New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-13
VOCAL STUDENTS IN PARIS.
YOUNG MEN MORE NUMEROUS NJ"
THAN THE YOUNG WOMEN.
THE ROUTINE or AN AMERICAN STUDYING
WITH A GREAT TEACHER-MANf
EXPENSIVE CLASSES.

A great deal is heard of the American girl VINO
comes to Paris for the cultivation OF he' WIZ
but the young men have taken the hapi' a' "e,''
and now present themselves 10 the b''" -
teachers in equal II not greater hui''oo''
undoubtedly true that up to the present u"''
girls have distinguished themselves "'o'' 80
music exactly as the young men nave niau' NV
greatest name in painting. One can COUNT any
number of American priina donna, Out le" s'."'
tenors and basses. Perhaps the day IS not La
off when their native land shall nan WIZ" w
light female Harrsons. Sergean's' ""'''
and Alexanders. and male PATHS Eameses'
Sandersons, Van Zandts and NeVauas' i"e
American girl students of painting now IN farls
think 90 and the young men who sing their
acales TO Bouhy. Juliani. Trabadeleo Dele Sed'e
and the rest think so as well
They studv with the same teachers as 90 the
Young woman with this difference: 1t is genef-
ally thought important that man shouiu s'u'S
singing with man, because or IN" ORGANISM
the voice and the character OF the music 10 NC
committed to memory. A woman ca" "''''!
explain to a man how to produce his voice. anu
from the nature of things she is pracncaiiy I'll"
familiar with mems roles. on the other mana
girls study q great deal with male teachers al
the present day in Paris. and for simple rea-
son. If the truth must be told 1t is this: AS
MarcheSi
teachers Of great reputation to step into her
place Nine. Renee Richard. Marie R"ze' Mi"e'
La Grange and Nine. Viardot are all doing very
we'll But new girls flock to the men teachers
Bouhy Dele Sedie Faure. Juliana, Trabadeleo'
SbrjcIia and the rest. All these, male as we'll as
female teachers, have been great artists IN 'her
day and when they make their appearance a'
the Opera and opera Comque now they are
recognized and looked on with admiration ana
respect Some of them. like Faure ana bouh!'
are independently rich and teach only ior pieas-
ure or from sense of duty. 1t may be imas'heu
that one and all command high prices ana 'na'
coming to Paris for three. four. five or SIX years
stpdv is a serious financial undertaking for any
one
THE BEGINNING OF A LONG COURSE
Raw students who know nothing OF singing
must reconcile themselves from the start 10
long stay in Paris. When they can aHoro II
this beginning right has its enormous auVa"-
tages There is nothing to unlearn' ana 'oie
residence in an artistic If not over-muscai capi-
tai is an important factor in the formation Oh
the artist Some Of the young men. however 20
first to Italy, others TO Germany while o'hers
still combine the two before attempting Paris
Whatever may be said against TINS runway
method of study. the thoughtful youths who en-
Of adding Florence Milan Vienna. Berlin.
Brussels and Paris to their cards-and auto
biographies That they have only been year
abroad is not brought into prominence. Other
Americans have made long studies at nome IL
Tins happens that the majority Of them look on
the Paris teachers as inishers or specialists
Bouhy Is known among them as voice
placer" as is also Juliani Trabadeleo Is elther
tremolo remover or tremoo creator forget
which, Dele Sedie is looked on as very iearheu
old man and book writer; Faure Is disce'her
of future stars willing to take but FOUR stuoeh'S
at a time, and accepting no money from them'
Renee Richard has a beautiful little theatre IN
her hotel, and Sbriglia changes barytones into
tenors. He is just now operating on young
man from Denver.
The world of song is different from 'hat Oh
mathematics or Of letters. Two and two do not
always makes four. its planes are cylinders us
law Of gravitation is not according to the law OF
inverse squares and there are twenty-four pri-
mary colors instead of only three. 1t is Won
derland with glittering seas hanging in the sky,
across which strange fleets go sailing, none
know whittier When. therefore, you are told by
Sbriglia that he and he alone made Jean dc
Reszke tenor. you must not wonder at it, Ana
when Jean de Reszke tells you as he told Emma
Nevada recently that he. De Reszke. taught
Sbrglia all the latter knows, you must not won
der, either.
How do these young men study with ther
celebrated masters? One leaves home lives
abroad for years. draws oney, ana AT last
comes back great man. ow has ne achie'eo
it? People in Paris know o little OF their meth
DDS. they meet them in ,ty, but they refuse
to sing. Their daily rot goes on In re-
ligiOus privacy. When OIL rs the courage 10
"Why won't sill the answer is
evasive. The truth is that til dare not risk be-
lifting themselves by warbliL IN each vagrant
invitation. 1t is runous to the outauon "Oh,
Mr. Blank? Why. have heard him In parlors
q hundred times. We never thought him OF
much account" Familiarity breeds contempt.
and the public is not to be trusted.
RETIRING STUDENTS.
This should be thought Of when stars show
themselves fantastic. difficult and proud 1t IS
necessary to their self-defence. They would be
glad to open their hearts to the public, but the
public is a bad lot. ungrateful. unbalanced. ig-
norant bullying. disposed TO take advantage,
abuse the situation bite the hand that feeds 1t
and sting the bosom that warns it. very SER
pent In Paris these students are known. Their
world has points OF contact with the everyday
world. But they show themselves coy and re-
firing. When therefore, l wished to ask some
plain and honest questions at loss to
whom to 60 At last / went to Bouhy. great
fayorite with Americans. 1t was BOuhy who
went to America to help found the National
Conservatory of Music He retired from the
stage some six or years ago independently
rich During the last four years that he has
been teaching he has brought out number OF
first class singers. He made Lillian Bauvelt.
the soprano: Miss Shea. the Pittsburg girl now
singing in opera at The Hague was trained by
Elm; Roude Miss Raudcrbush. OF New-York),
who recently made a successful debut at Rouen,
where she created part was one of his pupils.
and Miss Adams New York;. Of the Paris Grand