Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-22
MI SIC AND DRAMA.
PLEAsAEr EXPERIENCES OF THE Bos-
TON PARTY.
4 Visit to Bayreuth to Eear Parsifal"-
Royal serenade and Pomp in
Gondolas Of Venice.
BONE Anpnst . lSS2

ROME, August ,, 1888.
Here we are, the whole Tourjee tourist
party, Sections A, B, c and D, united in
Rome, in spite of the itinerary. 1t happen
ed through the temporary crowding of Ma
pies because of the Casa micciola disaster,
the terrible earthquake. / have become an
adjunct of the excursion only since ten
days, since l have been making musical pill
grimages on my own account and that OF
the Musical Herald. My two chief Meccas
were Bayreuth and Buda Pesth, the former
for the sake of "Parsifal," the latter for
the sake of the Hungarian gipsy music. l
found both worth the journey. First,
went to Leipzig, where found the conserv-
atory open, and the professors very cordial.
tion, a plain table in a modest Keller,
where l found gathered some of the most
notable
ARTISTS AND SCIENTISTS OF LEIPZIG,
Who meet thus quietly once day and
smoke and chat and rest. An evening at
Reinecke's house is. of course, not for pub
lie description but l cannot refrain from
expressing my admiration of the genial and
/ l0vable man, as well as the great musician
and composer. He lives like patriarch
of old, in the midst of large family hon
ored and respected by all /; not receiving,
perhaps, such large salary as some of our
musicians in America, but enjoying vastly
more comfortable position. But | could
not stay in Leipzig forever, and was soon
on the train for Bayreuth. In the latter
town l found that the Wagner fever was
not nearly so high as it had been during the
composers life. The town was full, but
not crowded and many of the inhabitants
grumbled at the change. But, If the pub
lie are not excessive in their devotion,
there is one person whose attachment to
the masters memory is vehemently strong.
CAsIMA WAGNER, THE DAUGHTER OF LIsZT,
Is still plunged in the deepest grief for the
loss of her husband-so much SO that the
townspeople declare that her mind is
shaken. She will see no one-neither her
father, her children, her relatives, nor her
dearest friends. She even grudges the pab-
lie the right to visit the tomb of the COM
poser and each day she sits alone by the
grave in rain or sunshine. As | drove
| through the town | saw familiar face at
q third-story window, above q grocer's
shop. 1 climbed the stairs, and in a mo-
ment was warmly greeted by Madame Ma
terna, who was to perform the part of
Kandry that day. l cannot tell you how
| cordially she spoke of America. She would
come back in a moment if some manager
would undertake the mounting of German
opera in thorough STYLE She was affected
TO tears as, when we parted, she said !:
"G Greet them all in America from me.
shall never, never forget my pleasant days
there"
THE OPERA "PARSIFAL"
Is mounted in a regal manner; and, if | DO
not speak of each performer in detail, it is
because each one was perfect in his way.
| Here is the cast Of characters OF the first
and third performances
| Parsifal, eiu Buhnenweihfestspiel Won Richard
Wagner. Die Won dem verewigten Meister bis ms
Enzene vorbereiteten u Offentlichen Auffuhrungen
werden stattfnden s, 10, II, IA, l6, lS 20, p,
q, 90 rs und 50 JUL, 1888.