New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-27
MUSICAL COMMENT.
THE WEEKLY CALENDAR-OPENINo OF
THE OPERA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
.~D ,>>nr->CENE>NTS

Following is the local musical caienoar lot '"e
current week:
IDA the FnsS S'
Hall s p. m. frat concert OF the season by the
society.
Schiller pianist, American Thsa'T s she she
p %ee % 0P Srcad N y"e Taestre M EnslsS
opere,tq La Boheme Sa the weex Teeta
by Dr. Hanchett.
Tuesday Metropolitan Opera House. $50 P m.
S Rsans IN oefm ssasVe Hail SIS
CONCERT by the Manuscript SOCIETY, ha aWpon
brooklyn Institute. 2 p. m. analytical pianofor'e
recital by DR.. Hanchett
ssn opsrs BsrS.T sSss AcsSey
Of Music Brooklyn concert S 1 OF Inc hto 70
1ns Gp sssy % %s.cs a By
smith has on s Musical Forms ''
oserq al Hq sss cguToS RSmso
free organ recital by William c. Carl
Saturday Metropolitan Opera, House 2 r M M
Tannh@user in Gsrnaan p M o perf9rm 41aTt
Sis D. NJ concert OF tia Oratorlo Society.
No reader OF the newspapers will have waited
for this issue OF The Tribune to learn that the
opera season is upon Originally II was planned
10 have It begin tomorrow evening. but this was
changed for reasons which will no doubt be appre-
cfsted on Tuesday evening. when the beginning -
made with "Tannhsuser." The amount OF physical
labor 10 say nothing Of mental and erouoha''
involved IN the performance OF grand opera Is
APPRECIATED by few and 10 ask singers Ike Mines
Fsmes and Nordca. and Messrs. Van DycX
R;.nhau and Plancon 70 hazard health and repu-
tat,on by ending journey from Chicago OIL the
s.age OF the Metropolitan Opera House. ready "
sing at once, is to ask too much Inc puoHc VIII
prof, by tho postponement. though it has caused
much embarrassment and confusion or soclaI en-
fragments The first performance Will orihs 'hS
most distinguished Of Mr.. Graus new recruits 10
the front This is NJ Van Dyck. 10 whom tribune
readers need no introduction. and VINO VIII oe
heard in ore Of his most effective roles the opera
"a .Tannhsuser" and the newcomer in the tituiar
role will have for his companion Nine. lanes rs
Elisabeth. Nine. Nordica as Venus. MT Bispham
ga Wolfram and NJ Plancon as the LandgraVe. On
Wednesday evening Nine. semorich VIII come lot
ward in the opera OF which she gave US such
delightful foretaste last season In the operatc con-
c.r,s-Ross,nfs Barber" Her principal COM
pan,ons Will be Signori Campanarf and Caroone'
and NM Edouard de Reszke and salignac Inc
first three representations have been arranged
probably without preconception. so as 10 orhs ou'
the tr.-lingual character OF the company al ,l'
ou,sst .'Tannhsuser" will be sung In its naive
German. I'll Barbieri' in It's native Italian ana
on Friday we shall have Gounods Romeo ct
Jul,ette' in its native French In this opera Nine
Nelta will effect her re-entrance, and new tenor
will ask the local publics SURFACES IN the person
81 NJ salega- The other singers concerned VIII
he Nine Della. Mile. Bauermeister. NJ Edouard
de Reszke NJ Plancon. II. Jacques Bars NJ Aioers'
NJ pufr1che NJ Meux and 6ignor Nanni FOR
saturdays matinee "Tannhauser VIII be repeated
and on Saturday evening the hrst OF the per
formances popular prices Will be given the opera
being Martha" Mile. Engle will assume the
mart of Lady Henrietta, Nine. Manteh that OF
Nancy. NJ. saiignac that Of Lionel. and NJ Edouard
de Reszke that OF Plunket. For the SATURDAY
night performances the prices for single seat VIII
range from 70 cents to 81 80.
The latin noem BY Leo XIII. The Baptism OF
Clovis" which has been set 10 music a. an ora
,orio by N Theodore Dubois. Director o, the paris
Conservative will be produced with full orchesua
acconpaninents for the first time on December 10
3, Rheims Cathedral The four leading parts Will
he taken by wel-known artists. special dlspehsd-
,,o, having heen granted hy Cardinal Langenieux
for the introduction OF female voices, otherNlse
prohibited in his diocese. The choir VIII DO
AUGMENTED for the occasion by 80 picked singers
of both sexes.
The first concert Of the season given ny the
,taao-lranz this evening will be distinguished by
.bA American debut Of DR.. Klengel It's newly
elected musical director Two novelties for chorus
and orchestra will ne produced. VIZ: WINTER
racht" by Richard Muller. and die Maik6nigin''
for women's voices. composed by Arnold hrue.
There Will be four part-songs for mems voices. OF
rhlch only one "Waldesweise." by Engelsberg has
heon heard here before: the other three VIZ Cnd
velche Rose Bluthen trebt' by Max Won Vein
,er,. .'I-nten I'm Thale." by Attenhofer. and Blau
t2Inm1e,r" by Dregert. will be produced for the
.,-st time in New York The mixed chorus VIE
sing three chorses from LISTS "Promclhe
Frau GadsN will sing the ocean ara from
"Oberon' songs Of Franz Iaupert ana
Brahms: Leo Schulz Will play an sdago by barslei
and A hungarian fantasia by Pepper The or
ches+ra will open the concert with the overture
to Der Freischutz"
Dr Paul <Ienqel the new musical director OF the
tederkranz Society. horn In Leipsc IN lSo4,
where his father professor He received sooo
education and entered the Leipsio conservatory
=. the ago Of fourteen. studying the violin under
r-e-dinand David and the pianoforte under
Boinecke At his graduation he gained the hrst
prize for playing the fiat concerto Of Beethoven.
After completing his musical studies he was gradn-
ated from tho Thomas Schulz in 1913. and entered
The University. where be continued his studies WI
1916 The degree Of Pm. y. was conferred on MN
for q dissertation on musical @athetics. Then
began his really artistic career. and ne appeared
90 violin virtuoso in the concerts conducted ny
Iuliis Hoffman, In 1881 he was elected director or
the Futerpe where he worked with success I'LL
1896 Accepting q call TO Stuttgart. he filled the
position OF director OF the ROYAL Musical society
and conducted the grand opera as well ~ the suo-
soription concerts Of the Royal Musical SocietF
r-nder his leadership Wagners Melsfersinger'
''Rheingold' and "Gotterdamnerung were given
N Stuttgart In 1901 he esigned his position 10
return TO Lelps.c and accept the leadership OF the
sinaakadernie He was also director OF the Arion
socio,v tho reipsic Iledertafel ard LeipziGer
Damenchof.
The change in MIR Graus plans which put The
opening n.ght OF the opera on Tuesday. has led 10
q change in Madeline schiller's plans. who VIII
give her pianoforte concert in Carnegie Hall on
Nondav evening If this week. instead Of TUESDAY.
An orchestra will take part under the direction
Of Mr. Paur and the pros anime Will be rs follows
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