The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
Music AND MUSICIANS.

Music AND MUSICIANS
London is likely 10 hear, this spring Angelo
Neumann's company from tho Landes Theatre
at Prague in series OF Wagner performances.
These will be given at Drury Lane. A dozen
special performances by the entire company from
the Dresden Opera House, 10 be given next spring
during the regular Covent Garden season, may
be feature Of tho year, II It is possible 10 carry
through tho arrangements now proposed. A
similar attempt has already been made TO get the
companies from Carlsruho and Berlin 10 appear
in London. 1t was Angelo Neumann who first,
in 1882, introduced the Wagner operas 10 London
audiences. taking 10 the Drury Lane Theatre
company under tho direction Of Anton Seidl.
Albert Hall the largest concert room in London,
has always boon unsatisfactory acousncally in
spite OF the pense and care in building it. Now
an American sounding board has been put into
the hall in the hope that the conditions may be
improved. II is the first ever erected in England.
Mines. Patti and Albani are 10 sing in concert
this winter in London. and so is Sims Reeves.
Nine Patti Is to give at her castle in Wales per
Torrance Of La Trayiata." which Is exclusively
for the benefit OF her husband who has never seen
her as Vioettd Sims Reeves is nearly eighty
years old. but England likes her old favoriies
Sig. Mascagni has lately complained bitterly OF
mo management OIL aHallS AZ IONent bdlucu'
because his opera Iris" has not been accepted
for performance there. II do not intend TO visit
England again" he said in an interview. until
my opera 'lrls receives there the recognition II
deserves" lie says that Sir Augustus Harris
would have produced it long ago had he been
alive, and It's present rejection is attributed by
the composer 10 the action of "a clique OF very
d,s.,inguishcd ladies. MHscagni's, opera was
Obably not performed in London because most
oi his works have failed everywhere, and tho Gov
ent Garden management IS unwilling 10 rIs; an
always supposed that the only vogue social
musical or otherwise, that Mascagni ever enjoyed
in London was due 10 this same clique OF very
distinguished ladies. who are SO conspicuous
in the management Of operate affairs In Lond9n
and whom he now repIoaches 40 bitterly. The
Australian soprano is becoming common as
the American article. Amy Castles is the name
OF the latest 10 20 10 London 10 study. \ number
OF concerts were given in the colony 10 raise
fund for her musical education. Ii IS said that
about s25 900 raised for this purpose Of whic h
wo-thrds is to be placed in trust to pay her sing
C "s The arrival Of such a pupil ought TO
create some excitement among foreign music
teachers. Nine. Melba is 10 sing in concert in
England before going to Germany and Russia
A scholarship in memory Of Sir Augustus Harris
has recently been founded at the Guildhall School
Of Music in London Sir Alexander Mackenzie
confded 10 n reporter the other day that he was
through with serious music for tho rest OF his
life lie is convinced now that II cannot be made
10 pay, and he VIII devote himself hereafter 10
comic opera
Jules Massenet has finished his oratorio "The
Promised Land" on which he has been AT work
for some time. 1t s divided into three parts,
"Horcb." Jericho" and Canaan" lie has !ust
conducted the first performance OF "Cendron"
at the Theatre dc la Monnaie in Brussels and is
now in Milan to superintcnd the preparations
for the production there by Sonzogno. After
Ernest Van Dycks recent appearance at tho
Imperial Opera House in Vienna for the last time.
Conductor Mailer announced that no more OF
Masscnes operas would be sung there Hitherto.
his works have been more popular in Vienna
than any other place outside of Paris. "Werther
was sung there frst. Gricg's oratorio place, y
for which BIorn Biornson wrote the text. will
be sung during the festivities in connection with
the opening OF the Paris Exposition Albert
Salrza, who has recently reappeared with such
success at the Paris Opera may be heard there
in "Othello, before coming to this country. Mar
tina" has proved one OF the most popular works
in the repertoire OF the private company which
has sung for two seasons at the Rcnaissan nee
and revived many works not given at the Opera
or the Opera Comiquc. II sung at the first
performance this season and the Circumstance
recalled the history Of the nbretto II was given
first as a ballet called Lady Henrietta" at the
Opera in 1914 with music written by Flotow,
Deldevez and Burgmuller. After no returned
10 Germany, Flotow wrote the present score,
filed out the text and had the pleasure Of hearing
his wor; sung at Vienna in lS4I The work
came back 10 Paris the first time in an Italian
translation and was sung by company at the
Sale Nentadover. In 1865. eighteen years after
it's production in Vienna, "Mahha" was sung
at the Theatre Lyrque in Paris by company
which included Christine Nilsson. Ieoncavalo' $
ia Vie de Bohemc" is to be sung for the frst
time in Paris by the same company. The PuC-
chi version has already been heard at the Opera
Comique and Is pGpuiar jules Ds an Is the
pany and the concert master Is Ernest Gillct.
Jeanne Lccere, who succeeded Calvc as SdpphO
at the Opera Comique is to be heard at this theatre
in Marechals "Dnphnis and Chloe" Interesting
Ieyivals to be made during the season are Gonnod
of Seville" and Weber's "Obcron" Novelties
to be given arc Flamenco written By Luclen
ana bs SSS So6y
been seeking in vain admttancc at either OF the
national opera houses: Feia Litvinne has been
with Aibers and Boudouresque, who are familiar
here, and DeSchamps Jchin who is not new
e mas IS f %om "a e
manager, heard near Biarritz and brought to
Paris To be trained Hcc3rGing 70 his ideas lie
Belle Helene" Is TO be revived next summer in
Paris, with an, elaboration never known in PR
heirs put at the disposal OF the managers tho
original scorc Of the opera and that was found
OF these give considerable Of the work the charm
OF novelty Simon Grard and Baron will havo
;he leading roles and tho chorus will include
eighty singers Thomas's "Mignon" has Just
been translated into Russian for tho National
Opera House in ST. Petersburg Client has a
| Flemish theatre in which several operas written
| in that tongue are TO be performed this winter.
| Antwerp has a similar company which has Just
| given a new work by Danish composer, Emma
Surely What He Needed.
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