New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-02
MUSICAL MATTERS.
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR-THE OPERA
AN AMERICAN SINGER IN FRANCE
THE THOMAS CONCERTS.


THE THOMAS CONCERTS.
The musical calendar for the current week Is as
follows:
Seross psra S De Faus oym
=, pia Music Hall; popular concert .c,.
TuesdaymchambsT Music Hal Mr. H PiTnk s,5
m o sss9pd s09f Mrs.
s ha HG WaS2 5 By Mr. by
Leopold Winkler; Academy OF Music Brooklyn
"Wednesday Metropolitan Opera House. ,Manon."
Sir. Krehbiei's lecture on the fourth Philhar-
Ga n by M nms MTs Fitch
METROPOLITAN Opera House p m, Tam
Friday-Ca.negie Hall. p. m, fourth public re-
hearsa OF the Philharmonic Society; Me,ropoi-
Sn "p "nd c G%ss @ Hr@ ' Hammer
SATURDAY Metropolitan Opera House p m , LES
p ps4 m', fourth Phi ii Concert NAM
Messrs Abbey and Grau seem to have concluded
that the time is come when IL is necessary to
stimulate the faded appetite Of the public with big
casts and big prices. SO Carmen is to be per
formed on Monday evening. with Calve Melba and
the brothers De Reszkc in the cast NJ. Edouard is
to sing Escami.lo for the first and only time this
season and Nine. Meba Mucaela for the last time
Fivc-doar seats to cost s. and the others
proportionate advance on the regular price. Gem
cral admission. g. Those who have studied the con-
duct OF the public during the season will appreciate
the fact at all hattering TO the taste and ar
tstic sincerity OF the public that this Is way
TO draw large audience than TO add new opera 10
the list. The rest Of the week will be devoted 10
rcpetltions and on Friday Nine Meba will sing in
Lucia d! Lammermoor' lending with the mad
sGene) ana Nine Saye IN Cavaera Rustcana
week. with Mile. Lola Beeth Eva. Jean de Reszke
"a Walther Edouard de Reszke AS Sachs, VI. Pan
con Pogner. and Sgnor Carbone as Beckmesser
Berlloz's La Damnaton de Faust will be per-
formed under the direction OF Mr. seldl at the ,lev
enth Sunday popular concert at the Metropolitan
1P SSl S sH yfS Ths soSs T Ss
Pancon.
TschaTkowskys first symphony. which was the
first of orchestral works published and is the only
one OF his symphonies that has not yet been played
in New York. Will be given at the fourth public re-
hearsal and concert OF the Philharmonic Society In
Carnegie Hail. next Friday afternoon and Saturday
evening The rest OF the programme Will be given
up TO Wagner Nine. Brema being the solo attrac-
ton. She vii. sing three OF Wagners songs with
Motifs orchestral transcription OF the panoforte
accompaniment and the part Of Brinnhllde In the
finale OF Die GOtterddmmerung." This number will
be preceded by the death march. Concerning the
symphony, which II must be confessed. does not
look In the score like particularly impressive or
significant work. Mr.. Mccs. the official annota tor
OF the soc.etys programmes. quotes the following
paragraph from letter written by Mr.. +. Francis
Hyde. president OF the Philharmonic Society:
When Tschaikowsky was in this country in the
spring OF .S2 ! used TO see him quite frequently
and converse with him about musical matters one
evening. when he was at my house. had taken
from my library the scores of his second. third.
fourth and NTH symphonies, and narrated to him
the tines OF their lrst production In this country
AID the circumstances connected with their per-
Torrance. | then asked him which OF all his
symphonies he liked the best naturally supposng
that he would mention one of those lying before us.
TO my surprise however h replied that ne liked his
hrst symphony the best OF all He said that that
work the first expression OF his feelings In a
large composition OF purely orchestral FORM and
that he had peculiar affection for 1t as his first
born" He did not enter into any details as to its
would be produced In this country.
Mr.. Krehbie Will attempt an analysis of the Death
March and finale OF die G0tterihmmerung." at his
fourth Philharmonic lecture In the CHAPTER Room Of
Holden Huss assisting at the panoforte.
The announcements have been issued by Walter
Damrosch for his season of opera in German and
English. beginning at the Academy OF Music on
March .. Mr.. Damrosch's success last year and so
far this year has been such that his return to New
York will be the occasion OF greater Wagner re-
viNl even than was witnessed last year. Mr..
Damrosch's company consists OF several OF the
best-known interpreters of Wagner. The following
works OF Wagner Will be given: Tristan und
dammerung" "Tannhauscr,' "Lohengrln" and Die
Melsters!nger." In addition TO the above Beetho-
vens "F.del.o' will be sung ana Mr. Damrosch 5
opera. THE Scarlet Letter. w..ch VIII have its
initial production In Boston on February TO- The
company; Frau Katharina Kafsky. Miss Nina
Sching. Fri Ria Elbenschutz. FRI G!sela Stoil
Fri. Mulder. Miss Marie Maurer Fri. Marie Matt
field. Fri; Johanna Gadsk and Fri. Milka Ternlna;
Paul LANCE, Herr Max Alvary, Herr Demeter Popo-
vici Herr Wilhelm Mertens, Herr Conrad Behrens,
Herr julius Won Putlitz. Herr Gerhard Stehmann.
Herr Edward Bromberg and Herr Emil Fischer.
sistng OF nine evening and three matinee perform
ances. Will begin at Carnegie Hall box office on Mon
day, February TO-
at the Theatre des Arts In Rouen OF Mile. Maud
soprano, with something OF contralto quality, is
praised. Mile. Roudet Is Miss Maud Roudebush. a
niece by marriage OF Mrs Agnes Ethel Tracy. once
a member OF MIR. Days company She effected her
debut In n new operate version by NJ. Deshays and
lie Rey OF Shakespeares Tanning OF the Shrew'
ola Megere Appriyolsee'). Madame ANDRE and
NJ. Bouhy were her teachers.
The full programmes Of the concerts to be given
by the Chicago Orchestra. Mr.. Theodore Thomas,
conductor have been issued. The concerts are to
ropoli,an Opera House on the evenings OF March
II. 81 g. 25 and 49, and the afternoons OF March "a
and a. The solo performers who will take part are
Madame Materna. Rafael Josefy, Bruno. Ste.ndl
(violoncelo), Edmund Schneider (harp). Punket
Greene. Max Bendix (v.olln) and Ben Davies The