selika in " L'Africaine," and Katharina in Goetz's
piano. The other classes are divided as "follows:
singing, 80; violin, 81; violoncello, 18; double- The Neue Zeitschrift fur MusiJc announces that "Taming of the Shrew," an opera not produced on
basses, 16; flute, 12; trumpet, 14.
'' Eaimondin," an opera by Karl von Perfall, is this side yet. We hope the rumor is true, as she
now
being performed in Miinchen under the dis- would prove a great attraction.
Mr. Carl Eosa will produce during the season at tinguished
direction of Capellmeister Levi.
Capoul, the tenor with the finished falsetto, is
Her Majesty's Theatre, commencing on January
Eubinstuiu's characteristic pianoforte work a studying a new role, Myrtil, written by or to be
14, 1882, an opera by Balfe, " The Painter of
Antwerp," originally written to Italian words by quatre mains, entitled *'*Bal Costume," played in produced under the direction of Erckman-Chatrian*
Piave, and produced at Trieste in 1856, under the Berlin last winter, is now published by Bote and at the Renaissance.
title of " Pitt ore e Duca." The story is interest- Bock of that city.
ing, and deals with that period when the Spaniards A monument has been erected in"- his native We had the pleasure, a few days since, of receiv-
were masters of the Low Countries. The English town, Engelsberg, Silesia, to the late Imperial ing a visit from Mr. B. B. Young of Salt Lake City,
adaptation has been made by Mr. W. A. Barrett. Councillor, HerrSchon, who, under the pseudonym who was visiting this city prior to his departure
The novelties promised for the coming season at of Engelsberg, was highly popular as a composer for Europe to complete his musical studies.
the Theatre do la Monnaie, Brussels, are Boito's here. A commemorative tablet likewise has been Before his departure from Salt Lake City for the
" Mephistofele," and St.-Saen's '' Etienne Marcel," affixed to the house in which he was born. Monu- East, Mr. Young was tendered a complimentary
benefit on Sep"t. 7th, and the Salt Lake City Her-
ment and tablet were unveiled on Aug. 11th.
together with De Libe's "Jean de Nivelle."
ald, in commenting on the performance, says :
Miss Antoinette Sterling and Miss Henrietta A buffo-opera, "La Cucagna," libretto by Jac- '' Mr. Young has always been a favorite here, and
Beebe both sang at the London meeting in honor carino, music by several composers, is in prepara- will always be one He has the voice, the power,
of Garfield on Monday. Miss Sterling sang tion at Naples.
the ability, and being young and industrious, is
" Beyond the smiling and the weeping." It was a Seyffert, honorary citizen of Leipsic and many certain to come out victorious." We were pleased
large meeting, held at the City Temple, and was years director of the Gewandhaus Concerts, has to hear, through Mr. Young, from our old acquaint-
attended by 5,000 persons.
bequeathed 5,000 marks to the Orchestral Pension ance, Mr. David O. Calder, of Salt Lake City, and
likewise glad to hear that business in musio is
Mme. Joachim intends resuming her profes- Fund ; 3,000 to the choir of St. Thomas ; 30,000 to are
flourishing in Utah.
the Gewandhaus Institute.
sional career this season.