The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-09
FESTIVAL WEEK OF MAY 20
Facts in the Life of Anton Seidl, In
terpreter of Wagner, His Preceptor.
Some Great SolOists to Be Announced and
Some Indianapolis Favorites Selected
Emma Juch and Clara Poole.

The arrangements for the May Musical
Festival. this year. were last night com-
pleted. in . general way. and contracts en-
tered iuto which justify the belief that the
coming series of entertainments will ex-
eel any that have before been given ,nthis
city in the features, of works to be pro-
duced, ~soloists who will sing. and the
varied excellence of the programmes TO be
rendered. The list of ~soloists is not yet
complete. and will not be for several days.
as the directors are now negotiating for
the services of famous soloisrs. whose
names. when announced. will be a sutfi-
cient guarantee of the high artistic excel
lence of their work.
The most notable enga cement made yes
terday was that of Anton Seidl and his
famous Metropolitan orchestra of sixty
musicians. who are now making Q tour of
the country giving Wagnerisn perform
ances in all the larger cities. Mr.. Seidi is
an American citizen by adoption. He is a
native Of Buds-Pesth. and received his
early musical education at the Conserve
tory of Leipsic. He continued his study
under the noted DR.. Hans Richter. then di-
rector of the Grand Opera at Buda-Pesth,
and through the influence Of the latter he
became the secretary and assistant OF the
composer Wagner, having the ad
of the personal instruction of the great
master: In 1877, after accompanying Wag-
ner to London, Mr.. Seidl was made con-
ductor of the musical society of Bey-
reuth. In 1881 he went TO Berlin and
organized the notable production there OF
1881. Ia the following year he was
House. New York. on the death of DR.. DAM
rosch. and during his ~unequaled artistic
work there he has not only become the
idol of the Wsgnerites. but through the
medium of concerto he has been able to
pursue a distinct mission In the advance
ment of general musical culture. The or
chestra which he has organized and trained
for several years hos the reputation of be-
ing the greatest organization OF Its kind
ever gotten together in America. The di-
rectors of the local festival have been very
anxious TO secure his orchestra and believe
that their success WILL be appreciated by
those who hear it.
The ~soloists thus far engaged include
the following singers: Miss Emma Juch.
soprano. who has appeared here in pre-
vious festivals with such success. and who
has q strong social following here; Miss
Amanda Fabris. late leading soprano of
the Carl Rosa Grand Opera Company of
London; Madame Garcia RieRg. dramatic
soprano for the Royal Opera, Buda-Pesth;
Elizabeth Northrup. Miss Flora Marguerite
Bertelle and Mlsss Sarah Laven. sopranos;
Miss Clara Poole. the famous contralto. who
. NV ~
Miss Gertrude May Stein, late leading con-
tralto of the Juch Opera Company, Miss
| Marie Maurer. Miss Adele Baldwin and
Nine. Antonio sawyer. contraltoe; William
Stephen, Herr Rieger and Mr.. Ferguson.
tenors; Senior Galassi. the noted baritone.
Mr.. Emil Sanger and William Bushnell.
bassos.
The instrumental ~soIoists engaged are
Clifford Schmidt. violinist; Victor Herbert.
~'cellist; John Cheshire. harpist. and little
Miss Cortlow. tho Chicago pianiste. who
has been creating such o sensation through
out the country.
the festival will be held the week of
May % and there will be three evening
| performances and two matinees. The de-
tails of the programmes to be rendered
nave not yet been arranged. There will be
one Wagner night and possibly q Wagner
matinee. the other programmes being
diversified. The works In which the bic
chorus will take part are Mendelssohn'
| oraroria est. Paul," Handers Judas
Maccabarus" and "Lohengrln" in part.