The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS.

| continue until the middle Of September Con-
| certs will be given every night. including Sun
| days. under the direction OF Franz Kalten born.
| by an orchestra Of forty musicians Emil Pnur
will return from Europe in time to conduct the
examinations Of the National Conservatory Of
Music toward the middle Of September. Hugo
Gorlitz. manager Of Ignace Paderewski, has de-
MED that the pianist was married on May 81,
but does exclude other dates. He also says
that tho pianist has not had his hair cut short.
SO all. as the hero says In the melodrama.
has not yet been lost In addition to Pade-
rewsk New York will next year hcar Vladimir
de Pachmnnn and Mark HambOurg. The last
named pianist has never played here He is
Russian. born In the southern part OF the en-
pre. and is now only 90 years old. He has
studied under Leschetitzy. and is said to be an
admirable Beethoven player. One of the
travelling opera companies that 60 every year
to Mexico from Italy has recently been In San
francisco, New York became acquainted with
the character of this kind Of company about
year ago. when he Del Conte troupe sang here
giving the Old repertoire, and some OF them are
hs ces epxGs YorE MHaps
SINAI companies are likely to receive the most
better known high class opera companies
These singers are indeed compared by the San
Francisco critics to the Mclba- Ellis organizq
tion, with no comp iment to the latter. Chi
cago showed somewhat the same disposition to-
ward the French company that went there from
to be compared With the &c Gran company Of
course. but the favor Of critics in other, cities
smaller COMPANIES At the list nesting Of The
IIrsst,Gry q thr Maurice GraI Gpsrs COMPANY
5 per cent. was paid in cash and 6 per cent. in
shares OF the company. This distributed all
the common stock of the company.
New York operagoers are to hear two new
ESaS next season if tho contracts OF Nine.
Sembrich and Mile Calv6 arc carried out in
their present terms, Nine. Sembrch decided
soon after she observed the WaEnerian intlu-
ence here that she should share in tho glory to
sung in "Lohenerin in Italian. but never in
first time here next winter Her experience Je
Wi,n Era was sc, confined to the se.dl benefit
h pave ,h sn IN her ron.rHs. no, ony hsa
to have learned that role in German. This is
probably incorrect. Mile calvt has never
time she studied the part in French and was
work in Paris at the old opera comque. Nine,
Mclba announces that she has definitely
1t was at one time said that she was preparing
plans that has Been given uP aons amy
thought Of future appearances as Elsa or Elsa;
sing that role Tor the first time here
nTs be AS Sean for Re5ESs VIII II
be Interesting to observe how great the puhIic
demand for the opera is. With Mines. Sem
other women in the comrany. the usual supply
or eminent e dnHghteri Of the oapuletS VIII ne on
Nine Sembrich has theories OF her own "a to-
the way in which Elsa should be sung and
that Is dl1erent enough from the STANDARD pom
ance will be interesting whcthar or not II viii
conform to present taste. The Elsds Of recent
seasons have occasionally acceEtuated IN
side OF the character Mile Cniy6 ia nromised
as Cherubino in Ie Nozze de Figaro" as Add
a I2d as Sapho: Nile: ave mas never sung
the OpGra in Paris before she broke with that
institution scvcra! years ago, Nobody will be
more delighteu tnan Mme. Semhrlch &C Nile.
possible the double biIIs which were for.
merry SO popular when Mile. Catv6 and
mmhe, hsIDa We're IN the comnamy 70
the opportunity TO hear Nine. Sembrich
in " Don Pasquale," La File du Regiment"
aii n 1lls ur wv lHhter operas .hat hro no1
This was part OF Mr. Cirau' q ache am q last winter
but it miScarred through Mile. Calves illness.
T. Is not th3uGnt tnat ,itne, Semofien ana Mile:
other reason than their artiatic adyancem emf
feIersDuGg anu parten Wi.nout naving lo Irh
are also to be- heard together in Bizct's Car,
men" at special performances Of what will
RtoDaoly serve as .i,e me ,1l Oh Mi"' a.HG
any OF the new or Old roles Of her repertoire.
She will always be Carmen to American audi
ences moro than any other heroine.
Three OF the six singers at tho last state con-
cort at Rncrtruham Palace were Amerio,na
Thor "a. wnrs IiTiinn nIsmve1, snsonna Adams
mere WtTo l4llIlun bIduNtll, CuZuuue ADAMS
and Ellison Van Hoose. a young tenor who
formerly sang here with the Damrosch COM
pany He is sa Id 10 have been invited to join
that large and varied collection of 7riStans
gathered in Paris by willy schultz and Lamour-
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reaux. evidently Tor their own amusement.
This noble body has included until this time
lean a. Rsszke Frnest Van Dvck AIhart
Sean up i,e'Ane' INES 'nn D,'N' Hoett
saleza. Emile Cosslra. Paul hallsch and now
Mr. Van Hoose. Lilli Lehman has sung at
Covant Garden In "Don Giov,npi" ,rd "Dia
,, ~. ,, W. i I'''N' ~ ' :,
Walknre. and VIII be heard later in Norma"
Pucini has gone to London to direct the prep
orotions for tho narform,n.o of"I, pobhmo -
~ " W ~, ~ nv,
In when NINE. Media Is 10 appear. she recently