The herald., 1898-04-11
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The Melba grand opera company has
SO far met with remarkable success IN
It's western tour. The Chicago engage
ment was triumph, onltyto be repeated
in Cincinnati and ST. Louis. Our friend
.Strine, is the most energetic press. agen'
in this or any other country, ana me
Herald's musical critics desk is simply
Uttered with all sorts of advance no.
tices of the great Melba. To accom-
modate Strine it may be necessary 10
issue special Melba edition, but in the
meantime there is only room for rev
facts.
The visit of the Melba opera company
will doubtless be an event to be long re-
membered in the annals of this city.
Owing ta the enormous expense OF bring-
ing this big organization to Los Angeles
for two performances only, April 2oth
and 27th, it becomes necessary to solicit
subscriptions. The list will be open
this (Mouday) morning at the Ban
chard Piano company's rooms. Seats
will also be sold to those who desire
them The prices of seats will range
from So to 81.
Rossini's Barber of Seville" will be
given at least one night, with the fol-
lowing cast:
Rosina ...............'''.,,' : 'Nelo"
Bertha Nine van tautereh
AlmaNlVa ..........'.''..,''' !. ''7''4~|'
Figaro .......................,..... .Campahafl
DIR. Bartolo.. lo................,........' '.Carpohe
Basilio ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Niviani
Tiorello ........................ Hoose
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1t is decidedly refreshing to read the
remarks of the eastern musical papers
concerning Melbas western tour. The
following from the Musical Age, shoula
take the conceit out of us:
Mime. Melba's proposed tour through
the small cities of the northwest, with
her own opera company, will enable peo-
pie who have never heard an opera TO
hear one of the famous vocalist5 OF the
world in several Well-known operas
Five years ago such a tour would have
been thought impossible for anybody but
Adelina Patti, but the rapid growth OF
musical clubs and the dissemination OF
musical information and anecdote, by
the supplers of electrotype matter to
the country papers, have awakened
deep interest in musical affairs in the
country mind"
Have you ever heard an opera? How
about that electrotype matter? Go to-
Mr. Freund, you should know better!
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f. F. Kubel of the Sunday World has
kindly furnished The Herald with the
following:
musical movement of unusual import
ance to the coast will soon take shape and
will center in this city. 1t is nothing less
than an annual musical undertaking on the
plan of the Worcester (Mass) festival,
which is attended by thousands every
year. The idea was suggested by the fact
that many of the teachers of the public
schools are good singers and with strong
interest in musical matters. AT the yearly
meeting of the Southern California
Teachers institute several thousand teach
ers are in attendance, and a committee
composed of five men and women. inter-
ested in the progress of music in Southern
California devised plan to be laid before
the institute looking TO the holding of ali
annual musical festival during the ses-
sions of the institute. AS a preliminary
,teet the city teachers were asked as to their
opinion of the scheme aud $50 OF them eu-
tered heartily into the idea and urged its
development. During the session Of life in
stitute last week the matter was brought
before that body. The music sectiou heart
lily approved ii and the general assembly of
nearly two thousand teachers from ali
parts of Southern California passed the
following resolution:
Resolved, That it is :he sense of this
association that musical festival, as OUT
lined by the committee aud introduced by
Superintendent j. A. Foshay, be adopted;
and that one evening be set apart in the
session for 1899 for the consummation Of
such chorus work; in support of which the
following resolution was adopted by the
music section on Friday afternoon, April
l. 1898:
"It is hereby resolved that we, teachers
assigned to the music section of the s. c.
+. A.. sustain Chairman Foshay and the
committee in their efforts to organize
chorus for 1892 and that we pledge them
our hearty cooperation and support in the
undertaking."
The committees plans are as yet in the
rough but it being the beginning of what
is hoped 10 be made permanent insti-
tuition. the first concert will be along sim =
pie lines. Several mixed choruses. a stand
ard secular cantata with orchestral ac-
compa nirneut. soloists and orchestral Sc
lections will form the program. The plan
contemplates the formation of a large
chorus in this city and auxiliary choruses
of from four voices upwards in all places
in Southern California that have repre-
sentatves in the institute which are to
be brought together for the festival. Nee
essarily. the choral selections Will have to
be of a clear and wel-marked type and
metrouomic and other indications will be
furnished the auxiliary leaders. The sing
ers are to buy their own music, which is to
be furnished at almost actual cost. and
the female teachers will he relied ON to
bring into the choruses at least one male
singer each. The comparatively small ex-
pefse of the undertaking will be met by
the nominal admission charge to the con-
cert. II is expected that through the
widespread interest the movement will re-
ceive, its Gircct attractiVeness TO the
friends and members of the teachers in
stitute and its distinct Importance to the
musical progress Of Southern California
Hazards pavilion viii he taxed to the
utmost to accommodate the audience The
preliminary work will take a few months.
and rehearsals will not begin until fall
Mr., Harley Hamilton has ALREADY been Sc
lected as the conductor and the commit
tee will shortly decide upon the choral
numbers for the concert
Two concerts are scheduled for next
Friday evening. Miss Lille Scanlon, the
well-knoWn contralto viii give {. recital
at the Blanchard-F Fitzgerald music hall,
and the Sunday school orchestra. Of thr-