The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-05-03

up Defines IN the morning striving TO per1ecl
those places where his evenings performance
tailed IN reaching his IDEAL Though sur
rounded 10y the usual temptations OF an artists
career. he leads an abstemi0us life. his only
ambition being 10 become a greater artist.
De Lucia's acting is more extraordinary than
his singing. Few artists, even on the purely
dramatic stage, reach his intense realism. His
don Jose" is fully equal to Calves Carmen"
and the TWO acting together in Bizers opera
string their audiences up to almost an bysterical
pitch.
Calve, the dramatic soprano. has resigned
from the New York Metropolitan Opera Com
pany and will not sing next season As had been
intended. "This Is the final outcome" says the
New York Times, ''of an exhibition OF per-
sonal plque on the stage OF the oDera-nouse
when 'Carmen'was last performed after the
third act Nine. Caive refused TO accept call
before the curtain. She was finally prevailed
upon to appear, but refused to accept Emma
Eames' hand and ran off the opposite side OF
the stage. The simple facts OF the story. OF
which the singer has eDdeavored to make much
for her own advertisement. are these: Early In
the season Nine. Eames made some critical re-
marks ON her associates. Nine. Calve and Nine
Melba. No attention was paid at the time, but
since Nine. Calves success In the role OF Car
men she has been disposed to resent unfay0ra-
bic remarks OF any kind The firm OF Abbey 6
Grau acknowledged the receipt of Calves res
ignation and paid no further attention TO her,"
The idol OF fashion In New York, Plancon,
the handsome French basso. has been Ill, and
society has re fused 10 be comfOrIed. He was
to have sung with Mime. Media about week
ago at Sheery's, In aid Of the summer camp Tor
poor boys. and an audience OF hundreds OF soci-
ETY. women assembled TO hear their newest
idol. To Albert Morris Bagley fell the terrible
ordeal Of breaking the dreadful news that
Plancon would not appear. that ne was Ill. A
shudder ran through the serried ranks OF fash
ion, look of despair settled on every counte-
nance, and the rest OF the concert was blank
10 almost every woman present.
At the annual performance OF Beethoven's
"Choral Symphony" which took place at the
Crystal Palace. London. last month"; there was
number on the programme, marked 'nrst
time," that created considerable attention. Ii
was a setting Of Longfellow's favorite poem,
''The Wreck of The Hesperus," by F. Dunkley,
for chorus ana orchestra. The composer Is an
English musician, who is being watched with
interest. Some years ago he won prizr OF 30
guineas for suite for orchestra, offered in
competition at Her Majesty's Tbeater. His
latest work Is much admired.
& Grau have made an offer to Miss Lillian
Russell, and that she has signed a contract
with them more advantageous TO herself than
her present one. 1t has long been known tina
Miss Russell was anxious 10 sing In higher
class of opera than she has been doing, and II
she should appear under the management OF
Abbey, Schoeffei & Grau, now or in the
future, IL is supposed that she would gratlfy
that wish by choosing such operas as 1.-The
40.
Eat the Grand Tneater of Marseilles, France.
an opera composed by Emile Guinet in five
acts and seven tableaux was recently pro-
duced. The work is called Tai Tsoung." and
is based on an episode 10 Chinese history. The
opera was well sung and splendidly mounted.
and some OF he music is pronounced TO be
pretty, but the plot was foreign and unsympa-
thetic to the audience and the work was coldly
received.
Sir Augustus Harris season Of grand opera
will open at Covent Garden on May IA, when
many of the artists from the Metropolitan
Opera house. New York, Will appear. No fewer
than seven additions are TO be made to the rep
ertory The works named are the acting edi-
ton of Berlioz's Faust" Bruneau's "L'At-
taque du Moulin" Frederick Governs "Signa,"
Verdrs "FalstafT," Gouuod's "Sappho," Mas
senet's Va Navarralce' and Puccinps "Ma-
non Lescaut"
A large number Of Russian composers. many
OF whom are almost unknown, even by name,
on this side OF the Atlantic, are already greatly
admired in France. Alexander Ninogradsky,
q celebrated Russian conductor, Is about TO
add 10 the growing popularity OF his compat.
riots by giving some grand symphonic concerts
in Paris, consecrated entirely to masters Of the
Russian school.
A series OF representations at the Grand
Opera house, Paris, of Romeo ct Juliette,"
with NJ. Jean de Reszke and Sybil SandeTson
in the title parts, will commence this month.
Tie receipts of the first performance are for
the benefit of the Gounod memorial fund.
1t is reported that Mascagui, In addition to
his work on his Revenge" is busy with a
lyric drama. "Serafina d'Albana." and an
opera IN the Venetian dialect on text by
SteechettI.
Young Siegfried Wagner has recently con-
Quoted an orchestral concert at Brussels with
greater success han attended his appearances
in Germany. He Yields the baton with his left
hand.
In the committee on musical education In the
public schools OF Paris are such men as Am
proise Thomas. Massenet, Vincent d'Indy and
other great musicians.
Philadelphia is preparing to give rousing
reception TO John Philip Sousa aud his band.
They open a series OF concerts there on the
18th inst.
Saint-Saens not satisfied with his reputation
as composer, critic and vIrtnoso. has now made
his debut as AN astronomer.
Max Bruchs latest work, "LeOnodas," for
barytone solo, chorus and orchestra, was re-
Gently produced IN Bremen.
The SIlesian "Musik Fest" which tax es place
next month at GoulitZ, promises TO be a bril-
liant event.
Italy Is 10 have new quarterly musical
magazine entitled Musicale Italiana, published
In Turin.
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