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Musical Courier 1891-05-20: Vol 22 Iss 587, 1891
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1HOME NEWS.
3METROPOLITAN OPERA COMPANY.—With the dropping out of Miss Emma Juch her opera company has been rechristened as the "Metropolitan Opera Company," and will be heard, under the management of Mr. John C. Nolan, in the Columbus Theatre for a season of six weeks, beginning on the 25th. In the company are Misses Georgine von Januschowsky, Carlotta Maconda and Louise Meisslinger, and Messrs. Payne Clark (of the Carl Rosa Company), William Stephens, Leo Stromont, S. H. Dudley, Franz Vetta, R. N. Knight and Joseph Witt. Mr. Adolph Neundorff is the musical director and Mr. Will Parry stage manager. "Faust" is now said to be the opera chosen for the opening night.
5ENGLISH OPERA.—J. W. Morrissey's season of opera in English will begin at the Grand Opera House next Monday evening with "Il Trovatore." The cast will be as follows: "Leonora," Louise Natalie; "Azucena," Bella Tomlins; "Inez," Marie Beaumont; "Manrico," A. Montegriffo; "Count of Luna," G. Tagliapietra; "Fernando," W. H. Clarke; "Ruiz," Edward Talbot.
7MSS. SOCIETY.—The Manuscript Club has adopted its constitution and by-laws and has elected the following directors: Messrs. Andrews, Gori, Van de Water, Salter, Funkenstein, Mosenthal, Dressler, Mulligan, Damrosch, Woodman, Penfield, Smith, Neidlinger, Pratt and Bartlett. The officers elected by the board are Gerrit Smith, president; S. N. Penfield, first vice-president; Silas G. Pratt, second vice-president; Americo Gori, corresponding secretary; Addison F. Andrews, recording secretary; R. Huntington Woodman, treasurer, and Sumner Salter, librarian.
9AMBERG.—Amberg's summer season of operetta at Terrace Garden will begin on Friday evening with a performance of "Poor Jonathan." The members of the company will be those who have made themselves popular in the winter season at the theatre in Irving place.
11GILMORE.—Gilmore's band will begin a series of concerts at the Madison Square Garden on May 30. There will be wine, beer and other refreshments. On July 6 Theodore Thomas will begin a short series of concerts, his last in this city.
13LUDWIG.—William Ludwig, the popular baritone, will give a concert at Chickering Hall on Friday evening. He will be assisted by W. J. Lavin, tenor, and others. Mr. Ludwig is on the eve of departing to Europe to be gone several years.
15ANDREWS.—Addison F. Andrews has been engaged as assistant business manager of the new permanent Symphony Orchestra.
17VOCAL INSTITUTE.—The New York Vocal Institute is the name of a new school of musical instruction which was incorporated at Albany a few days ago. Its work will be to teach vocal music and singing. It will be situated at Fifth avenue near Twenty-eighth street and the director will be Frank H. Tubbs.
19AN INTERESTING CONCERT.—Miss Louisa Morrison, the soprano, assisted by Messrs. A. Victor Benham, pianist; Carl Richter Nicholai, violinist, and E. F. Sabatelli, baritone, gave an interesting concert at Hardman Hall last Wednesday evening. Mr. Joseph Pizzarello was the accompanist.
21LIEBLING AMATEURS.—The Liebling Amateurs, of Chicago, give a concert to-morrow evening at Kimball Hall, in that city. Emil Liebling will play.
23THEY WILL PLAY.—Messrs. I. V. Flagler (organist) and Titus d'Ernesti (pianist), professors at the Utica (N. Y.) Conservatory of Music, have just been requested to give recitals at the annual meeting of the New York State Music Teachers' Association.
25LECKNER.—The fifth concert of the Philharmonic Society, of Richmond, Ind., Max Leckner conductor, took place May 12. An interesting program was put forth.
27EVANSTON, ILL.—There was an interesting musical service given at Evanston, Ill., May 17, at the First Congregational Church in that city.
29A SONG RECITAL.—Mr. William Courtney and Dr. Carl E. Martin give a recital of song at the Knickerbocker Conservatory next Tuesday evening. Miss Jessamine Hallenbeck, soprano; Mrs. Frederic Dean, contralto, and Mrs. Carl E. Martin, accompanist, will participate.
31EBELING.—Prof. Hermann Ebeling, assisted by Miss Lillian Miller, soprano, gave a music recital in Columbus, Ohio, recently.
33COLUMBUS, OHIO—Miss Phelps' English school pupils in Columbus, Ohio, gave a grand recital May 8 in that city.
35NEWARK'S GREAT SAENGERFEST.—A meeting of the delegates of the United Singers of Newark was held last Sunday to make further arrangements for the great Saengerfest, which will be held in Newark on July 4, 5, 6 and 7. It was reported that 126 societies would be present and that forty-two would compete for prizes, while six have entered for the bust of Schubert, the chief prize. It cost $1,500. A contract has been made with Professor Bernstein, of this city, to furnish eighty of the best musicians to be obtained for $4,300. The Saengerfest Hall is now nearly completed at Caledonian Park, and arrangements are being made for the reception of the many thousand visitors who are expected.
37EBERHARD.—The Grand Conservatory of Music will give a summer course, beginning June 15, at Lowville Mineral Springs, Lewis County, N. Y.
39MARGUERITE DE PACHMANN.—Marguerite de Pachmann, the wife of the famous cannibal-Chopinist, Vladimir de Pachmann, returns to this country next spring and will play twenty-five concerts in the West and Pacific Slope. Mrs. de Pachmann will play the Decker piano on this tour.
41MARQUARDT.—John Marquardt succeeds Richard Arnold as first violin of the New York Philharmonic Club.
43MIELKE, JAHN AND REICHMANN.—Antonia Mielke sails to-morrow for Germany. She does not sing at the Buffalo May Festival, her place having been taken by Marie Jahn, who has just made a very successful tour with Nikisch. Theodor Reichmann, the baritone, sails in the same steamer with Mrs. Mielke.
45PROVIDENCE.—Andreas Dippel sings with Emma Juch at the Arion Club festival, in Providence, this week. Guille, the tenor, sings at the matinée Thursday afternoon.
47TSCHAIKOWSKY.—The famous Russian composer Tchaikowsky conducted in Baltimore last Friday evening and in Philadelphia Monday evening last.
49RITTER-GOETZE.—Marie Ritter-Goetze, on her return to this country, sings at the Newark festival in July, and also at the Milwaukee festival.
51A BIG SCHEME.—Manager David Blakeley sailed for Europe last week to engage a celebrated conductor as an attraction for the projected series of Columbus festivals to be given in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago and other cities. Anton Seidl and Theodore Thomas will also co operate.
53THEY WILL SOON BE MAKING DATES.—The lady orchestra is an assured thing. It is crystallizing rapidly. Miss Maud Powell will be the concert master—beg pardon, mistress.
55BRISTOW.—The veteran composer Mr. Geo. T. Bristow will be the organist of St. Ignatius' Church in the future.
57CHAMBER CONCERT.—The Chicago Musical College's string quartet, under the leadership of S. E. Jacobsohn, gave the last of its series of chamber concerts at Kimball Hall last Thursday evening. Four compositions by Beethoven made up the program: Two quartets, Nos. 8 and 11, in F minor; piano sonata, op. 57, and "Adelaide." Mr. August Hylested interpreted the sonata, and Mr. Phelps sang the beautiful song in a finished way. The quartet selections were excellently performed. This quartet under Mr. Jacobsohn's direction has made most satisfactory progress. It is unquestionably the leading string organization in the West, and it will not be long before it will be able to claim greater distinction.
59PIZZARELLO.—This excellent pianist and teacher sails for Paris June 6. Mr. Pizzarello will not return next season, but will probably revisit this country in a year's time.
61THE RICHMOND FESTIVAL.—The Richmond, Va., festival, which took place last week was quite successful. Jennie Patrick Walker, Rose Stewart, Gertrude Edmands, George J. Parker, B. Merrill Hopkinson, Myron W. Whitney, Adele Aus der Ohe and Victor Herbert participated. There was a slight deficit, which was made up by the guarantors. Plans have already been made for a festival next year on a broader scale.
63JERSEY CITY.—The Schubert Glee Club and the Melopoa gave a concert recently in Jersey City. Mr. Victor Baier successfully conducted, and Del Puente and Wilczek participated.
65COMPOSERS' CLUB.—The Composers' Club tenders a reception to Tschaikowsky at the concert hall of the Metropolitan Opera House. We wonder whether the great Russian will put in a phantom appearance, as did Mr. E. C. Stanton on the occasion of the reception tendered to him?
67POSITION—Miss Sophie Fernow, concert pianist, desires a position as teacher for advanced classes in a conservatory of music or young ladies' seminary. The highest certificates from Professor Klindworth, Amelia Joachim, Professor Scharwenka and others testify to her ability as pianist and thoroughness as a teacher. Refers also to Mr. Chas. F. Tretbar, Steinway & Sons, New York, and to Mr. Otto Sutro, Baltimore, Md., to whom applications may be sent.
69LADY INSTRUMENTALISTS—Wanted for the American Ladies' Symphony Orchestra first-class female orchestral players. An entire season's engagement offered. Violin, viola, 'cello, bass, flute, clarionet, French horn, oboe, cornet, trombone, bassoon and tympani players. Call or address Manager Ladies' Symphony Orchestra, 1441 Broadway, New York.
71FOREIGN NOTES.
73SIMS REEVES.—Sims Reeves' farewell concert drew a great audience to Albert Hall, London, on Monday night a week ago, and the farewell of the famous old tenor, after fifty years' service, was a generally joyous occasion. Christine Nilsson went all the way from Madrid to sing and never sang or looked better. The Princess of Wales received the beneficiary in her box and congratulated him, and Irving made an unusually charming address.
75SANDERSON.—Sibyl Sanderson, who arrived in London from Brussels on Sunday, had a reception at the Lyric Club on Tuesday afternoon a week ago, a large number of smart people being present. Massenet, in a blue sack coat, was generally in evidence, and showed great pride in the young American lady who has so successfully created two of her leading rôles. Great interest attaches to her first performance at Covent Garden of "Nanon," Londoners being anxious to hear her high G, as she is said to be the only living singer who can accomplish it.
77STRAUSS AND SINGER.—"Tod und Verklärung," by Richard Strauss, has been arranged for two pianos by Otto Singer.
79MORE SCHUMANN LETTERS.—A number of interesting and hitherto unpublished letters by Robert Schumann, including one addressed to Liszt in 1849, have lately appeared in the columns of the "Neue Zeitschrift für Musik"—viz., Nos. 12 and 13 of that journal.
81"ROLAND'S CHILDHOOD."—Emile Mathieu, the director of the Musical Academy of Louvain, has written an opera, entitled "L'Enfance de Roland," the composer being also the author of the libretto.
83A PLAYBILL OF "LE NOZZE DI FIGARO."—"Figaro's Heyrath, ein Singspiel in vier Aufzügen," was the quaint announcement of the playbills at the Hamburg Stadt Theater, April 4, 1791, when Mozart's immortal "Le Nozze" was first produced here. The centenary was suitably commemorated by Pollini with a gala performance of the work in question.
85A NEW BALLET.—A ballet with a curious title is in preparation at Naples—"The Landing of Garibaldi at Marsala." Among the personnel engaged for this ballet are mentioned twenty horses.
87"OBERON" IN DRESDEN.—Weber's beautiful opera "Oberon" has been revived in Dresden. It was first produced in London at Covent Garden Theatre, April 12, 1826, and at Leipzig, December 23, 1826.
89LITOLFF'S "KING LEAR" OVERTURE.—A highly favorable impression has been created at Brunswick by the performance, on the part of the Court Orchestra, of the overture of Henry Litolff's recently completed opera "King Lear," which is said to be a work of distinct power and originality.
91A NEW OPERA BY KLEINMICHEL.—Richard Kleinmichel's opera, "Der Pfeifer von Dusenbach," was brought out at the Hamburg Stadt Theatre last month, under the composer's direction, and was very well received. The subject is interesting and lively, and the score appears to be equally so in melody and instrumentation.
93A WORK FROM A FEMALE MIND.—A new work by Augusta Holmès has attracted great attention in Paris at one of the Châtelet concerts. It is an orchestral work, and all the movements are said to be exceedingly interesting. The first is called "Le Lever du Soleil," then comes "En Mer," and then a tarantella; the barcarolle is particularly praised.
95NEWS.—The Hebrew American Opera Company is coining money and winning laurels in Bucharest, where the prima donna, Miss Finkelstein, is creating quite a furore.
97THE DIRECTORS OF THE PARIS GRAND OPERA.—The Paris Grand Opera in the course of its existence of 222 years has had no less than forty-eight directors. Bertrand, the newly chosen one, will be the forty-ninth. The Abbé Perrin, of Lyons, was the first one who in 1669 undertook the management of that institution. He was followed by the composer Lulli, who met with great financial as well as artistic success, but after him nobody had good luck there until Veron took hold of matters. After Veron the only successful directors were Duponchel, Emil Perrin, Halanzier and Ritt and Gailhard.
99NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN.—Talking of festivals, the "Allgemeine Musikzeitung" gives some curious information about a music festival in Rome about 17 B. C., thus once more proving the truth of the old saying that there is "nothing new under the sun!" A three days' festival was held at that date by order of Augustus Caesar, and the third day was devoted to musical performances in the Temple of Apollo. A cantata by Quintus Horatius Flaccus was performed, the words of which show the great pride which the old Romans took in their beloved city. A "specimen" line is given which runs somewhat thus: "However far the sun may wander over the earth, he can see nowhere a greater city than Rome."
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