Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-22

(.....F .Fraulein Belize.
I'm Sopran und Alt in zwei Choren, "a Damen. Die
Bruderschaft der Gralsritter, Junglinge, und Kna-
ben.
Ort der Handling
Auf dem Gebete und in der Burg der Gralshuter
" "Monsalvat ;" Gegend i'm Charakter der nordlichen
Gebirge des gothischen Splniens. Sodann KliDgsors
ZauberschoSs, am Sudabhange derselben GebTge,
dem arabischen Spanien Zugewandt anzunehmen.
Beginn des ersten Auizugs Uhr.
Beginn des sweiten Aufzugs 81 Uhr.
Beginn des dritten AufZugs 81 Chr
THE PART OF KUNDRY
Is alternated each day between Frau Ma
terna and Frsulein Malten. The latter is
a very sweet and pathetic Kundry but
Materna is inexpressibly great in the char
acter. Those who have only seen her upon
the concert stage can form no idea of her
real powers she is almost as great as an
actress as she is as a singer. Wiukelmann,
the tenor, is also star of first magnitude.
l wish that America might yet hear such a
pair. The thester is beautifully situated
in the midst of forest park on a hill com.
manding an exquisite view. 1t is not
large, holding less than l, 500 people but
its stage is very deep, and supplied with
every mechanical device. Such stage
effects / have never seen. In the first
place, every scene is masterpiece of
painting. Then, when a panorama takes
place (as when Parsifal goes through the
sacred forest), it ia not the mere unrolling
of canvas, but the simultaneous gliding
of four sets of paintings from the fore
ground to the background, SO that one can
look into, instead of at, the forest.
THE SCENES IN THE SACRED CASTLE
Are pompously magnificent (; professions
cross and recross, aud the mystic effects Of
light and shadow are marvels of scientific
study. The most startling scene OF all is
when, at the sign of the cross, the whole
tropical garden of Kiingsor crashes into
nothingness, and is replaced by an arid
desert, containing only few withere6
roses. OF the music l shall say nothing
since it is already a twice told tale in
America. | will only state that the sec
ond act deals with subject similar to that
treated by Gade in the second part of the
Crusaders :" and, when | say that it is
immensely superior even to that work, you
will understand that it is a gem. It is to
me the most perfect part of the work,
especially the duet of Parsifal and Kun.
dry and, in fact, Wagner always seems
greater to me in his sensuous, human mu-
sic than in his
ASTROLOGICAL GRANDEUR.
From Bayreuth 1 went TO Munich, where
had the pleasure of meeting Rheinberger and
the veteran Franz Lachner, who recently
celebrated his fiftieth year of active lead
ership. They were much interested In
American affairs, and bore testimony to
the advance of American musical art. |
From here I went to Vienna, where, at the !
n T -
nots", but cannot speak very highly of the |
soloists, since the greatest of the troupe, |
Materna and Winkelmann, were off on
furlough. But the orchestra, chorus and
stage-setting were excellent, and would
make Mapleson wild with envy. The
Princess and suite made their entry in the
third act, and Gang on horseback, no less
than
EIGHT HORSES COMING ON THE STAGE AT A
GALLoP.
heard considerable music at the Prater
in Vienna (the finest park in the world),
but it was chiefly bass drums. From vi
emma l went down the Danube to Hungary
and Servia. In Buda Pesth listened to
several of the gypsy orchestras. These
bands consist of from eight to fifteen per-
formers, and play chiefly on string instru
ments. All their work is extemporaneous,
not a note of music being seen in the or
chestra. The leader, violinist, rises and
starts national or popular Hungarian or
.rypsy tune, and the others improvise
series of harmonies which ft it like
glove. They are natural musicians, and |
their performance has spontaneity which |
l have never heard elsewhere. The first |
part of many of their tunes is slow, mel |
ancholy and weird, with frequent pauses
as in chant. The finale is always rapid, |
and sometimes reaches frantic presto.
When / returned to Vienna found two |
sections of DR.. Tourjee's party at the no.
tel and, joining section A, started with |
them to Adelsburg Here the whole party |
took delicious rest amid the most beauti.
ful mountain scenery imaginable. At this
place we had good example of
IGNORANCE OF AMERICA.
/ had entered into conversation, in French,
with young gentleman from Trieste, who |