The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-14
Gathered i'm the
of Melody.
Interesting Notes About Famous
Musicians at Home and Abroad.

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compononts Of grand opera, The casual
spectator does not stop to think of his
stage ideals in their everyday, private
char aCter. While, TO a certain degree,
the private individuality of an artiS'c
Is no business of the public's, ncNerthc-
less there is q charm about dramatic
celebrities which influences the
thoughtful man and endears them to
the human affections as well as to the
artistic Intelligence. While the aver
age public cares very little, save in "A
curious or %Ossipy way, for the minute
characteristics of stage faVOriteS. there
Is, ut the same time, II large number
Of art-loyin% people to whom their fa-
Vorites become friends as well rs Ideals
To these an artists career Is always of
as much iEIicrpst'aS their lyric achieve
ments. Madame Rasta Tavary, who
heads the Tavary Grand Opera COM
pany, which viii soon he heard in
Scranton, is n woman around whose
career cluster the immOrtclles of purity
and esteem. Her success has been
made upon purely artistic basis, and
her life, rs the artist and woman. has
been noble and romantic one. Born
in Cologne. reared in Russia and fol-
lowing the bent of natural mcinatiOns
her musical education was begun when
but a mere child, and having passed
through the labyrinth of all musical
ordeals she has attained the height of
artistic fame. The private life Of Marie
TaVary, however, diSCloSes much that
Is intense and extraordinary, and that
reads more as a story in fiction than Of
real life. The transition from child's
life on n secluded estate to that of
Favored iady at royal court ana prllna
donna of royal opora in a few brief
years was certainly wlde ana romantic
'.ler la'hef was E'ussiah "i nope
ian,iiy' ueF hlother ~ singer attacheu
10 IN" royal court 'ticr carry me was
passed aItoEo thcF on h"f lalncr ts-
tate. tariF II was ulScoNcreu that Shr
PuSSeSSeu voice oi r"reSt p"aIIly ana
range us cultivation was hpSuh, ehn-
lllS III tIHr WIN pupI!d@f uhuHr NINE
'NdIrhcsi' III i"ilS' anu La"iicfti' ana
i,hdi'y uHu1t N'", iI'"St' i'I,lH'dt't a.
tioii wa" o''tlh'u tiII"utu lohS stuuJ
WIN Roger th' IA'nouS frehch tenor
Hier operate career ""Eah'
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Madame TaVary made her debut at
great La Scala. Milan. as Lucia. She
astonished the public, disarmed the
critics and achieved q triumph After
Milan. then Berlin where she was
equally successful in winning public
favor Her repertoire grew rapidly,
and she successfully appeared in Car
men" "Rohert Ie Diahle," "The Magic
rag" OF Figaro, 'GuStaV III. Doh
Juan, "Fau9t Ihe Frying outch-
man Martina, Mlgnoh, II lro-
Natore, nilEoietto' La iraNiata'
exc. She then TOOK UP IN" NaS-
ner operas, IN Whlch Ner sue
cesses were even more brh-
liant. She triumph"d everywhere
1t was at Munlch that the most lhteT-
estlng period ol lhe young artlst ~
occurred. King Ludwig, OF Bavaria:
heard her sing ana was enahpF'u u
her voice. He appointed her rrrma-
nent prima donna OF the koFal pf-I3
and she remained thus attached uhtl
King LudWiss death' amer Whlril sue
became free again 10 slh' III lne t"td-
tiers of all Europe. LudWlS rIlHeu hoI
singing above that ol all olhers' aho
it is SiEnlncaht clrc'lhS'uI'te ''''I
her'S was the iaSt NoIce .ii't' eNc' SUI
to the deSp"nueht hi'S JuS' peI"' peIc, ~
unhappy death' She wears n'a"'iH-
cent diamond, Suriouhoeu ny "'Hel trIr trIr
stones, IN Il thulin IihE 'fHV "aH CIV"
her by I'M" unfortunate hoHatci' "S 4"
marx "i ms 'StrCil' dt" II, il,'- o,'il.,',si'i
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tuil length portrait III on aH HNa l''I
ms own private Uoi,'tIloii Va paintings
u u u
This picture recalls n pretty cOmpli-
mont which one of the great COMPOSERS
paid Nine TaVary. \ celebrated art
ist was executing her portrait in the
character of St. Cecilia, and one day
the composer called just as 1t was being
finished. He contemplated the canvas
very attcntiVely, then said suddenly:
"But you have made a great mis-
take"
The painter stared aghast. How:
Why so?"
"Why," said the composer, 'you have
pajntcd madame as listening to the
angels; you should nave made the
ANGELS listcnin-.to her"
She was not only the favoritc artist
of the king. but of the Munich public
also during her remarkable career nj
the Roval Oppra. Later. the now fa
mons younw prima donna was secured
NV Auc-ustus Harris to sing Mt Covcnt
Garden. London. where her success
was unusual. While yet ut Munich shr
% tn America. hut in Difference to the
kings wishes she declined.
4 H II
In 1So, Madame Tavary accepted an
osrcr to come to the United states, and
onneare1 i'm Grand opera mt the Metro
nniitan Opcra house. Her success was
instant renuinc and lasting. She is
ncculiarIy conscientious in her stage
work. careful and observant in every
detail and heroic in great and exact
ing moments. Her voice is Il soprano
of highest range. pure. rich resonant
of rare lyric possessions and her SIKH
in execution almost without limit
Marie Tavary has most pleasing
nrpsence. a pronounced natural blonde,
| and her face is of purely Grecian mold.
| She is n charming convcrsationalst.
speaking i'm several languages. and to
| the honor of being an artist of rarcst
manifest gifts she adds those admir-
able qualities which dignity the char