New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07
MUSICAL MATTERS.
NEWS NOTES. PROGRAMMES AND AN
NOrrNC,ENENTS-THE TREMOLO.

NEWS NOTES. PROGRAMMES AND An
NOUNCEMENTS-THE TREMOLo.
The prospectus OF the supplementary season OF
opera in Italian and French, to be gwen a' tne
Metropolitan Opera House. has an attractive looK'
There are to be two weeks OF OPERA "''hin "h'"
time ten subscrlption nights and two SUBSCRIPTION
matinees will be given The regular suoscrpOo',
nights are to be Monday, Tuesday wednesday anu
Friday. beginning April 10, the mauhees "" <p'''
% and y. There also to be two popuiaT "atu'
day evening performances. There VIII De an extra
opera on Tuesday OF the first week lor 'he dement,
of the New Amsterdam Eye and Ear Hospital SO
that for that week at least there WIN DE PEI
| formance every day and two on SATURDAY Inc
list is as follows Monday, "FastaH luesuay'
LES IDIguenots": Wednesday, lie Prophete
Thursday. "Falstan': Friday. aida; saturday
afternoon. "Romeo and Juliet; Saturday evening
Lucia dl Lammermoor." on Monday April -
"De Meisterslnger' will be performed III l'a'a"'
with the parts distributed as follows;
Hans Sachs ...........M' Edo"ara de p mFseS
I ,is Srnor Carbone
n nIn6 zSs% zSrn RIGaldn
t'irich Esslnger Signor Paris Paris
I honTag S r,e de vaschet
liam FoItz .....................S ignor cernusc'
Hans Schwars .......'''''.;;;; ,, - ,,hIo,e
W Wsi,dr :::::::::.MlM Lean Ges" de A Rssz%s
NgdIolena .....................M Mile Bauermeister
- ~ t.'............... Mime. Emma Eames
conductor ...............s gnor MancineI
This evening the Mannergesans veren Arion will
give its third and last concert FOR this season.
Lillian Blauveit. G. Ferguson and Joseph Holman
viii be the solo performers. The choir Will sing two
novelties by +. \. Gevaert and a. klehei the or
chestra Godards suite, "Jocelyn." which has not
been heard here, and Mr.. Holman VIII bring for-
ward his new concerto in A minor for volonceIo.
Miss Bessie Strauss, pupil Of Lesche'izSy, VIII
give 4 pianoforte rehearsal at which she viii pay
the following pieces:
Gayottc and Variations ............'.'.'h ameau
Int 'rm"zzo. No. 3......'''..'.''.'''''' Brahms
Fan;asic cp Il! 9 major. ............. schumann
Imrromptn. .;-nat major''.'''.''.'..'.''
NocturnS' F.sharp major. ................ 0n'''
Mazurk9, op %. ELECTROMAGNETIC,
r won" cha ToSi studies:
La La iSgPg G the ' Peny; eschetizy
Man Lc5, Nur Enmai" .strauss-Tausig
OF the concert given by little Miss Laura Sanford
at the Hote. Waldorf last Thursday afternoon,
friend writes follows:
The child played like an angel. and every one
who spoke to me declared her a finished artist
anybody who has studied it knows the degree OF
virtuosity it demands. notably the final passage
Of execution and when he gave It TO me he pointed
TO the passage and said: "Nehmen Sic pas tlr ih5
never heard IT c!eanly played. and nat 1t was one
pedal and lie themselves through" Laura did it
perfectly and without tho tlghtest apparent con-
sciousness that II was difficult
Miss Aus der Ole who has not yet been heard
IN recitals. will De heard the 18th ard 18th OF
this month, IN the afternoon. a, the Carnegie
Chamber Music Hall She will play number OF
new compositions.
Miss Antoinctte szumowska who made very
/ 40 fon her frgf
he solo performer OF the Boston Orchestra Concert
last night She will give second recital here on
the evening OF April Is.
The following letter from a singer OF experience.
knowledge and taste deserves to be read with care.
O, course II is not necessary TO say that the vice
= which she speaks IS an abomnat!on In art That
! Il Is practsed As an aff"ctatou as much now as
once IT was 10 not believe. But II IS even more
Giscouraging 20 think that nowadays II is fire.
Gucntly tho fault OF improper teaching and want
/ OF judcious. intelligent care in the use OF the
voice:
To ihc Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: can any one explain 70 mo the secret %
NJ goPury hs de,esia6Ie med OF s@ eIiT
moa.y called the tremolo II came into fashion
about forty years and is It not time that that
fashion should die a natural death? Mime. Ia
/ Graug" was he tlrst who introduced II mere Sne
Dc a nue slue"r-to the extent that sh" drew fair
audiences for short time. l!ut people soon
I
hear her. She passte when she came % this
country. and % was said thai * was 10 cover 4
| hrokcu-IoWu voice that 81" had recourse 70 the
nov hackucycd vlbrato. However. many d"luic1
singers Considering that her style must be one OF
TIE LUoI things which rom Europe,
str1y". but too successfully to initiate II.
when ! was studying vocal music. great care
Nas taken 10 impress upon my mind the extreme
Importance and beauty OF firm. pur" and steady
tone with its gradual crcsccudD and diminuendO
An with what infinite pains tried 10 produce
my notes without a shadow % wavering or change
90 quality And NON. 20 thnk that the beautiful
sosteuutp is considered OF but small account by so
many people who maintain. ought to know
tears by "a pathetic song rendered by a well-sus-
;aiued voice. and with distinct enuncaton Of the
words. So MO would dream 90 weeping
over thc most touching ballad IN the world when
sung IN ia" m.scrah" shaky style now ~ vogue.
which leaves the listener IN doubt as To whether
lc g. hearing SUM- '-Sharp or -. F-shdrD or g?
Among the best a.: vocalists belonging - our city
AVID lts vicinity his rcmolo - often adopted. For
some reason. sopranos and baryton"> use IL most
frequently. and ! may add. al nauScam. IL is
parlor l. IS beyond endurance when # ob,rudes
l.e.lt IN the church service. No place occasion
Is safe from IT, lmpert.f"ut intrusion have heard
soprano OF good standing profanc the lofty strains
trcmulous rendering obnoxious II was inappro-
PIRATE. There many singers At present pre-.
pairing the parts which they - take in he ap-
preaching Easter celebration. Lee me lmplore tAem
not 20 mar the beauty OF their music or their
voices By anything 50 inartist.c as the uumeaning
style OF which | have been speaking and beg
them 20 spare their congregations the nilictlon OF
the trcmOo. l. H.
TIE TORN Of mr.. DALr'S CoNPANr.
rs has already been announced. TIE season OF