Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-10-21
Mcclellan in Berlin.


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Special Correspondence.
Berlin. OFT. 4, 1888. BERLIN, the bcau-
tiful kalsor.clty Of musical Germany.
is now putting ON her musical attire.
every night being occupied with from
one 60 four high-Frudc concerts. For
Instance last night Mr.. Bond and 1
heard "Thc Mclstemiugcr," OF Wagner.
az the Royal opera House; at tho New
opera house royaD the italian Opera
company were performing la Trnyla-
tai" at Beckatcln hail. Carl Aneorgc
was playing a brilliant plano recital: at
the Philharmonic the great orchestra.
under Conductor Rcblock was swing a
beethoven symphony a Llszt POEM"
etc. and at the Beethoven haii lady
singer. whose name I do not remcm-
Der. was Swing her debut progrnm In
this most dreaded of ull cities by art
lists, for the criiica arc uumcrolful here,
aud sometimes 10th 20 give due praise
even 20 great artists
That evening ia no exceptional one.
The Royal Opera House. with IT, Ia
nous conductors Strauss. Dr. Muck and
Herr schalk. II. orchestra Of seventy
TO one hundred men and its chorus
varying from 100 10 900 ~ open every
night. the tickets ranging from $3.50
each, down 90 one and a half marks,
For one marx ta5 conta) one can get a
standing ticket, u he u early enough.
Here we Ind such artists as krtua, tho
noble tenor. Drumming. tho tenor ~ the
Damrusch Opera company, New York,
Tor two years or morci hachmnnn,
bass. G.eltzon. barltouei Madame
govtzc dramatic soprano Miss nrder-
lch tho hlgh sopranos Madame Schu-
mnn-liclnk. the renowned alto. and
others who arr artists OF the fret rank.
In the eplo violin chair fits huge, but
happy Professor Hnllr. world renowned,
and tho successor 10 Father Joachim az
p0loist. ln the hearts 81 the people here.
Al last evening We heard this per-
feet orchestra begin the ingenious and
beautiful overture % "fhc MclHtcr-
singer" under Kapcilmcister Strauss,
isd at u.is "Walthcr' tMr. krausl
Sang the charming prize song aud az
~ We were going home down tho his
torIc street "Undcr the Linden" to our
car. what % splendid performance we
had heard Tonight lie Prophcto'
tMcyorhcor) In gycN az this house, MY
third night Ia Berlin was spent ~ near
lug Carmen cNuuiaitely rendered.
Then "IAhcngrin." Don Juan" Mig
non" BARBER u Seville" "Cavalleria
Rustlcana,' "Thc Wlldshootcr" ,ncw
uperal Der Maurcr' (NerdD "Mnaked
Hall" VcrlD "sioguled, 'lshcln-
gold" ia Traylata," etc, have
been heard and enjoyed. Il ~ an I'M
portnnt factor In the study of music 20
hear good music wen performed, ana
this city " certainly without rival In
that line: at least. II " able Ia hold It's
own with any place IN the world
The Italian Opera company a. here for
one week as before stated. u u clear
disappointment, The conductor beats
time" with a fiddle bow ana creates
amusement by hla nlr-cuttlng freaks.
The chorus performs we'll, but the solo
lists without exception, sling out OF tune
and have that always 60 be dreaded
"trcm0lo." Although ! do not agree en-
tlroly with German ideas uf diet and
living do agree with the critic VI tho
II .ocni Anzelger" that ~ this COM
pany IL "a sample of italian vocal nrt
thcn give me the German every time"
n would have made Professor stephens
and my other brother musicians, out OF
humnr 10 have had 90 listen TO Ia
Travlata" done by this aggregation, MS
Il would have inspired them 10 have
heard last night the master singer
done In German. Crhls ls the repre-
sentative Italian company supposed In
Italy to be the very hncabl
Music study IN Germany is golden
opportunity. How ! wish a score OF
gifted young people OF my acquaintance
might be here now iiut l would not
advise one 10 come unless he has az
least 5000 to 81 900 a year for study and
particularly unless he comes 10 work
and work hard. Some pupils get along
feNisO ON 500 a year, but sooner or
later they viii suffer from tho poor
quality uf food etc. Prices FOR lessons
are high. but the teachers are renowned.
Royal prusslnn Professor Naver
scharwenka." who ~ also "Court
Pianist TO Emperor M Austria-ltun-
gary" accepts this year ten advanced
and talented plano pupils taa HE bill
readsl and gets 30 marks &f60lfor every
lesson. These are private lessons,
Prof Barth gets 20 marks per lesson:
Prof. Hnlir, violin, 20 marks; Prof.
With. with whom Utnh's son. Walter
Rond. ~ studying the violin, gets 20
marka. Prof Schultz vocal professor
10 the Royal lIlgh School Of Music,
gets the same price ! understand, from
Miss Lulu Gutea, ~ Provo, who O. about
Ia begin study with him. had the
good fortune 10 be accepted as Prof y.