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This week, there has been little music in London. Her Majesty's Theatre has been closed, and remains closed till " boxing night," when a pantomime vnu be produced, founded on the well-known tale of Tone Thumb ; together with an opera, called Queen Topaze, an adaptation to the English stage of La Bohm Topaze of Victor Masse. Covent Garden, too, is to have its pantomime, which is to be on the subject of Bluebearel. No operatic novelty is announced at this house. The only concerts of the week have been the Monday Popular Con- cert, at which Miss Arabella Goddard (who has been absent from Lon- don for a considerable time, occupied, we believe, with provincial en- gagements) appeared for the first time this season, and received an enthusiastic welcome; and the third Christmas performance of The Messiah at Exeter Hall.
Auber's opera, Le Philtre, is about to be revived at the Opera Comique. This piece was eclipsed by Donizetti's Elixir d' _Amore, the subject of which is the saes, though it may be questioned whether it is of superior merit.
On Sunday last, Le Propltete was performed at the Grand Opera for the 240th time ; the principal characters by Madame Tedesco and Gueyinard.
Berlioz has just completed an opera, the subject taken from Shak- spears.
Cologne (says the Gazette Musicale) is the first city in Germany which has adopted the new normal pitch. The result of this measure has been most satisfactory; the tone of the instruments has not suffered, and the singers find the change a real benefit.
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