The herald., 1896-10-11
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The musical season is fairly started.
Teachers and pupils are assiduously at
work. The old studios are frequented
as of yore and many new ones have
been opened. The excellent work of our
local professionals in light opera at the
Burbank has been the feature Of the
week. The performance of the Pirates
of Penzance has won universal praise.
Mr.. Gottschalk. musician and con-
ductor of whom Los Angels may well
be proud, bears a large share of the
responsibility for the success. DR.. Lud-
wig Semler has been singing remarka-
bly, well, and his role in Olivette was an
an admirable production.
Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, the eminent
pianist, has outlined some work for the
coming season that necessarily must
focus the attention of the musical world.
She begins series of eight piano re-
citals in San Francisco on Nov 10th,
with eight distinctly different pro-
grams. These are followed by two in
Los Angeles, two in Portland and one
ench In San Jose, Santa Barbara, San
Diego, Riverside, Oakland, Tacoma, Sc
attic, Victoria. Sacramento and other
cities. She will be available east of the
Missouri.river during the;month of Feb
leave for England to begin a concert
tour there during the spring of 1897
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= A new musical Sensation asitating
the Italian musical journals. 1t was
started. hyc the .Ppngolo, Parlamentare
of Naples, which received from its MI.
Ian correspondent The ifolfowins' dis
patch: A very reliable informant, who
is in position to know, assures me that,
whatever people may say, Verdi will
write no more for the theater, but he is
putting the finishing touches to grand
oratorio something In the style of Men
delssohn's Elijah. Oratorio Is not q
popular form of musical diversion in
Italy, but Verdi has proved himself ca
pable of writing sacred music. and it is
very possible that the grano old man
may have the promised surprise Of an
oratorio in store.
OF all the so-called comic operas that
the beginning Of the season has brought
us, it must be said in all candor that the
major part shows little or no merit, says
the Musical Age. The Caliph and Half
King will not enhance Ludwig Eng
for himself, rests upon other and better
achievements. Victor Herbert, in the
music to The Gold Bug. has found little
opportunity to distinguish himself. The
Geisha and Lost, Strayed or Stolen do
not aspire to be called comic operas.
We have yet to haar from Julian Ed
wards, whose opera, Brian BOru, is to
omen in October. Reginald de Koyen's
The Mandarin and Sousa's Bride-Elect
are to follow shortly after. All three
of these composers are men of true
musical talent, who had already won
their spurs.
Let us hope they will all grasp the op-
portunity of scoring success, for never
was such an excellent opportunity as
the present for the production of good.
tuneful and Comedian less light opera.
3 George II. SClutson has beansuttesing
a very true wall of an accompanist He
says: HE must have considerable tech
nique and confident command over his
instrument, be we'll versed in the differ
ent school OF music, be able to adapt
himself to the personality of the artist he
is assisting, be able to read with certain
ty at sight, possess the power of finding
little or no difficulty in transposing
have enormous patience, tact and judg-
ment. be prepared to bear all conse-
quences of any mistakes on the part of
the soloist accept most Inadequate fee
for his services, and feel grateful to the
critic who will condescend to say, -'Mr.
So and So accompanied in recognition
of his work. AS to his position in the
artistic circle, I am sorry to say the real
valus OF. his work is rarely appreciated"
Z STRAY CHORDS.
Messrs. Blanchard and Fitzgerald are
arranging to introduce the sxilful man
1<z1t tot
lie in a concert on the 21st inst Some of
the best local talent has already prom
ised to assist the Italian. He will be
particularly fortunate in his accompan-
ist. Miss Blanche Rogers.
That popular teacher and delightful
pianist, Herr Thilo Becker will shortly
announce the first of a series of pupils
recitals. Herr Becker numbers the
flower of the young pianists among his
pupils. s y
At ST. vincent's church this morning
the choir will render Haydn's sixteenth
mass in its entirety; Herr Josef Rubo
will sing Giorza'sVeni Creator before the
sermon. At the offertory Centemeri's o
Salutaris will be sung by Mr.. VIM. e.
Deity. The soloists in the mass will be
Herr and Madame Rubo. Mrs. L. p. Col
lette, Miss Winston, Messrs Nuelle and
Killian. Prof. T. w. Wilde, organist.
MI. IneOQOre Martens mas Deen Select-
ed as musical director of Chaffey col
lege at Ontario Cal. The college is GER
tainly to be congratulated upon secur-
ing the services of so able a musician.
The Venetian Ladies' orchestra have
returned from a successful season in
San Francisco, and their pleasant play
ing promises to be again feature Of
Los Angeles music.
Miss Mollie Adelia Brown, the charm
ing soprano, of whom Los Angeles is
well proud, fresh from her triumphs be-
fore the Loring club of San Francisco
and the Friday Morning club of Oakland,
is to leave us again this week. On
Thursday Miss Brown starts for New
York to resume her studies with Nine.
Bjorsken.
Mrs. Louis Web Kunkel has been en-
gagged as .organist and directress at the
First Baptist church. Mrs. Kunkel is a
fine .organist and good musician.
Leo Stern, the celebrated English
'cellist, is to visit America next Janu-
ary.
Mrs. Katherine Fisk, the American
contralto, who has won success in Lon
don, is to sing for the Chicago Apollo
club next April.
Miss Sibyl Sanderson Is in Milan