November 20th, 1880. THE MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW,

RICHTER.—By his new engagement as Capellmeister at the Imperial MAGNANIMOUS.—The French composers have agreed to accept seven in- House, Vienna, Hans Eichter is granted two months additional leave of absence stead of ten per cent, royalty on their works at the approaching Patti in order that he may conduct his concerts in London. The months selected representations at the Theatre des Nations. are May and June, the Italian season there. GEWANDHAUS.—Upwards of $150,000 has been subscribed to erect a new GUERRERA.—A new opera, "Dora," by Signor Guerrera, will be produced concert-room for the Gewandhaus concerts at Leipsic, but $50,000 more is, during the Carneval at the Teatro Dal Verme, Milan. it said, required. POPPEB.—Herr Wilhelm Popper, violoncellist, formerly in New York, has CONVENT GARDEN. —Mr. Ernest Gye has engaged M. Mierwinski, a been engaged in the band at the Imperial Opera House, Vienna. at the Paris Opera, for Covent Garden next season. WITTGENSTEIN.—Count Wittgenstein, whose opera, "Die Wolfenbraut," HALLE.—Mr. Charles Halle was the pianist at the second Gewandhaus has been performed at several theatres in Germany, has completed a new concert at Leipsic, October 14. He played Beethoven's C minor concerto, ork, " Cleopatra," liberetto by Mosenthal. two waltzes, and a polonaise of Chopin's, and two pieces by Stephen Heller. THREE CONDUCTORS.—At the opening of the new Opera House, Frankfort- THURSBY.—It is said that Miss Thursby will sing in Paris this winter on-the Maine, Herr Goltermann conducted the " Festival Overture ;" Herr under the direction of Mr. Maurice Strakosch. Zumpe, the " Occasional Piece ;" and Herr Dessoff, the opera. SCHUMANN.—Madame Schumann played at the first of the Museum con- PONCHIELLI. —Signor Ponchielli has tendered his resignation as Professor certs at Frankfort. of Counterpoint in the Conservatory, Milan. ISIDOR.—Miss Isidor has made a very successful debut at her Majesty's CONTRADICTED. —Signor Ricordi contradicts the report that Signor Boito's theatre, London, in the role of Lucia. She has an admirable voice, of fair " Mefistofele " is shortly to be performed in Paris. compass and excellent quality throughout its range. The only fault to be found with her performance was that which characterizes the first appearance BRUELL.—Briill's " Bianca," compressed into two acts, has been well re- of nearly every new artist—nervousness. Mdlle. Rosina Isidor, who is an ceived at the Theatre Royal, Dresden. English lady of Jewish family, has been educated and fitted for her profession RCEDER.—Herr Martin Boeder's opera, "Wera," will probably be pro- at the expense of the Baroness Lionel de Rothschild. duced in Berlin. BIZET.—A new work by Bizet, the author of " Carmen," has just been BOIELDIETJ.—Boieldieu's "Jean de Paris" has, after long slumbering, produced at the Crystal Palace by Mr. Manns. It is described as a "suite," been most successfully revived at the Royal Opera House, Berlin. Herr Betz as it is not in proper symphonic form, and is entitled "Roma." The London especially distinguished himself. Times says of it that f" there is nothing in the way of a story that would inseparably associate the musical thoughts with Rome especially, although STAINER.—A commemorative inscription has been placed in Absam (Tyrol) the composer may have written or conceived the germs of the ideas in the on the house where the celebrated musical instrument maker, Jacob Stainer, ' Eternal City.' As abstract music it is very beautiful, and none who hear was born, on the 14th July, 1621. it will be disposed to object to it because of the title it bears." QUERY ?—The General Association of German Musicians numbers 6,437 TIBEBNI. —The Milanese journals announce the sad end of the celebrated members. (How many kegs of Lager-bier a year does that mean ?—Ed. MUSICAL tenor, Signor Mario Tiberini, who has just died in the lunatic asylum of CRITIC. ) Reggio. OSGOOD.—Mrs. Osgbod has decided to make England her home. PARSIFAL.—Wagner announces in his own paper, the Bayreuther Blatter, KELLOGG.—Clara Louise Kellogg appeared in " La Traviata" at Brunn, that he will produce " Parsifal," his latest opera, during the winter of 1882. in Moravia, October 15th, under the management of Mr. Alfred Fischoff. FETIS.—The second and concluding volume of M. Arthur Pougin's The theatre was densely crowded, and hundreds of people went away from supplement to Fetis's "Biographie Universelle des Musiciens " has been the door unable to get in. Miss Kellogg's success is reported to have been published by Messrs Firmin Didot. great. GUNOL.—Herr Josef Gungl, the famous composer of dance music, is SCHUMANN.—Schuman's only opera, " Genoveva," which on its first now in London, conducting the Covent Garden Promenade Concerts, in con- production was comparatively unsuccessful, seems to be at length taking the junction with Mr. Weist Hill. place it deserves in Germany. It has just been performed for the first time at Frankfort-on-the-Main, and enthusiastically received by the public. The SARASATE.—Senor Sarasate's concert on the 16th ult.,at Vienna, was a Athena? um thinks that it would be successful if produced in London. great success. In addition to Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto and various less important pieces with pianoforte accompaniment, the celebrated artist BERLIOZ.—It has been decided to erect a monument to Hector Berlioz at played a new Concerto (the third) composed, and dedicated to him, by his birthplace, the Cote Saint Andre. M. C. Saint-Sae'ns. The first movement and the intermezzo were especially CLASSICAL .—It is in contemplation to organize a series of perform- well received. The last movement did not please so much, its chief object ances at reduced prices of classical German works so as to attract the pub-being evidently to afford the executant an opportunity of exhibiting his lic once more to the Imperial Opera-house, Vienna, which has of late not virtuosity rather than to complete the harmonious relation of the different been so well attended as of yore. movements to each other. THE NEW STAR.—The number of persons attending the concert given WAGNER.—R. Wagner is expected in Munich very shortly, and is said by Mdme. Marcella Sembrich and Herr J. Wieniawski, at Dresden, sup- to contem plate making a longish stay. Performances of some of his works ported by Mannsfeldt's Orchestra, was something extraordinary. Mdme. —among others of "Die Meistersinger von Niirnberg"—will be given in his Sembrich sings ten times in November and December at Warsaw, receiving honor at the Theatre Royal, as also, at his express wish, of Shakspere's • 10,000 roubles, gold. From December to March she will sing in St. Peters- "Richard II.," and " Merchant of Venice." burgh; in March and April, at Moscow. For this, her honorarium will be CHAPPELL.—Mr. Arthur Chappell resumed his Popular Concerts, in 68,000 francs. London, on Nov. 8th. At the first concert of the (twenty-third) season Mozart's Serenade (ottet) in E flat, for oboes, clarinets, horns and bassoons, GEVAERT.—" Het Volk van Gent" ("The People of Ghent"), a new was introduced for the first time. Mdlle. Janotha was the pianist. work by M. Gevaert, will be performed for the first time at the Patriotic Festival, to be celebrated in the old town next May. SUPPE.—Franz von Suppe thinks of retiring from active professional life. Writing lately to a friend, he said : " The 5th of March, 1881, is fast RESUMED.—The publication of "II Monitore dei Teatri" wilL.be resumed approaching, and with it the day on which I shall take my leave of the in Milan at the commencement of next year. world. Secluded in my cosy Sophienheim" (" Sophia-Home," the name STRAUSS.—Johann Strauss is composing a " Grand Waltz for chorus and given by him from affection for his wife to a beautiful villa he has purchased orchestra" for the marriage of the Crown Prince, Rudolph. at Gars), " I shall think of my friends, and mark with sorrow how I myself am forgotten." The 5th of March, 1881, is a memorable day for SUppe, RUBINSTEIN.—'s opera, " Feramors," is to be perform- being the fortieth anniversary of his career as a composer. On the 5th ed in February at the Grand-Ducal theatre, Mannheim. of March, 1841, there was produced at the theatre in the Josephstadt a farce called " Die Folgen der Erziehung," f or which he composed the music. This BRUSSELS.—A new ballet, or rather divertissement, " La Nuit de Noel," was his first work. Between then and the 21st February, 1880, the date of has been successfully produced at the Theatre de la Monnaie, Brussels. The his last work, " Juanita," he has written for the above theatre, for the Theatre libretto, which is very slight, is by M. Poigny. The music, from the pen of an der Wien, the Arena in Funfhaus, the Carl-Theater, the Theatre on the M. Stoumon, one of the managers, was much applauded. Franz Joseph Quai, the theatres in Oedenburg and Presburg, the Baden MULLER-BERGHAUS.—Herr Carl Miiller-Berghaus has resigned the con-Arena and the Munich Theatre auf dem Gartnerplatz, 195 works of more or ductorship of M. de Dervies's orchestra at Nice, and, with his wife, opened a less importance, including two operas, " Paragraph 3" and " Unsere Hand- school for singing in Stuttgart. werker,"-for the Imperial Opera-house, Vienna. LABLANCHE.—Signora Bianca Lablanche has returned from America to THE MEISTER.—A letter from Venice in the Bund, of Berne, states that Naples, for the purpose of fulfilling her engagement at the Teatro Bellini. Richard Wagner has been staying for a month in a Venetian palazzo. He (Better for Mile. Lablanche to be in Italy, than to waste her time in spent the last winter and summer in Naples, and has chosen Venice as a America; and for ourselves, we can only mourn and abide by her decision.— halting station before going back to Bayreuth. The news that the ED. MUSICAL CRITIC AND TRADE REVIEW.) " master " was there brought a whole flock of his admirers to the city. DEATH LIST.—The deaths are announced, at Paris, of Edouard Wolff, the BEQUEST.—Ole Bull by his last will bequeathed to the Museum of Ber- Polish pianist, aged 67; and-at Paris, aged 73, of Sylvain Saint-Etienne, gen, Norway, a number of his jewels, medals, and decorations, given him in critic and librettist. his long professional career by kings, emperors, and other titled personages. Included in the bequest is the golden crown, set with diamonds and pearls, PRIZE.—Herr Otto Miiller won the prize of $250 for the best organ con- presented to him about 10 years ago by citizens of San Francisco. certo, with a fugue, offered by the Societa del Quartetto, of Milan ; but as STRANDED.—An Italian opera company, the impresario of which is Leon foreigners were ineligible, the prize was actually given to Signor Edoardo de Leon, is said to be partially stranded in Havana, owing to the non- Perelli, of Milan. appearance of one of the principal . Too MANY !—250 young vocalists presented themselves last week to JUST AS BAD AS HERE.—In one of the performances of cheap Italian opera, compete for entry in the Paris Conservatoire, and out of the party 30 were given now in London by Capt. Armit, Mr. Mapleson's son-in-law, a young chosen. man, made his debut, whereupon the Saturday Review asks : "It would be interesting to know who taught Signor Anintilli-Leoni to sing, and why V " VAN ZANDT.—Miss Van Zandt made a successful debut on October 22 as Mr. Mapleson and his branch offices seem to be the dernier resort for all bad Mignon, at the Paris Opera Comique. and incompetent singers.