New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-06

else than here in the composers own home ana
under his own personal direction. NOTHING . M
fail, for the workers all share the deep Pc eo III
iIal feeling OF the master, in the midst OF thai
hard IaDors, ana are Inspired with wonder OF ho,h
J subject and music '"'h
ARTISTIC PRODUCTION or THE DRAMA.
| AS in 1876. Wagner has called together a la,,.
number of artists, who sill lend their services -
tho master for the performance OF his latest wor
Strange to say-in spite OF the success which thu
Ring Of the NIbelung" has had in GERMANY ava
IN Austria and lately in London, the enemies =,
Wagner never cease to prosecute hin. Tho,
spread even now nnfayorahle news abroad abon,
the progress OF his work abOnt the lack Of barmon,
between tho artists and himself etc Only few
weeks ago several papers stated that fatal dis
ease had broken out in the city OF Bayreuth III,
not in any degree true The citizens have dona
mucn to improve the city since 1876, AMI are en-.
trely ready to Give the large number of pilgrim.
who already beginning to arrive In 1876 the
artistic life in Bayrenth during the weeks of "a
bearsa quito different from that of the present
time. The orchestra then was composed OF rnusi.
clans from all parts of Germany and Austria now
the orchestra of the Royal Opera in Munich con-
tributes the entire force, with tho exception Of
thirty from Meningen, WelmaT Dessau and Berlin.
The singers are selected. however, as before, from
different cities. AS Parsifal" requires only one
evening for its performance, the preparations are
naturally upon a much smaller scale than six years
ago, when each of the four evenings required
different work and stage scenery, and the whole
artistic life Is cor sequently' much less busy and
excited one.
Parsifalr is an oper. in three acts and is not
comparatively long. Tho rehearsss began two
weeks ago. but unlike SIX summers ago no one "a
allowed to be present except the artists. | met
Wagner inst before the beginning OF an orchestral
rehearsal for the second acJ, and through his eX-
treme Kindness was allowed to enter the theatre
and listen. Wagner looks very we'll His hair
N.tfu in ell llgf~ .rfs. II ~
nomy, but his eyes are AS wide awake and spark
ling eyci, his whole bearing firm, his actions as
quick and decided as before. No one couid believe
tnat on tho 2lst of last May he celebrated his
seventeen birthday. The way in which he super
intends the rehearsals is different from his Old
manner Formerly he sat upon the stage close to
the fOOtghts. speaking down TO the orchestra.
Now he sits IN comfortable armchair in the first
row OF seats; at his right his wife, at his left
Capellmeister Fischer or Mr. HUmperding. who
alternately turn the leaves OF the manuscripts
orchestral score. Behind Wagner sits Mr.. Porges,
with piano score in hand. writing down all the
reniarks about expression. tempo. etc. which fall
from the masters lips. ard by him tho gentlema
who copied tho orchestral parts. At the rehearsal
mentioned above Wagner listened quietly to tho
playing of the orchestra under the baton OF Capell-
meister Lew, from Munich. and when he wished to
make a remark he communicated through "A small
opening III the partition which separates the
lowered orchestra space from the house. There was
onl, one gas jet burning and its light fell UPON the
score and upon Wagner's noble head. All around
darkness in the house-a picturesque sight
W Hcu Il lull IeuedTbdi taxes pace anu wagner
feels his will brought INTO play among tho
singers, then his wonderful intellectual power
awakens and he feels and acts as of old.
The artists who alternately represent the prin-
cipal characters are idrsifdl, Gudehus Wnke-
man and jaeger; GRrnemdnz, Scaria and Siehr
AmtOrtas, Reichmann and Fuchs hlagsOr, Hill and
klndermann: Itturet kindeTmann handry Frau
Materna. Fraulen Brandt and Fraulein Malteni
Flower madens, twenty nine, six of them being solo
singers, and among them two American girls, Miss
Meta and Miss Pnngle. The chorus nun bers sixty
and there is besides chor OF fifty boys The
orchestral force is 1O4. The whole musical army
thus incl udes 254 persons. Not many days moro
and the favored ones shall witness all the beautiful
things which are hidden away within the walls Of
the theatre upon the hill called Buergerreutnn