New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-22
MISS MINNIE HAUK.


CAhMEN AMI ltE lAMlNG Of IllE SHREN.
From The Whitshdu Rspeto.
Understandable grace and chic characterize
Miss Hauk. the American dicG. boJh and Oft the
question and her art at her bou
ia Regents Para Born In the land Of mteryowiDR she
either 10 0nrn al or 10 herself il one has anything 10
say worth SAVING. and which one wants the public to
AT present do not know that there ia anything
wish 10 have published" sac says But I'm glaa 70
see you aud II is possible that there may DC something
You desire TO learn which there can be no objection 10
print"
1t pleasant little ROOM The open piano is covered
with opera scores. AMI nor dog 6 Roy giiO Is hall IN
sned % question NY right g. iooR through an album OF
correspondence aud portraits nd IN me DOCK letters
Of congratulate nom hngs and queens, empefOrs ana
princes poets statesmen and writers: on the DOCK,
shelves The works OI Prince George OF Prussia presented
the prliua donna uader lis own hand. Win volumes
OF music from AIT Liaz ,Goe'z Bzet Wagner and other
iust posers Her scrap BOOKS are treasury
"reminiscences. On the mantesneif are bits OF quaint
gel and tine portrait OF herself by Sarony, 81 New
York aauk walks ABOUT occasionally while she
talks to me sings suacleS Of the operas when are
mentioned III cur cow ersHtlOn
Wat II the ent OF your repertoire y ASK
1T numbers nifty operas. IN nearly every STYLE
Z" And IN now III my languages do you @ng
81 FIVE. German, hungarian, French, Italian ard
EngIsn; my English American" sac SAYS laughing.
Where did you lea your languages
learned Itaan learned French among the creOies IN
Orleans, mere our family resided during me siege
by Butler; l was educated az Frehch convent
learned German when Went to sing III Vienna; my
Engl sh IL he language OF the land IL which was Dorn
have heard that you had special motive IN com
ing to London beyond That OF mere PROFESSIONAL en-
nis, singing at the principal theatres the Con
tinent" Wers, looking al NE with lle serious
a. pec face, winch as natural a. It's bright ana
playful side. 1T occurred 10 me that LONDON KNOWS
htLie operate lie SO far as the modern woiAs OF
France ana Germany are concerned. especially as re,
z rd. Vienna sue city OF Mozart aud Beethoven. and
sL oil the musical world III those capitals
novelties produced every year WORKS not accepted
IN the suOsdlzed offered by good composers
to minor tneaues, as III Munich. stuttRart ana
M coWposers are taken OUT OF tue dus, and r.
| Wt,u | /
operas gwen in succe siOn ana sang neafy ali
tae great worAs during mat revival Many OF tnese
operas too little knOwn III London. MageIs works
were successfully given, and afforded friends Oh
music opportunity OF Judging the merits or dement's
OF LlDse greatest of modem musical compositions such
performances these are great puDnc lesson TO SUI
deuts posers and artists themselves During my stay
IN the continental capitals for seven years was for
tunate enough to produce many novelties. works OF
great and generally proving great successes out
Ioialy unknown Ill Englin When, therefore, Wrote
from Brussels IN 1877. to Mr. Mapeson aUouJ my re-
turn to London, NY chief OBJECT was 10 DO my utmost
or tbe production OF French and especially grand
works when mai been successfully given on the Cou-
SaplesOn cr@s6 w9eh n F Lao sups g many
and which hoped would succeed in Ensald. had
ma ignt All were opposed 10 lis prOduclOu ana Ony
hnorsais and much opposition Carmen given. and
am sure neither Mr. Map nor the public Was sorry
The next oper" proposed was "oe'~s i"""S "a INC
witch was written for you am toldl"
YES, without lay know edge. IL is quite romance
When [ was a child shakespeare's play had peculiar
charm for me- Later before mad seen any lyrical
1
| would make Time went on. | came TO Europe, ana
while ia the Continental capitals where artistic life Is
So different thai III London. associated great
| deal with composers. and suggested TO many OF
taem the splendid lereIto winch . The So aiming ay
therefore, lmagne my surprise when i present. resent.
done it. | did all could to get the produced in
Vienna, but having 20 join the Roya Opera at the ex
| the honor His Majesty did me III making me Royal
Chamber singer, did not succeed IN my wish at that
ntendant OF the Russian Opera. had already meant TO
| give the opera. and had fixed upon me for the
1Id create The part Thought SO much about and
realized the dreams Of my cary chi dhoodp -,
"Do you consider the part as good a. carmen
1T is most difficult one. The time when singing
alone sufficient TO make an operate success is IN my
S 9enes on Ra .se foS% a y
take. Acting and singing must go together to realz3
the co posers creation. have always gone on that
method when singing f lisa al Pesth"
We are sufficiently cultivated IN London TO know
ton OF your h.e dramatic repres ntatloa OF carmen
are too realistic IN part Ia other words that YOU have
not ideazed the character OF clsareIte-maAer hto
"a am sad YOU have referred to this" she answers
because some statements have Gu made which
ample of the necessity both singing and ac'ing than
parC like Carmen. Mile. Gll.i-Malie. Tor whOm t.e
opera was writenand say this In face Of an opposite
statement aOat in Lon ton-aIled to create any en-
thusnsn the role because her voice does NOT meet ITO
requirements Others who nave attempted IL iaieu Oe
cause they wanted 20 refine d gypsy -. ~.
II has been SAID OF tine Journals that bizet
wrote some airs addition to thOoe winch you sing III
Carmeu winch have not yet been gwen but Wich the
critic I'm the same paper that printed the other story
| seems to su gge-t will introduced in due cOurseF
"The moment heard OF ~ wrote TO the IrOprietoIs
~ Carmen great musc-publ!shing firm IN Paris, ASK
rc for tine airs IL said Bizet had written Tor Car
men and which not yet IN my score Here IL their
| reply: 800
PARIS. 81 Decembre, 1879
BIES CHERE MILE: Pour les airs ecrs au trolssme
acte de Carmen" nous en- lgnorons existence Ell nous
crDyons ut.nc pOuyOIr yVu5 assirer qu aucui AR
eie O. impose pour lie Seine acte attendu que Ia marche
dr anal ia no permettat pas dy mettro ueuA airs
Vuus savez Den cAere ct iliustre amie que . mons
dams notre partition, v0us aurez ere Ia premiere Ia
cnnuaitre Nous pOuvons done vous eDVoyer &C qli
n'exse pas. Ii faut done que vous vOus contenteI ue
vos grande success de Carmen dc tous les ceors u
yous rouvOns belle, ct do la gore daVolf lnpo 70
| carmen" tOute-scue en- Angeterre ct en- Ameilque'
ear yOus ayez ee Pame et In vUx 40 hoe
| regreitG compositeur BIzet.-Vos devouee CHOUVESs
| pere OF Ills.
"rhat," remark. should settle the critic con
| clusivev." ,.. f.. 4. ,r.r
Miss Hauk smiles. takes back the letter drops inte
ing extract Ell from her scrap book some very interest
ing Information. We reflect hat Beet died before De
| opera was success, and that GOetz ala not i've
| his work produced H., ,1,h
| 3oetz wrote the last he ever wrote Tor kath
arine at my suggestion and alas! on Ills ceatl-oeu'
| she says with a sigh.