New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-17
MUSICAL MATTERS.
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK-OPENING OF
THE OPERA SEASON-NEWS NOTES.

CALENDAR FOR THE wEEK-OPENING OF
THE OPERA sEAsON-NEws NOTES.
The musical calendar for the current week is as
follows:
sundav-Carnegle Hall SIS p. m, first American
concert Of NJ Ryarde
Monday-MetropolItan Opera House, p. M. opening
of the opera season. Romeo ct Juiiette IN
Tuesday-Chickerlng hall p. m. invitation con on
cert: Hartman Hall. $3.50 p. M song recital by W.
II. Lawton
Wednesday -Metropolitan opera House, p. m.'
Carmen" in French
Thursday-Chamber Music Hall. SIS p. m, first
Fc cs4' Of sh9 i5a DeH M
House m. "Lohengrin' In Italian
neutrality-suspicious. Opera House, p. M car
men" in French; D. m, la Traviata'; Car
negie Hall sl5 p. m. first evening concert OF the
The incident Of the week which overshadows all
others musical and social. is the opening OF the
opera season at the Metropolitan Opera House to-
morrow evening" All the features of the projected
season have been amply discussed, expectation is
on tiptoe and the indications are that there VIII
be such a redemption of promises as will leave no
chance for disappointment. The operas are 10 De
Romeo ct Juliette" Monday, Carmen on
Wednesday, "Lohengrin" on Friday (Mr. Seidl con-
ductor) Carmen on Saturday afternoon, and
La Travlata" On Saturday night. who Of
fers much brings something unto many
says the manager In the first prologue 10
Goethe's Faust" and Messrs. Abbey and
and Graz seem be acting on this wise managerial
principle We have both French and Italian
performance the first week, and all the most popu-
lar artists, with th' exception Of Nine Meloa. are
to be on hand Thus Jean and Edouard de Reszke
and NJ Plancon Will be in the cast Of Romeo
ct Jullette" Nine Cave and NJ Maure in Car
men," and Nine. Nordlca. Nine. Mante and the
de Reszkes in "Iohengrin." The first evening will
also see the debut of Frances Save. Of whom
Joyous things have been spoken. and Miss Clara
Hunt; VI hubert, tenor. will effect his American
entrance Wednesday; Slgnor Armondi, barytone.
on Friday. and Marie Enge. whom NEWCOMERS
know concert singer, on Saturday afternoon.
The Alfredo Of the "Traviata" performance at
popula" prices Saturday evening Will be Signor
Russltano On next Sunday evening the concerts
will begin with Ondricek Nordica, Mantelli and
Plancon solo performers. The full list Of sing
ers In Romeo ct Juliette" is as follows:
Juliette. Nine Frances saville
Her first appearanceD
der first appearance on any STAGE
F'rere Laurent ..............M Edouard de Reszke
fySas Mausaere
dIis first appearance)
5;resoro de Vaschstti
benVogo' Rnadin
Romeo. Jean de Reszke
CONDUCTOR Be'lgnani
NJ Rivarde,. yolinst. will give his first concert
duct the orchestra and Nine De Vere-Sapio will
sing. the programme being as follows:
Overture. In der Natur .Dvorak
Nine. vere-sapo
Concerto No g. for violin With orchestra sant-sae
Theme and variations from the minor Quartet Schubert
Nine De vcrc-sapo '''A'"'
Hungarian airs with orchestra Ernst
Mons. Ryarde
March, Rakoczy .Berloz
The Dannreuther Quartet will give It's first con-
cert in Chamber Music Hall next Thursday even
ing. assisted by CASTOR Marie Dethier, pianoforte
and II. Riedrick. volonceo. The programme will
embrace a string quartet In A minor by Anton
Arensky dedicated to the memory Of TschaIkow-
sky the theme and variations from Schuberth's
quartet in ID minor and pianoforte quartet in A
minor by Josef Suk, composer quite new to our
concert-rooms.
The first public rehearsal and concert Of the Ora
torio Society take place at Carnegie Hall next Fri
day afternoon and Saturday evening, when Handels
IL Allegro. ii Penseroso ed fl Moderate and Dr.
Dvoraks 18th Psalm will be given with the follow
Mrs. yanderveer Green, eoniral.o; William IL RE
ger, tenor, ana Heinrich Meyn basso Frank Dam
rosch Will conduct This Will be the first time that
Dr. Dvoraks li9th Psalm has been given In Amer
lea.
The first concert of the Musical Art Society for
the present season y take place on December u
clude Pedestrians ''Stabat Mater. performed two
years ago by the society, when it made such i'm
have since been received, Motet by Brahms op
| 40, No. 3. together with compos. tons by Eccard
society Is TO produce beautiful examples of the old
and modern capel.a choral music. and the chorus
consists Of many OF the most prominent singers in
this city whose interest in the works has alone
made 1t possible to achieve the results attained in
! the past The society is under the direction of
! Frank Damrosch On Monday the subscription sale
for tn which OF
the second March 10. 1896.
conductors chair at the Metropolitan opera House
this season. is at his home in Genoa. working at
ssnor BOrto sisnOr Mancineiii has finished H the
| first act. As matters are now going the opera
might be heard next year at the Metropolitan.
! A committee of the Hungarian Association OF
the city of New-York is arranging grand concert
which is to be conducted by MIR. seldl and to
take place at the Metr1PotTrn Opera House on he
Mr.. Seidl has set up. is as follows:
Les Prelude Lisz
'-"'a'~ Pisaofsr,. Miss Danriser ,','A
arm '''' Id Miss Eloonorc bet;ar "''''
Hungarian rhapsody No No 2.;.............Ii 'z,
hu'sA''"" airs NJ Achnie Rivardi Ernst
Prelude and finale Tristan and Isolde Wagner
The prospectus for the fourth season OF the Lenox
! Choral Society. Miss Maud Morgan conductor an
nounces three private subscription concerts the first
| In the hall OF the Mendelssohn Glea Club on De-
| cember 6. The society is women's choir OF fifty
voices and at the concert mentioned the solo per-
formers VIII be Clementine De We're Sapio and Ca
milla Urso
| Minor Notes.-Frau Materna IL In New-York pre-
pairing for transcontinental farewell tour on
| which she Will be accompanied by Carl Naeser
| tenor Arthur Friedheim is giving concert .
| and winning praise In Copenhagen. Miss
M % Play Society ct o
February 10 Mr.. laderewski himself will play his
| Polish fantasia at the first concert on December
| Mime. Kate Rolla, Miss Jessie Shay. Miss