The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-23

Eeichnnnn's Less OF Temper In vionna-Fer-
tunes or the new works Produced.

tunes or the view works Produced.
The abolition OF tho old professional clacque
at the Vienna Opera House has not been accom-
plished without trouble. There has already
arisen In the form OF q number of very enthusi-
astic young persons a substitute for the ~clacques
which Is said to DO almost as much OF q nuisance.
The old applause was ut least regulated In such
q way that it did not interfere with the enjoy
ment of tho audience. Tho new disturbers
have their f~avorites and show II plainly. During
q performance Of "TRnnhauser" their enthusi-
asm as we'll as their high regard for certain of
the singers was shown by an incident that in
volved In n measure tho question of encores.
After Theodore Reichmann had sung the music
OF Wolfram in the second act there was q
great outburst of applause. 1t seemed as
II the opera would get no further than
tho second act unless measures were taken to
suppress those applauding, and another section
Of the audience began to hiss. Reichmnnn was
so indignant that he threw down his harp In
stead of handing 1t to one of the pages. and.
walking back to his seat, deliberately turned
his back on the audience. Tho Kissing was sup
posed to como from the particular admirers of
Winkelmann. the tenor. Whether 1t did or not,
Rclchmann made no effort to conceal the fact
that he had lost his temper. After the solo for
Wolfram In the third act, tho applause broke
out again, only to be followed by the Kissing.
Again H%oichmann threw his harp to tho ground
with such force that 1t could be heard all
through tho house.
II will not sing again. he said to the con-
ductor Of the orchestra. "They are disturbing
tho performance too much"
Then Herr Reichnann left the stage and re.
fused to appear again during the performance,
and would not share with the other singers who
were recalled the honor OF coming before tho
audience at the conclusion of the opera. Now
he has been writing letters to the Vienna papers
saying that the kissing made him SO nervous
that 1t was impossible for him to proceed with
the performance. He added that persons who
wanted Uninterrupted quiet at the performances
Of Wagner frequently made more disturbance
by kissing down applause than the original
Offenders.
Carl Goldmark recently returned to Vienna
from Gmunden, where he composed "Briscis.
or the Prisoner of War;" the .HoIperic opera on
opera Is said to be in one act. 1t is not thought
that t the work will be sung this year. "siesfried,"
f Ms srodue ns% o p foaT wh,Sh ON WIN tw soon OF @ Srj Teads
fairy stories, with tho Thirty Years War as
Its period. The york is said to DO broadly
have already heard the score. and they praise It
highly; The success in Germany of Goldmark's
1t has already been given in seventy.two the
s stress. and recently nnt! Tass sung in i Swedish e6dbaS a. the he
| given at Covent Garden next spring, and it has
already been announced in Italy.
1t Is said that Richard Strauss win leave
Munich In order to take the direction of the
Theatre do la Monnaie in Brussels, but the
rumor has not vet been verified. Rose Caron,
is to retire at the close of tho present season.
She created a number Of Important roles during
bly, undertake her roles in the future. The
Opera last year spent SSo. 600 on new scenery
S Saan ic sAHsSl for ana Ana E aCSSpsia." "P Pen G Gap.
s 90 Singers or ' 81 ds sss : ios ehos fHas1st' and ID
We Vienna %S opsra House eh Includes psaSG mese than Sa 500 500
persons. In Massenet's new opera. Cinderella"
part Of t the i. hero %s e' VIII Be- Be sung snn eBB s w Somaque' Two SHo
new nf~x one st to OPERAS .DDap arn :, and N, Chloe : and md
Using by the critics. and they have had the same
effect as other recent French works in causing
of the new French writer's, A new work, de-
scribed as an English novelty. has been pro-
ferred to as "a wellknown English composer
The libretto Of the work. which is a grand
1 1est in rs ss!a 1S be so Sy s!F IA Auf P y w hnFf is Tia Ths
action passes on the banks Of the Rhine during
lately acquired Birrenkoven the tenor who
sang last year at Bay,reuth. and has for several
Royal Opera at Budapest is just now wonder
ing how 1t can decrease its deficit. which this
The announcement that Sig. MancineIli's
opera, Hero and Leander." was successful in
Madrid led many OF the prominent critics from
all parts of Italy to go to Turin, where it was to
the singers was Iii and the production had TO DO
postponed. 1t is probable that La Scala In
Milan will be opened. as there Is to be some set
Element Of the litigation which made it neees-
ssry to close the house. There has been but
little musical activity in Italy this season, which
Is said to be uncomnonly dun.
Tho Carl Rosa Opera Company Is shortly
to give in operate form Sir Arthur Sulli;;
the libretto Of which w. S. Gilbert wrote
ont OF Dean Milman's poem. A sacred opera
will be q novelty in England. where only
last year Saint-Saens's Samson and Del
liza" was prohibited. The English operatic
stage has never offered Mehuls Joseph
marks. Queen of sheba,'" Massenet's He
rodias,' or Auber's Tho Prodigal Son." Prob
ably some of these might never have been given
under any circumstances, but their sacred char
acter has kept them all of the stage. The
Martyr. OF Antioch " is no more sacred than
THE Sign of the Cross and will pass.