The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-08
MUSIC AND MUsICIlNs.

Andreas DIPPED and Giuseppe Campanah are
TO be the solosts Emil Paur will conduct the
house orchestra Tho concerts will DO repeated
so long as the opera company remains sum
GENTLY near New York TO supply the singers I'm
Under the direction Of Frank Damrosch the Poo-
Pies Singing Classes were started last weok
Elementary classes in Manhattan aVj The Bronx
will meet at the University Settlement, 1s4 Ed
ridge street. Beethoven Hall, 210 Fifth strcot
LcnoN Hall. Twenty-third street and Eighth
avenue; Friendly Aid Hall, e48 East Thirty.
fourth street: Turn Veren Hall, sos West Fifty
fourth street; Maennerchor Hail. EOS East Fifty
sixth street. Brady's Academy. Amsterdam ave-
nue. and 120th street; Eblings Casino East 156th
street and ST. AIMS Avenue; Harlem Arcade
200 East 12ith street Elementary classes will
also be held on Thursday evenings. at Judson
Memorial Hall. Washington Square South. and
on Tuesday evenings, beginning next Tuesday,
at Harlem Arcade. 200 East 124th street Brook
Ign classes will open al Penn. Fulton Hall. Penn
sylvana avenue and Fulton street. and Knickcr-
booker Hall, l63 Cymer street; at Hanson Place
Baptist Church, Portland avenue. and at Koch's
Hail. 1246 Bedford street. Elsa Rucgger,
the Belgian 'celllst, arrived in this copn::
try last week. She In a Swiss by birth, but
was taken to Brussels when a child and studied at
liege under tho best masters. She is now nine
first rank After her debut at the age Of IL,
she returned 10 her studies and she has won APP
pI,oval in many European cities. Grace Golden.
who makes her temperance at the American
Theatre tomorrow night after an absence OF 9
MI time in study wh KSe
roles, including T,Iisite Mar0usriis ,Eisq, Ssntd,
Mignon and Carmen. Alexander Lambert last
New York collese of Music He was assisted BY
and Hans K5onold. Tbs programmes included
S SaAds da Ksa 'sns
pany Col Savage has decided to send one wing
Of his forces to 81 Louis, wherein the Exposition
Building season h Of SRer1 IN a., English viii this his
American Theatre will DO followed David Bis
pham is TO sing this winter for the rst time in New
n In sa an
pouncGs this year IL, customary eight public re.
Nov Il and is, Ice and 0. Jan. 8, 9, 20 and 81,
Feb, l6 and u, March 0, 10, % and "a, and April
and 1 The soloists so far engaged are Alex
jackson and Nine Schumann- Helnk The sym
phones to be played are Brnhm s No. in minor.
4 in i fiat minor, and No. 0 In b minor, Mozarts
Jupiter" Dvorak No. lin minor Tsehaikowsk;;
skis No IN %ino, and Schuberts "unfnish Is,
Moorish Rhapsody" OF Humperdinck. The
Kaltenhorn concerts are to be continued until tho
Garden.
"Die Meistersinger" In English at the American
Theatre last week settled no question raised by
the performance Of such works in the customary
fashion Of the Castle Square Company It can
only be repeated that the production had merits.
In view Of the means available II must also be
said that such forces as the company possesses
are totally incapable Of struggling with master
piece The wisdom OF undertaking those per
formances Is questionable when the success OF the
company might be something more than compare
tive II less ambitious works were presented. II
Is difficult TO see what sort OF public the manage
ment expects to reach with these productions
Anybody who knows and loves Die Meistersinger"
would never care 10 hear II at the American The
sort OF public that would be satisfied with the man
ner Of the operas Interpretation there could never
be made to care for music OF such q character.
II taste for II were ever cultivated In the minds
of the auditors they would seek subsequent hear
ings elsewhere Possibly Col. Savage realized
that the publicity attaching to the effort would
open the company's third season auspiciously
and that may have justified the choice of "Die
Meistersingcr" Criticism never had much In
huence on the performances at the American Tho
accustomed patrons OF the house will not
DO kept away because tho current rep
rcscntation does not como up TO high
deals. II il reaches their own prosperity lies
b.fors thu venture The representation OF "Die
was less nthusiasm tn an tho moro familiar operas
usually evoke After the quintote at the close Of
the first scene in the third act. there was some
sign that the audience liked the opera well as
1t do ,srts iinary fare That number was moro
in the usual vein The sekte;t' from Lucia" or
probably have proved much more effective Tho
comparative unimportance of the vernacular in
opera was emphasized all through the evening.
was intellgihle IN their singing was the evident
possession 81 strong accent The 3eekmeSser
he lar hNIfI Nhan IAr H..
any attenp. nj enlaciaton, unless 1t were the
pas,d Otc1si9naty an English word could
in the lang uage transmitted to the audience. The
tongue in which opera IL sung really amounts
TO little singers make so little effort to enunciate
tn ,eS ON: surprising feature Of this inst perform
ance was the reatIness which all the singers
showed Tarrc were moments OF hesitation and
hopelcssness but they were few In view Of tho
difficulty Of the task. this condition was an elc
Quent evidence OF the thorough picpafntion the
suoi nn p reSearsed o years wtSou, n e1sS
highest stan ards would require; but they are
conscentiously to qualify themselves TO win only
comparative oommendation for a very exaciing
further below The artistic level than any other
feature Of the production The ovepraised
chorus effective enough in 9peretta. was not
rIna to its music. and overld its byplay intol-
erabIy. Tbs performances did not begin ON Mon
day until twenty Ave minutes later than the time
announced, The first scene Of the last act came
to an en- at half past ol'ven. Tbs conductor
dragged the tompi from the first note to the last
ra,ss facts will give idea OF the extent to which
the score WAS cut
Faust" will be the opening opera OF the season
this year at the Metropolitan, with Nine Cave and
NM Alvarez and Edouard de iteszke In tho lead
ing roles; so the public is not likely TO be shocked
by novelty so early in tho season. although II is
likely TO have that experience several times later
In the winter Already the proposed revival Of
Nerdi's opera, "FalstaG" has been given up, al
though there is still promise that Nikolais YER
sion Of the Shakespeare play will certainly DO
given The striking incident OF the year will I'M
doubtedly he the performance OF I'll Flauto Magico"
with the wonderful collection OF famous singers
But 'Ie Nozzc dc Figaro will certainly offer as
fine a production when the three female roles are
sung by Mines, Scmbrich Calve and Eames II is
not probable that any Of these great combinations
of sin ;ers will be revealed TO the o'ihic ou c Of
New York. although Boston and Chicago usually
enjoy the luxury Of one or two so-cAlled all-stnI
programmes. The financial prospects Of tho tour
seem good enough The expense involved Is ire
mendous and the difficulty of carrying