The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05


festivals He has lived for some years In London
and In 1875 made tho Acquaintance Of Richard
Wagner. with whom he continued on intimate
terms until the death Of the composer. He was
astage manager from 1885 TO 1894 and has trained
many Of the most prominent singers IN London
Herr Kniese that NJ Van Dyck studied tristan
and other wagnerian parts. Mr. Armbiuster
% Known son studied %O Ss T piano
with Hompesch and was for some yeats ptomi
nent as leader Of London theatre 9rchestres
He was born at Andernach Rhenish Prussia,
in lS40. He returns TO London early in January
and may be heard in one Of his Lectures this win.
Francisco. was we'll known twenty years ago
England with. W. S. Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sui
rates Of PennancseS Previous 10 iRsi time Hugh
Talbot, as he was known in real life, had sung
"y h nnS Sp sss s had sn
afs! eoncer, win his .Pitisburs Phil6armoniS
d Goidmsrk's "Sakun,eis" Overture, Rafi 8 sIm
Waldo symphony, Richard wagnefs wal.
s %sGfn . 3% Moss PS fsa Mm. sshSSs Sf
Heink was the solois' The orchestra, which
contains eighty men, will be heard here in Car.
Mllka Ternian. who has como to sing some OF tho
leading Wagner roles with the company at tho
Metropolitan this year. Ia today the ost famous
Interpreter Of those parts which have been as
ISOLATED In the past with the names OF Amalia
Materna- Rosa Sucber and Therese Malten. She
has concluded Q long engagement in the Court
Theatre at Munich and had sung before that in
Leipsic. Bremen and Hamburg She appeared
here several times during Walter Damrosch's sec
and season. but attracted no great attention, as that
series Of performances given Of the Academy was
successful In few particulars Fraulein Ternino has
II Isa tla
soprano at the Royal opcra House in Berlin,
which selected her as the best possible successor
to Rosa Sucbcr Her reasons rested in a
measure on her experiences here last winter
She had a sx weeks leave Of absence 10 sing In
the United Stated with the Ellis Damrosch organ.
iration, and was unfortunate enough 70 take a
cred sufficiently " do herself justice the term Of her
leave had expired and she was compelled to return
TO Munich without having sung here at oil As
this country is the land 10 which 80 many famous
singers turn their eyes she wisely dec dcd TO make
no more contracts which would compel her 70 limit
her engagements here. Her appearance. Covent
Garden have ALWAYS been necessarily brief on
account Of her duties in the German theatres with
tied down 30 strictly" she said the other day "and
for a while at least want 10 be free from any long
contracts Shrsmiled as she spoke OF heI appear
were accounted the most brilliant incident Of the
season. 1T is true that have criticised Bayreuth
rather severely in the past she said. and the
performances remain to day the same combinatio
If what IL uhsurpa SEA bly, fine and poor beyond
belief When one thinks Of the long preparation
the great outlay Of time and labor. the whole
undertaking MUST be pronounced wonderful
Poor Nine Wagner cannot look after every detail
~ some features 81 the representa- tons wretch
ed II is remarkable, for instance, that amateurs
who have never been on stage before should have
There was one okthcm at Bavreuth this summer
lie sang well and had fine voice but ON the stage
n sn scse ~ Rery well with Herr Van
Roov when he came from the concert stage be;
cause he pos csscs real dramatic talent and adapted
himself Ia his new situation. But few OF them
can do that Ny Appearances a. Donna Anna
in Italian this year are not TO be my first in that
language. have Sung LeOnore in III I rovaiorc.'
and other roles in that tongue which have always
spoken, ns IL Is common in the part oi Austria
was born in. But have never sung in French.
lugueno,s In Germany ! have always sung
Donna Eirrd in Don Giovanni which is always
the dramatic side Of the character nay be ]
expect tn sing all the Brunnhddes. ISolde Elsd.
s bs and TSe % IN ssSEs c bSi
il will probably no, be that his year as you see
am not quite newcomer here
Adelina Patti recently sang la Traviata"
at her chateau in Wales for the bench, Of her hus
hand who had never heard her In the part An
additional explanation Is given by the prlma |
donna and that Is nearly as interesting as we'll |
as an illustration Of wiie's devotion. Nine
Patti says that she will no, sing in opera for less
than S. 600 and as no impresario Is prepared 70 |
s,,c, "a. ,h.,, ia no pl.ce for her In appo,r
10y -, ,.,ow, hons. Cons.ou.nuv she =. pec,s |
N I'll n. ,b,.,.., md ~ uc;. di |
vogue Pr''''ih"h - ' 90
Inmmermoor" under the same circumstances. |
The question II prlma donnas' fees has certainly |
-. ,.i,,,.I a, mn ,hsu,dttv. ,hcv have grown
oceh 'oou'o" " a." NV -" .,s,'I
~ lnrr" that nobody can pay hcm ana inc iaa'es
are compelled IN sing only in their own homes /
Nine Blanche Marchesi. who was here last win
Ter lately sang soma music 'to" inc opTnihG
scene Of the visit Of The Flying Dutchman
in London Sig Foil the American baritone
=" ' -, -, 81 a.. a..
famous ana popular IN boho"h uhu' ,ne uno
Of his death, few days ago caught cold while
=, Jiv.,n,ol L, say Vood-bye u Clara Butt and !
nv -, g., az. u,n... Iii, to,Iow.J
The Australian soprano amy .as'e 'o' "noh
large 'uhu "aa' o'soa 'oeh' W n"'o u'eap
ed the expectations Oh nef 'ouhusmeh' VINO nave