The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-17

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Mr.. Bartlett and M. Plancon,
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On Saturday evening, April IS, Max
Bruch's magnificent secular oratoro,
"Arminius," will be given, with the
following superb cast; 'Priestess,"
Marie Brema; "Siegmund,' Ben Da-
vies; "Arminius," Giuseppe Campanari,
and the great chorus OF the society of
$50 selected voices and the Boston Fes-
tival orchestra OF seventy-flve musi-
clans,
For Saturday matinee, April is, the
program is not yet announced, but will
probably be made up of works from
French and Italian operas. One of the
great features of the afternoon per-
Torrance win be Professor Parkers
stirring ballad, Harold Harfarger," for
full chorus and orchestra, and will be
conducted by Professor Parker himself.
The society is negotiating for two of
the greatest soloists in the world for
this concert.
Notwithstanding the comparatively
enormous outlay the Gounod society
have determined to make this peo-
pies music festival by placing the
price of seats at 81 and S1.5O. This will
bring this rare musical treat within the
reach of all.
The sale of seats and boxes will be
conducted by M. Steinert & Sons, and
the date of sale will shortly be an
nounced in the advertising columns of
the daily papers, The subscription
sale of tickets for the course will take
place first, followed by the sale of sin
gle tickets. Only limited number of
the subscription tickets win be sold, as
otherwise the great cost of the festival
would not be met. A number of boxes
will be built and sold. A subscription
list for the sale of boxes will be opened
shortly and duly announced, All in
quires as to seats and boxes should be
made at M. Steinert & Sons.
The subscription sale will be limited
to weeks time. The price of subscrip-
ton tickets will be "a, which is very
cheap indeed, less than s1.50 per con-
cert. The single admissions will be
placed on sale later, and the prices win
be ST. so and 81 for each concert, accord
ing to location. Admission to the gal
lery will be fifty cents, so that the fes-
tival will be within everyone's reach.
The boxes will be occupied by well
known people, who have already signi-
fed their intention of being present.
Among them President A. Parker
Browne and Secretary Stone of the
Handel and HAYDN society of Boston,
Mr. B. F. Saville, secretary of the
Springfield Festical society; Mr.. G. w.
Chadwick, the eminent composer; Mr.
and Mrs Charles Dudley Warner of
Hartford, and several people Of the New
York musical world.
Special trains will be run from all the
surrounding towns and special rates are
to be arranged.
Nearly all of the artists have achiev-
ed worldwide reputation, especially
Frau Katharine Klafsky, from the
Hamburg opera and London. certainly
one of the greatest dramatic sopranos
of our times.
She is described as tall handsome
brunette, and possesses soprano voice
of great power and compass and besides
being great singer she is great
actress. Her dramatic power is as
marked as her music ability.
| Miss Gertrude May Stein won dis
tinction as rare contralto at the
early Seidl concerts and since then has
| gained steadily in the esteem of the
critical musical world. With the Bos-
| ton Festival orchestra she has appear
ed in numerous spring music festicals
throughout the country. She has also
sung the contralto roles in many OF
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be heard at it's best in "Stabat Mater
Ben Davies needs no Introduction to
New England music festival goers. His
wonderful rendition of BE Thou Faith
| full Unto Death in "St. Paul. at the
Hyperion will be remembered as one
of the greatest performances ever CIV
en- in this city. In the role of Siegmund
| he has a part for which his tempera-
n1ent and style are particularly adapt
| ed. Mr.. Davies is easily the most pop
ular oratorio artist ever seen in this
city.
Maria Bremasis one of the most gift
| ed soloists who has appeared in grand
opera this season. To a superb mezzo-
/ soprano voice she adds great dramatic
| ability and heroic feeling.
4 M. Pol. Plancon, the tall and hand
some "Mephisto" and heard in that role
here last year, is one of the most pop
| ular sploists in grand opera.
/ Guiseppi Campanari is so well known
/ for his matchless voice and fine pres
enee that introduction is unnecessary.
Evan Williams is we'll known in ora
torio and concert work as a brilliant
/ tenor soloist.
This list OF soloists ought to satisfy
the most critical. AT the time. of the
last concert there was good deal OF
foolish comment about the incompe-
tence of some of the so1oists. There
was some talk even of had faith
on the part of the society. This
was ridiculous and unkind, as well as
because every artist in the ''Redemp-
ton" quartet had national reputation
for good oratorio work and their failure
to do good work here in no way re-
Elected on the Gounod management. II