The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-13
THE OPERA I'M EUROPE.
Reinhold rms Opera Given Mt Chssel
The Operate Stage.

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Reinhold HermRn's Opera Given Mt Casael
Tho Operate Stage.
Tho production of Relnhold L. Herman's
opera, "Wulfrin." In Cassel recently is moro
interesting to Americans than the usual Ger
man premiere. as Mr.. Herman Is we'll known
here from his former activity, and because he
returned receB = to the United States TO as
sumo the conductorship OF the Handel and
Haydn Society In Boston. The work Is founded
on a novel by Conrad Meyer. and the libretto
was made by Ernst Wolfram. II is divided
into four acts. and passes In the time Of Char
lemagne. Tho work was well received at Cas-
sci. and has already been accepted for produce
ton in other German cities.
Richard Strauss lately made his debuta at Ber-
lin. He conducted a performance Of Tristan
and Isolde" The leading singers were Will
helm GrnninE and Katherine Bettaque. who
is a member Of the company at Munich. She
has been on the stage since 1870. although 1t
was only a few years ago that her reputation
extended beyond the limits OF her own country.
\ Her return to Berlin has recalled an interesting
anecdote In reference to her first appearances
there. Rublnstein's "FeraLnors' was about
to be given. and the Russian composer
was In Berlin to take charge OF the rehearsals.
The soprano who was to sing Ldtd Rookh OBJ
jected to the dance SOM to which one of the
ballets was danced. She asked the intendant
of the opera house to allow one Of the chorus
singers who had an excellent voice to sing the
music. which was purely incidental. and could
quite as we'll be sung by another voice. Frau
lein Mallinger. who was the prima donna.
recommended one Of the chorus girls. At
the rehearsal Rubinstein saw at this point
that Fraulein Mallinger was not on the
stage. struck the desk with his baton. and
called out her name. Yes. Herr Rubinstein."
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FrAulein Bettadue could sing that song?"
What Are you not to sing it2" he asked.
The answer was no. Then Rubinstein put
down his baton. walked toward the place in
which he had left his overcoat, and said as
he left the building: This is no institute OF
art. but IA barracks" He left the rehearsals
and never returned. The opera was produced.
however. and never gained success. In every
one Of the seven performances. however. Frlu-
lein Bettaque sang the dance song. Now she Is
a Wagnerian soprano.
Pauline Lucca, who Is teaching music now in
Vienna. has recently been giving her opinions
on the subject OF Wagner's music and its effect
on tho voice. 1T is a shame" she wrote, that
the followers Of Wagner land not the composer
himseli) have slandered the art of singing.
One need only hear the De Reszkes or other
great artists In this music; then it is something
'IhFSO - @AoA 4SeSSo hlLA tIok buo
Wagner operas as they are sung now In Ger
many could better be recited while the orches-
ira plays the music. She is not In favor Of the
uncut performance Of the operas. Wagner was
indeed a hero in the world oftone." she says. but
he was a man as well. and there Is no reason
why everything that he did and wrote should
be lnfa!lible. 1 have n piano arrangement OF
'Lohengrin' in which Wagner. with his own
hand. marked the cuts. He said himself.
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There are people who can hear music for Eve
hours. one after the other. One goes to the
theatre for recreation. exhilaration. enjoyment.
not to become exhausted to the point Of faint
ing. The uncut performances Of WaRner's
works should be confined to Bayreuth. where
and the intermissions are long: but in winter,
in the theatre season, this innovation is an
outrage on the public"
Rosa Sucher. who has lately been singing in
Carls5uhe under Motifs direction. may leave
and may accept that Weber's "Euranthe"
t Ti1l G Ie Ssns il. Rattle ffRHetly for /. t bsot qTsS
novelty so 20 to be heard there; The dates for
given on Jul July 2 IS and SaU the TREE days y1f tooll owl e.
and Aug. /. ,. Il and j.. c.!1Pafslfsi" viii Be
8. 7.ts. II and %. The sensdaetors viii vii be 3 k AaE:
ter. Motif and siegfried Wagner.
this hng ye %spa .ro snP Y'aIy OF M dsW gGfks ! Il Rse%% seea
to be sung at the Costanzi. IN Rome. rather
on the life OF the reformer. The composer is
The nMs style ' Oh his opera His is s said to resem m lie Closely seS
the. Meyerbeer operas. Huss is shown In the
midst n, Is e hi onSr ruEF e les and t II c1 GomaRtiG inter.
Queen Maria She owes Huss. who repTlses her.
B BIZ b p1sy' s opsra @i! "La M Mo %daifIsydds eI nlp ., H IS 10
be given, in Florence. the composers native
new; ,E I HTS opened Tie Lyric Thea Theatre
IN Milan; IL gained NED the customary success "A
s%9,aSt S oPSea ca OF The M seas6n' h Maroo was Sp the
lett wrote the text as we'll rs the music.
Mozart, is shown at the beginning Of the opera
He dies as it is completed. The work, which Is
said to be quite undramatic 10 character, In
sG9a%ee Mas SessaGsssP He R hs DE- G. LAHORE 90 'f has f bean
announced for production this winter In hvo
ner music, "Goetterdaemmerppg'' and other
o %Isfss, Of the ths thsIi SSis, ass e 6oa be fi Sf y tascs t bds
voted TO i've It's opera SO. 900 as a subsidy for the
present season. which. with other sources Of
die Wa kuere"' is to he one of the most i'm
portant productions. Ruggier, Leoncayallo e
NJ WOTh on HIS opera IDltuutI beTllH, winch |
was ordered by the Kaiser for lis opera house.
He recently wrote TO, Bremen Tor a picture OF
the statue Of Roland there, under the impress
sion that he was the hero he is TO glorify. But
il another Roland.
Louis Gallet. well known as a librettist, died
recently in Paris, He had been active for thirty
years. Some OF his most familiar works were
f" LIE Cid.""Le Roi de Lahore" and "Thais."
For Saint-Saens he wrote his last libretto,
"DejanIre," as well as, other works. lie
Reve" and "LAltaque du Moulin. to which
composed tue music. were his work.
Bizet, Joncieres. Paladhile. Gounod and GODDARD |
were other French composers for whom he had
supplied librettos,