The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-17

the opera while hearing words and music.
If the machine does all that is predicted
for 1t the next generation Will oS able to
see and hear our artists preserved, so to
speak, for eternity.
Calve is said to have seen the music of
her role as Fannie Legrand in Massenet's
new opera of "Sappho," and to be delighted
with it. The "Sappho" of Alphonse Dau-
diets tale is a decidedly brisk Parisienne
grisette, and Massenet is reported to have
Incorporated this personality into the music.
Its up-to-dateness may be judged by the
fact that the opera contains chorus OF
cyclists. No wonder composers are becom-
ing so modern" when singers like Adelina
Patti are anxious to sing the role of ''Tril-
by" Calve is also said to be DESTROYS of
playing the heroine's part in Leoncavallo's
musical version of Du Mauriers romance.
Madame Marcella Sembrch, the we'll
known prima donna, arrived at New York
on the Normannia Friday. 1t is just thir-
teen years since Madame Sembrich made
her last appearance in New York, on which
occasion she constituted one of the famous
1884 Abbey constellation" Under the aus
pices of the Sembrich operate Concert
Company the prima donna will make her
first appearance at the Metropolitan Opera
House on Oct rs, and will continue to take
part in concerts until Nov. A. when, after
appearing at the opening concert of the
new Astoria Hotel, she will start on a tour
of the country.
1t is rumored that Emma Eames has de-
cided to accompany Jean and Edouard DE
Reszke to Russia next winter to take part
in series of Wagner performances at st.
Petersburg. After the season in ST. Peters
burg the company will appear in Moscow,
Warsaw and some other cities. 1t is said
that Jean De Reszke is in reality the man.
ager of the company, and he has engaged
DIR. Hans Richter, of Vienna, as conductor
of the orchestra.
Mr. Thomas Ryan is to be the leading
viola with the Pittsburg Symphony Orches-
ira, Mr.. Frederick Archer. director. The
Mendelssohn Quintet Club will form part
of the orchestra, and operate as the Gneisei
Quartet does with the Boston Symphony
giving a series of chamber concerts in
Pitttsburg the coming season. Mr. Alex
Mr. Henry Heindl one of the first volins,
both gentlemen being sons of Mr.. Henry
Heindl, so long connected with the SYM
phony Orchestra.
Nine. Nordica's concert tour will practi-
caliy cover the whole country. In November
she will sing in Chicago and Milwaukee with
Theodore Thomas, and in other middle West
cities. During December she will be on the
Pacific slope; in January her tour covers
territory from Vancouver to Houston, Tex;
in February she begins in Galveston, and
then gradually travels north. appearing in
Society," under Seidl.
Philadelphia is rejoicing over the success
of one of its daughters, who bids fair to
rank among the first women violinists of
the age. Miss Leonora Jackson, of the
Quaker City, has just won the much-coveted
musical prize known as the MendeIsSohn
Stipendium a gift of the Royal Conserva-
tory of Music, at Berlin. Miss Jackson is
the first American to whom this honor was
ever conferred.
The New York Symphony Orchestra will
reassemble in New York for rehearsals the
end of october. Mr. Damrosch has arranged
his opera season so as to make it possible
for the Symphony Orchestra to have it's
regular series of symphony concerts in New
York under his personal direction. Six after
noon and five evening concerts VIII be given.
Nine Patti has arranged for five con-
certs to be given in the English provincial
cities next month, and has engaged George
Ferguson. the American basso, who is a
member of the Carl Rosa Opera Company,
to sing in her company.
Luigi Cocola, a laborer in the arsenal at
Venice has written two operas which are
to be performed in that city next season.
He is entirely self-taught, and his talent
has attracted the attention of many mu-
sicans.
Humperdinck has completed his Moorish
Symphony" which is to be performed at
the Leeds festival next year. The composer
has adapted some Moorish melodies which
he heard at Tangiers some fifteen years ago.
Ffrangcon-Davies, the Welsh baritone,
will be heard in this country during March.
April and May, when he will sing in a num-
her of orchestral and oratorio concerts and
music festivals.
Miss Gertrude STEMS singing of the part
of Delllah in Saint-Saens's Samson and
Delilah" at the closing performance of the
Worcester festival resulted In tremendous
success.
Nine Emma Eames-Story has accepted
an invitation from Nine. Cosima Wagner,
whose guest she has been at Bayreuth, to
sine Sieglinde and Eva at the festival of
1899
Joseph Hoffman, the pianist, has been en-
gagged by the Theodore Thomas Orchestra.