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Victor Nessler, libretto by Rudolf Bnnge after 

 Gottfried Kinkel's epic poem (Leipsic, Stadt- 

 theater, November 15) ; as in his former pro- 

 ductions, the composer's intention to be popu- 

 lar is the prevailing feature of the music, but 

 he appears less spontaneous in this work, which 

 met, however, with a favorable reception; 

 "Donna Diana," by Heinrich Hofmann, libretto 

 by "Wittkowski after Moreto's comedy (Berlin, 

 November 15) ; in the merry scenes suggested by 

 the text, the composer is at his best, while the 

 more dramatic parts are less successfully treated ; 

 the orchestration is most effective; "Merlin," 

 by Carl Goldmark, libretto by Siegfried Lipiner 

 (Vienna, November 19), was received with much 

 applause, and shows great progress in form and 

 instrumentation compared with his " Queen of 

 Sheba"; the mise en scene was most splendid, 

 and the performance exemplary. This was pro- 

 duced in New York at the Metropolitan Opera- 

 house, under Mr. Walter Damrosch's direction, 

 on Jan. 3, 1887. " Harold," dramatic opera in 

 five acts and nine tableaus, by Eduard Napravnik 

 (St. Petersburg, November 23), met with great 

 success; "Egmont," by Salvayre, libretto by 

 Wolff and Millaud (Paris, Opera-Comique, De- 

 cember G), failed completely ; "Patrie," by Pala- 

 dilhe, libretto by Sardou (Paris, Opera, Dec. 16 

 and 20), was well received ; "Jacques Clement," 

 by Grisy (Geneva, Grand-Theatre, December) ; 

 "Dalibor,"Czechish opera, by Smetana (Prague, 

 National Theatre, December) ; " Spartacus," by 

 Giuseppe Sinico (Trieste, December). 



Comic operas: " Signer Lucifer," by L. 

 Dumack (Berlin, Louisenstadtisches Theater, 

 January 6); "Die Abenteuer einer Neujahrs- 

 nacht," by Richard Heuberger, libretto by 

 Franz Schaumann after Zschokke's tale (Leip- 

 sic Stadttheater, January 13), was well re- 

 ceived ; "Die Carabiniers des Konigs," by 

 Emil Kaiser (Berlin, Louisenstadtisches Thea- 

 ter, February) ; " Der Pfarrer von Meudon," 

 by Felix von Woyrsch (Hamburg, Stadtthea- 

 ter) ; "Le Serraent d' Amour," by Edtnond 

 Audran (Paris, Theatre des Nouveautes, Feb- 

 ruary) ; " Saint-Megrin," by Paul and Lucien 

 Hillemacher, libretto by Dubreuil and Adenis, 

 very skillfully adapted from Dumas's drama, 

 "Henri III et sa Cour "(Brussels, Theatre 

 de la Monnaie, March 3) ; the music contains 

 many exquisite traits, especially in the in- 

 strumentation, and the opera was received 

 with much applause; "Plutus," by Lecocq 

 (Paris, Opera-Comique, March 31), succes 

 cTestime; " Die Carabiniers des Konigs," oder 

 " Die Monche," by Gustav Hartel (Breslau) ; 

 " Frivoli," by Herve (London, Drury Lane 

 Theatre, June 29); "Die Lowenbraut," by 

 Karl Krafft - Lortzing (Nordhausen, Tivoli- 

 Theater, August); "Dorothy," by Alfred Cel- 

 lier (London, Gaiety Theatre, September 25) ; 

 " Rhoda," opera-bouffe, by Antonio Mora (Lon- 

 don, Croydon Theatre, September 27) ; " Auf 

 hohen Befehl," by Carl Reinecke, who also 

 wrote the libretto, after Riehl's novel " Ovid 

 Lei Hofe " (Hamburg, Stadttheater, October 1), 



with decided success, and well-deserved ova- 

 tions for the composer, who conducted the 

 opera; "Indiana," by Audran (Manchester, 

 Comedy Theatre, October 4); "La Cigale et la 

 Fourmi," by Audran (Paris, Theatre Gait, 

 October 30) ; " Die Piraten," by Richard 

 Gen6e (Berlin, Walhalla-Th eater, October 9) ; 

 "La Femme Juge et Parti," by Missa (Paris, 

 Op6ra-Coinique, November 17). 



Operettas : " Studenten am Rhein," by 

 Josef Goldstein (Pesth, January 7) ; " Die 

 Novize," by Wilhelm Rab (Vienna, Theater an 

 der Wien, January 21) ; " Der Botschafter," by 

 Kremser (Vienna, February 13); "La Schiar- 

 nete," by Cecoghi (Udine, Teatro Minerva) ; 

 " Minnekozen," Flemish operetta by De Biozi- 

 eres (Ghent, Theatre Minard, January) ; " Les 

 Volontaires de 92," by Felix Boisson (Chalons- 

 sur - Marne, January) ; " Le Docteur Vieux- 

 temps," by Jules Gontink (Bruges, February) ; 

 "Der Gunstling," by Karl Grau (Hanover, 

 Residenz- Theater) ; " Josephine vendue par sea 

 Soeurs," by Victor Roger (Paris, Bouffes-Pari- 

 siens, March 20) ; " El Testamento y la Clave," 

 zarzuela by Rubio and Espino (Madrid, Teatro 

 de las Variedades, March); "El Club de las 

 Feas," by the same (ib., December); "Fioretta," 

 by Alfred Straszer and Max von Weinzierl 

 (Prague, Deutsches Landestheater, April 3); 

 "Der schone Kurfurst," by Josef Hellmes- 

 berger, Jr. (Munich, Gartnerplatz-Theater, May 

 15) ; " Aura," by W. Behre (Bremen, Tivoli- 

 Theater, August 15); "Schloss Galliano," by 

 Victor Hollander (Hamburg, Schultze-Theater, 

 September 8) ; " Lorraine," by Rudolf Dellinger 

 (Hamburg, October 2) ; "Der Doppelganger," 

 by Alfred Zamara, Jr. (Munich, Gartnerplatz- 

 Theater, September 16) ; " Der Nachtwandler," 

 by Louis Roth (Berlin, Friedrich-Wilhelm- 

 Theater, September 27) ; " Adam et Eve," by 

 Gaston Serpette (Paris, Nouveautes, October 

 8) ; " Der Vice- Admiral," by Millocker (Vi- 

 enna, Theater an der Wien; October 9) ; " Sa- 

 taniel," by Adolf Ferron (Dresden, Residenz- 

 Theater, October 17) ; " Madame Cartouche," 

 by L6on Vasseur (Paris, Folies-Dramatiques, 

 October 19); "Der Cornet," by Emil Kaiser 

 (Leipsic, Carola Theater, October 26) ; " Der 

 Vagabund," by Karl Zeller (Vienna, Carl- 

 Theater, October 30) ; " Le Nozze di Figaro," 

 by Antonio Martini (Florence, October) ; v " Der 

 Hofnarr," by Adolf Muller, Jr. (Vienna, Thea- 

 ter an der Wien, November 20) ; " Farinelli," by 

 Hermann Zumpe (Hamburg, Schultze-Theater, 

 November 27) ; " II Telegramma," by R. Matini 

 (Florence, Teatro Pergola, December 30). 



1887. Operas: "Der letzte Abencerage," 

 by Franz Sarosi (Schauer), libretto by Ludwig 

 Bartok, after Chateaubriand's novel (Pestb, 

 Opera House, January 4) ; the music is melo- 

 dious and the dramatic effects in the style of 

 Meyerbeer; it was much applauded; " Nor- 

 dica," by Frederick Corder (Liverpool, Court 

 Theatre, January 26), met with great success ; 

 " Las Mugeres que matan," by Fernandez Cabal- 

 lero (Madrid, Teatro de la Princesa, January) ; 



