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20th, 1881.
THE
CRITIC AND TRADE
REVIEW.
J. C. Engel, manager of Kroll's Theatre, celebrated, on the 8th of June,
Costa, 5 ; Halevy, 1 ; and Mercadante, 1. His favorite operas were " Les
Huguenots," "II Barbiere di Seviglia," and "Lucrezia Borgia." In "Les the thirtieth anniversary of his professional career in Berlin, he having con-
Huguenots" he sang 119 times; in "II Barbiere, 102; and in "Lucrezia ducted on the above date, 1851, his first concert in the establishment since
Borgia," 91; then in "Faust," 59 times; in "La Favorita, " 49; "Don become so popular.
Giovanni," 47 ; " Le Prophete, " 45 ; " I Puritani," 44 ; "Rigoletto," 32 ;
A new Hungarian operetta, " Az Udvarnal (At Court)," music by Lud-
"Don Pasquale," 32; "Marta," 26; "UnBallo in Maschera," 29: " I I
wig Serly, is to be brought out shortly at the National Theatre, Klausen-
Trovatore,"28.
burg.
The Duke of Edinburgh has invited Dr. Arthur Sullivan to be his guest
Mr. J. F. Barnett's cantata, "The Ancient Mariner," has been per-
during a tour in the Baltic, and to visit in his company the principal towns
and cities on the shore of that nothern Mediterranean, from Copenhagen formed with success at Alexandria (Egypt), by the Choral Society of that
city.
to St. Petersburg.
A new opera, "Le Prieur de Saint-Basle," music by a local composer,
A young Russian artist, Mile. Marie Adler, has made a mark in Home ai
a concert singer.
Ernest Lefevre, is to be produced at the Grand-Theatre, Rheims.
Sgambati, composer and pianist, has been promoted to an officer of the
Joseph R. Brindis, " the greatest negro violinist in America," has enter-
Order of the Italian Crown.
ed for three years at the Paris Conservatory.
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A new literary, dramatic, and musical paper has been started in Buenos
M. Leon Escudier, founder of L'Art Musicale, died in Paris, on Wednes-
Ayres.
day, June 22d, from an affection of the chest, after many months suffering.
Aramburo, the tenor, was recently, after a short stay in Paris, expected M. Escudier had only recently disposed of his journal to Messieurs E. & T.
in Florence.
Girod, music publishers, of the Boulevard Montmartre.
Strakosch has offered Sig. Stagno, the tenor, an engagement in America.
Leo Delibes' " Jean de Nivelle" will be performed next season by the
Which Strakosch is not known.
Italian company at St. Petersburg.
Mr. Carl Rosa has been to Hamburg on business of vital importance.
Preparations are being made in Ghent for grand musical doings next
He has offered Miss Minnie Hauk an engagement for his next season of op- September in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Belgian Independence.
eratic performances.
The programme will be made up of works by native composers, among
The Prince of Wales will stand godfather ( with Lord Latham) to Sir Ju- whom MM. Gevaert and Benoit will hold a prominent position.
lius Benedict's newly born son, who is to be christened " Albert Edward
Roeder's new opera, " Vera," will be produced in Hamburg next
Julius."
November.
Leon Escudier has disposed of L'Art Musical—which he managed so well
Madame Rose Hersee has returned to London after two years' absence
for twenty years—to Girod, the music-publisher.
in the Antipodes.
Ponchielli has nearly completed an opera, entitled "Olga," libretto by
" Der Rattenfanger von Hameln," transformed into a ballet, has been
D'Ormeville.
performed at Vienna under the title of " Der Spielmann."
Friends and admirers of Franz Lachner, who recently entered on his sev-
"Lo Starnuto diGiove" is the title of an operetta announced at theCirco
enty-eighth year, will be pleased to know that he has completed a new or- Nazionale, Naples—music by Scarano.
chestral ' 'Suite." Besides the mental vigor he displays, the venerable compos-
er's physical health enables him to undertake the task of preparing the
Major Pond, who, it will be remembered, was defeated in a suit for
entire score himself.
divorce from his wife, Isabella Stone, has made a motion before the courts
Emile Sauret has been offered a violin-professorship at the Cologne in Boston for a re-opening of the case. The Major also thought of bringing
a suit in which Mr. J. N. Pattison was to be made co-respondent. We
Conservatory. "
A new opera, "Nella," by Frontini, has been produced at Catania, in understand that a well-known publisher of ballad music is also mixed up in
the affair.
Sicily.
Theodore Thomas began July 11th, his five weeks' season of summer-
Mr. G. F. Hatton, the youngest son of the composer of "Good-by,
sweetheart," and a pupil of Dr. Hans von Billow, made his debut in London nights' concerts at the Exposition Building, Chicago, 111. The attendance
was large, and if the promise of the first night may be accepted as a guar-
June 20th, at the Richter concert, playing Weber's " Concert-stuck."
antee, the season will be a highly successful one. As many as 6,000 people
The London Figaro says :—The report to the Common Council of the were present.
deputation regarding the Guildhall School of Music has been printed and
presented. There are 614 pupils who receive weekly 834 lessons by a fine
staff of 83 professors presided over by the principal, Mr. Weist Hill. The
OUR ANNIVERSARY NUMBER.
committee congratulate the Common Council upon the extraordinary suc- r T^HE present issue of THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW completes
cess which has attended the School, and which shows that the need of good J_ the second year of its existence. With the issue of August 5th it will
Musical instruction was felt in the City of London. The deputation made enter
third year, and at that time we shall take occasion to give a
certain financial proposals into which it is unnecessary to enter, but which sketch on of its
its progress, together with some of our ideas regarding its future
are intended to place the Guildhall School of Music on a permanent basis.
course.
The King of Belgium has bestowed the Leopold Order on the following
artists : Gevaert, as Grand Officer ; Pierre Benoit, as Commander ; Auguste
What They Say of the Musical Critic and Trade Review.
Duponte, Burbure and Edward Lassen, as officers, and as Knights, Blauvaert,
Calabresi, Lamanne, Chiramonte, Deken, Guss, De Glimes, Grognie, Hutoy,
We acknowledge the receipt of that standard musical jowrnal (THE MUSICAL
Jouret, Koister, Leenders, Nihoul, Shidlek, Naumann and Guilliaume.
CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.) It is without doubt the best critical and trade paper
This appears in Le Menestrel. The work of restoring and enlarging the now published. Such staff correspondents as it has alone insure the best criticisms'
newsy correspondence from those cities. The musical notes at home and abroad
Paris National Conservatoire for music and elocution, the work of which M. and
contained in the MUSICAL CRITIC AND TKADE REVIEW are well worth the price of
Charles Gamier has drawn up the design, and of which we gave the details the
publication, and are of great value to all musicians.—THE BURLINGTON (IOWA)
last year, will shortly be put into execution. At least notices have been sent GAZETTE.
out to the deputies asking for the necessary funds, that is to say a sum of
5,700,000 francs.
NEW YORK, NOV. 29, 1880. »
Anton Rubinstein's " Nero" will constitute the second operatic novelty Charles Avery Welles, Esq.:
next season at the National Theatre, Pesth, and will be produced under the
Allow me to compliment you on the success of your paper. It grows better all the
composer's personal superintendence.
while. The issues of November 5£7i and 20th were splendid numbers. I am much
The "Societe des Concerts" at the Champs-Elysees summer circus, interested in the " Free Lance " department, and like the way in which you conduct it.
Paris, have set the following works as subjects for the 1881 competition.
Yours most truly,
F. J.
1. A symphonic overture for grand orchestra. 2. A concerto for violin and
orchestra. Only French composers are allowed to compete. Composers
THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW, published November IQth, is liter-
who have had two acts of an opera or ballet played at the Opera, Opera-
Comique, or Theatre Lyriqueare ineligible for the competition. The only ally overflowing with musical matter. Its Criticisms and correspondence from Boston,
prize for the symphonic overture is a gold medal of the value of 300 francs; Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Chicago, give accounts of all the important
the only prize for the violin concerto, a gold medal of the value of 300 musical events which have or are going to take place, and is full of interesting inform-
We consider it the best number ever published.—MOLINEUX' ORGANISTS'
francs. Anonymous productions are suppressed. Manuscripts correctly and ation.
clearly written should bear the composer's name and address. The tran- AND CONDUCTORS' MONTHLY.
scription for piano should be written at the bottom of the orchestral score.
We have just received under this title (THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE
The successful works will be executed in the course of the winter at one of
the Society's concerts. The jury will be presided over by M. Ernest Reyer, REVIEW) an excellent musical publication. This paper is issued on the 5th and %Qih
member of the institute. Manuscripts should be sent before November 1st of each month, in new York, and consists of 24 pages. The editor is Air. Charles
to M. Henri Maigrot, general secretary of the society, 29, Rue la Bruyere, Avery Welles. We have only had time to run over it hastily, but have seen enough of
Paris.
it to say that this publication is one of the best in the United States. THE MUSICAL
Two new operas, by Friedrich Lux, will be produced next season: CRITIC is well posted on all musical subjects; the paper also treats of the music trades
"Der Schmied von Kuhla," at Darmstadt and Mayence, and " Katchen all over the world. In a word, it is a publication of the greatest importance to all
von Heilbronn," at Dessau.
those who cultivate the musical art.—LE CONSTITUTIONNEL, Canada.
Madame Menter, the distinguished pianist, whose performances in Paris,
and lately at Mr. Ganz's Concerts, London, is the daughter of the late
NASHVILLE, TENN., Jan. 28, 1881.
Menter, principal violoncellist, at Munich. This artist and Herr Pauer
made their debut together in 1851, at the Musical Union. Mdme. Menter MR. WELLES:
Your paper is now being extensively read in this city, and promises to have
is married to Herr Popper, the resident eminent composer and violoncellist
a " big run."
of Vienna, by birth and education a Bohemian.
Trusting that your highest hopes may be realized,
Strauss is writing a comic opera for the theatre at Vienna, entitled
lam, yours, etc.,
A.
" Der Lustige Krieg."