The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-24
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

The Castle Square Opera Company will make
the most am bilious efforts OF it's career one
week from to -morrow night. when an English
version OF Die Mestersinger" will be sung for
the first time in this country. The rehearsals
for the production have been industrious and
extended. The stage Of the American Theatre
has been deepened in order to facilitate tho
spectacular features OF the last act. which are
to be elaborate and appropriate. The orches-
ira has been put under the stage. after the
Bayreuth fashion. ard there Is promise OF a
careful and costly performance OF the work
The company has certainly set a serious task
for itself. but Col. Savage believes that he will
come through with credit The principal
tens. T; n Knight. Homer Lind. Barron Bert
he'd Henry RsyLs Psrsy Ma ms IvOnn1 de
been very much increased for these perform
ances. by means Of . subsidiary force Of sing
city. The guilds. apprentices. and others on the
stage, will number nearly 300 persons il the
To-nieht at Madison SQUARE S't Garden it t the
Banda Rosa will give the first OF a series OF
and fS ss Is to ,s'
pertolre which will make it possible to give
eleven programmes without Duplicating
bass clarinet. will be heard for the first time
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en" nee to the st. Nicholas GaTdsn HE pro:
gramns for this evening insudef u nnm6e Rs BY
List Wagner. Meyerbeer D6libes and GilIet,
Tuesday evening is still devoted to the per-
iormancs a. Of symnnony; and on ;r IhuWTs na
Nevada will be assisted bv Clara Butt. the
Th nns, she Ss1 heard he
preceding sunday Franz katsnborn will give
be heard for the frat time in public. The Or
BjorKsten, and it's efforts will be devoted to the
choral music OF Johann Sebastian Bach. Two
delssohn Hail. one in December and one In
April The president Of the society is David
rS" GRar NS'F' P s@s mrs fHcho
Mrs. Alexander Van Nest and Mrs Henry
ess The be sS.n hy ut the ReT Gs
Seventy first Regiment Band. at the Motropoli-
cs sHa w G at
composed by the conductor
Maurice Grau sailed yesterday from Ha vre
with.al the members Of the opera company
that will take part In tho preliminary tour with
the exception OF Nine. Sembrich. who 10
already in this country to All engagements at
the musical festivals. Mile Calve 10 among
those on board. She has not been heard in
New York for two years. although but one
opera season has been given since she sang
here last. She is said to be in good health and
voice and there 10 talk OF some new roles for
her But. in all probability. Carmen" and
FAUST will be tho operas In which she is
heard chiefly and the prospects OF her appear
ing as Valentine in Les Huguenots," Setikd in
'L'A'ricsIn, }" and as 4 ida are slight. But she
may sing JuiiPte. and there has been
talk OF her appearance In La Traviata.
although it Is probable that Nine Sem
brich'k possession Of that role will not
be- disturbed. Mile. Calve since her
last appearance here. has sung only in Paris,
At the Opera Comque year ago last winter.
she sang Sdpho in the opera written for her by
Jules Massenet and taken from Alphonse
Daudet's novel At the Grand Opera in Paris
last summer she sang three times In Ambrose
Thomas's opera Hamlet" Paris had never
before seen her remarkably dramatic perform
ance OF the last act. Other members OF the
company on board La Normandle are Nine.
suzanne Adams and MN. Salignac. DevTies
AMI PM Corsi as we'll MS the chorus and ballet
Ldoua.d de ReRzke will sail from Southampton
on the st, Paul next SATURDAY and on th f, same
N 'Bo T'T sails from Hayre on Sent, 80 and
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iItlcn and Montreal are to follow and then
comes a series OF Western cities, before tho
long three weeks engagement In Chicago
OF "9 H. Aiyarez and Mile, Tsrnina. will assem-
bic Two weeks in boston will precede the
New York engagement. which opens on Dee.
is The snle OF subscription seats has already
begun and the indications are that prosperity
viii probably once again be the result OF me
season The management 10 well aware mat
another season OF such receipts as those taken
last year is scarcely to be- expected, but there
is every ground for believing that public sup
port will he generous.
This is the season OF the music festivals. and
the rural communities will soon begin to receive
their annual allowance Of serious music. 1t is
not very serious. but it is different enough
from the customary supply to seem as ambi-
tious as anything that New York ever hears
Nine. Sembrich is TO be the sooist both at
Worcester and in Maine this year. The other