The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-11
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.


on Tuesday. Juno ~. 1t was found TINT the
time available at the larger hall was too brief.
/, The rink at Sixty-sixth street and Columbus
avenue has been decorated with trees and
| flowers sufficient to Justify calling 1t The st.
| Nicholas Garden" In its new garb. Franz
Kaltenborn has been selected as tho conduc-
tor NJ an orchestra Of forty musicians chosen
from the most capable players In the raur and
the former Seidl organizations Mr. kalten-
| Thoma. and Anton Seidl, SAYS that he will FOL
| low their exam ole in max ing his programmes
| c5o by tho ice plant used during the winter is
regarded MS an additional attraction it is
readily accessible from, all parts Of the city:
| md the prices Of admission will be low. Smok;
| ing is to he allowed The supposed demand
certs supply would seem to be met in u way
that ought to resi-! in success for this sche me.
ia New ols to =" IRE
| than he ever was before. His contract with
Maurice Graq to conduct the Wagner operas
and the sunday night concetts at the Metro
come director Of the National Conservatory of
cities with his orchestra. He remains also at
the head Of the philharmonic. Mr.. panrs
the beginning Of his career here, but there
seems now no lack Of appreciation OF his
1hs & o M her
three weeks. Two weeks will be given to 81.
Louis. Cincinnati and Louisville. and the nj
caGo season. which begins on Nov. Is at the
Auditorium. will last three weeks. After that
Boston IL, to have two weeks OF the singers.
fifteen weeks. The subscription is already
larger than II was last year at this time and
brilliant financially and artsticaly. The So.
cret OF giving opera successfully, without a
subsidy to hays been ,bnn h snv
country. as the enterprise Is nowhere else con-
Quoted on such an expensive scale.
Johann Strauss said a short time before his
death that the success OF The Beautiful Blue
Danube" began in tho United States. 1t was
sung first In Vienna by a choir OF male voices.
,nd having made no great impression dropped
out Of use for q while. Here II was introduced
Us orchestral number and was popular
everywhere before Vienna and other European
cities became nearly SO familiar with 1t. The
list OF the Strauss waltzes to be introdu ,ed
here was The Voice of Spring" which the
composer wrote several years ago for Nine.
Sembrich. 1t was to hear this that the COM
poser went to the theatre for the last time
year ago during Nine. Senbrich's season at
the Carl Theatre in Vienna. The success OF
Die Fledermaus." when it was given for the
first time by the singers of the ROYAL Opera
li.usa in Berlin I several weeks ME9. was so
ire. ana Hitter, Eastman. cGmE9sed for the
bly, be. selected The opera. in, erte Of Its
beautiful ballet music was soon dropIel from
tie public, great as tho popularity o. rs com.
poser was in his own city. 1t is possible that
The Gnsy Baron NAV he chosen MT rs nacg
libret to canno: interfere with the cnloyment OF
the beautiful and characteristic music. The
same opera will be performed Ivy the company
OF the Imperial Opera House in Vienna.
Strauss was SAD to hs at work on IA, bpIlst
cGty secured an appropriate scenario after
comptttion In which more than a Thousand
urged to wrto a comrlete ballet score. and it
WAS thought that he would certainly prnIuce
T2S E2,'G t" F1nk l StG of nd GHm
appropriate subject was always urged rs his
excuse for not undertaking the task. But it
with the art OF dancing as such. and although
a waltz king. it is said that he had never
account OF the inferior lihrettos prOvidod for
most OF them -, Ih- n'ertered; 9GeSM n
as "JaEuba" and "Wa4metsier." i hose were
mover translated INTO English and I'll" second
was never neard here except at the perform
anc"s given 10y NE &c man comraInes. Ire
Merry War va, PRO, ably t." most sucr"ssfui
OF the Strauss ,opor"ttn. heT" II th- mum er of
performances he ;nkeu as the standard. Tho
Bat" with ali il beautiful music. never
gained sny remnant, an! il has s. rGgohabIy
than in English he Queens Lace Hand
kerchici" ,ronnnlI 'tnnIS next to The Merry
''"i '',.'''ii' - ~ y -'''h
aud Tie tii"sy baron never arpened very
strongly 10 American audiences. The Eat.
in Germany aud Austria. 1t was chiefly the
nbrcttos that limited the American vogue Of
themselves ana local adapters certainly never
imuroved them. In England his operate
music was scarcely known at all on the stage.
Niennese oper-tta never gained a hold there
eren In the case OF such master as Strauss:
Paris has always supplied the English demand
for i'm ported comic opera.
Emma Calves appearance at the Opera in
Paris has aroused great enthusiasm. It was
her debut at the national theatre, although
she vas once under contract to appear there
as ODhplc. the role she sang the other night.
.iidd and Marguerite. That was during the
year she remained away from New York on
account of her disagreement with Nine Eamcs.
After several rehearsals, she decided that The
discipline and routine Of the establishment
were irksome to her SO she resigned and sang
in Spain and Russia. One OF the enthusiastic
remarks called forth by her first aupeurance
in Paris this winter is that the announce
Of her name is sufficient 10 draw in New York.
nnraso b.st sh aHd lHade!nn apdiSnres
Sa hat to n. large om hS
Hamlet" and 'MeH.ro.eIe" she. never drew
large andlcpccs. even Mt the, Metroroltan.
though her teacher. Rosine I.abordc. declared
that her VOICE was never a. any other timr ~
her career in such splendid condition rs II il
to-day. The somewhat fam.lia story thar
she learned from the observation OF an Italian
EIrl deserted By her lever the manner in winch
she act the mad scene from Hamlet - now
tOd about Nile. talvr for the lrst time. al
though il has don" woman 5 service before
Marie be.na. who VIZ praised for her hcaUti-
fu, voice At the Opera Cumiuue. although her
method Of singing was alwnvs drrlorcd. Is
said to have detcrOratei sadly. although She
is still a Young woman. Her 'l"but will made
at the Opera COmluu", and two wears ago III"
became . member of the cumuany Mt he
Onera. Her vote" l. said to show sadly tho
effects OF her reckless methoI Of singing.
Herman Eemterg ha. cou.rusei n uAe-act
upera for Nine. Meha Paul Eerrer and
Henri Cain are the liUrcttists. II will be sung
for the first time at CoTenti'inrden next srting;
Elaine" By Reinh"rg. wa, in four acts, and
Nine Melba had It produced here anG at Go.
vent Garden. Possibly NJ, Bemherg made
his new opera shorter. as Nine. Media could
not again undertake another effort, 50 long.
Hrschm1nn's "IOvela"e' given first last 81 n
mer at II private theatre in Paris. has been
sung in some Of the German cities. FcrGi-
nand lie Borne's opera. "NUGaua.' has been
Withdrawn from the repertoire Ot til" Royal
Opera House in Berlin. He is anxious to make
changes in the work that doubtless