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he was reservjpR that part for his old age But
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it is not likely that he will ever undertake It.
now that his disposition is TO Tighten rather
| than to increase his work every year. IL has
been all but decided that he will not sing next
year at Covent Garden: and Albert Alvarez has
the oneras,. The exposition will relulre the
presence, Of the latter at the onera house IN
has as = naturally Si All fallen Il in tits case on Albert
/ Salh2a. who will probably undertake all the
= leading French and Italian roles IA London
, rex season Final adiustment OF the matter
| il delayed by the question OF terms. which
naturally becomes Of importance to anybody
! who may succeed Jean de Rcszke. The ar
lists u3ed to complain very bitterly last winter
! that every appearance called forth some com Z,
| ment as to whether nr not they were in good
voice used to say that Il would he Just as rea-
sonabe to mention the If temperatures and the
and could not ALWAYS be the same. There was
considerably permanence about this singers
case was indeed superfiuous. This unpleas:
ant form OF notice has followed the singers ami
+ not an exclusively American practice. Jean
at the h'T neptormanes Of "DiS Meistersineer
Niue. ,Gudsk delighted some reviewers
London-and displeased others by her acting.
while all unite IN raising her slnginG M Wne
dalrnr with red wig and corEscreW ,curls,
seems TO have been 70 broadly tarccal that
some ;rtics. with the beloved Baqermeister
In mind. were shocked. while others were
rS9riormnnGe; sMe viii be heard here next next
I.
her concepton Of the role. Edouard de
Reszke's reaupearance in Romeo ct Jul ette"
ed to the discovery that he was IN SnGh r2 n
ferted. Possibly London reviewers do no.
know that Brother Edouard sang more fire.
uuentlysthan anvbody.else except the chorus
q, record OF seven appeaiqnces. After so ia;
be in his best condition in London. but It is not
believed that his indlsposit ton is due to any
thing more than oyerwork. The frequency
" u m nj T. n X
able in.view OF tho fact that he lost three weeks
at the, oneninE Of the season. Nine. Media Is
in Ia Boh@me." She i another Srtist found
TO ,sa IN n s2ee 0ne 81
everything that Nine. Meba does. rather init
mated that in her rase it made NJ difference
show themselves. Nine Gaiski is to aopear
as iiia in London, Iili Lehman mace her
pany in "Fijelio;' Ernest Van Dvck was not
ready to sing Fiore.ta";, so Andrens Dlnpel
Iolian cast during the season was the per
f"rm1nGs 81 taust Il whS M.i lean ana l ld
Adclina !Nttis first concert In Albert Hall was
such success that she repeated the same pro-
has appcnred at several concerts and will be
In London during most OF the musical season.
Sarasate, has also Ilayed there several times.
1Gnare paderewski after every London con-
cert has to submit, t. tho same scenes that are
customary here. Women rush to the plat;
form. insist uppn shaking hands with him and
remain in the building until they are put out.
Advertising in theatres has grown common
enough in this country and:in Europe. Evil
IDENTITY 1t Is IL growing practice here as cham
ragne cigarettes. patent medicines and SINH
lar articles seem to figure more conspicuously
every year In the text OF the lighter plays and
bures lues. But grand opera has never yet
n tl,.n ~ rIlT
seems that the lihretto Of Giordano's success
ful Fedora" contains song contrasting the
natures OF Russian and French women. The
latter are compared so persistenty 20 a certain
brand Of champagne that the critics were
forced to concluds that the advertisement had
been paid for. Italian librettists escape crtl-
ism OF this kind no more than their colleagues
in other countries. They seem to be pioneers
indeed. Pietro Masca2n has recently denied
through his agents that he was writing n
ballet to be called The Marionettes" or any
thing else Modesto Poggi is the newest
italian opern COMPOSER to attract notice.
"lrn"rlo" is the name of his successful work.
An Italian eiri faisr,y accused Of having muir
yor famous in the Bologna University in the
eleventh century. The real murderer Is con-
Dpmned to death. and rs lac is about t. escape
t,,"s To sab the advocate who convicted him
Tn girl throws herself between the advocate
and the assassin and is killed by the blow.
confined to tho statement that he triumphed
over his librettist. GiOrlano. who was mar
ried some time ago 70 the daughter Of n
wealthy Milan hotel KEEPER. has recently be-
come the father Of twins. TruastO Tamagup
is to sing in the fr,t production of reros!'s
nav oratoriO. "ChristmaS. to % given in Sep
TENDER at Como. The enthusiasm over
Perosi's music IL said TO be OIL the wane even
in Italy. \ Young Italian woman recently had
one of her works performed At a concert in
Genoa and conducted ia" orchestra herself
Such an example Of emarcipated .womanhood
L.. N al ii ha
noted Russian officer and musician. died re-
GENTLY in st. Petersburg. IN Irish operatic
society is to He founded with the object OF pro-
du"nG the operas written by Irish COMPOSER,
on native subjects. Heinrich Bnetel. the VET
erau tenor. has recently been somewhat Sc
verclv in ured by Il fall but is said to he recnv-
ertnG now. The entire COMPANY from the
opera at Budapest wiz give 2 season in Ber-
lin and present n hummer Of hungarian ppeIaS
never given there before and not Likely TO he
repeated, Frau Nora. OIlen hns maid the
five for her hus band. Th"oiorH Hcrtram he
baritone and h" has been r. leas ID from prison
He found hinlsc'f there for signing engage
ments with two directo : At tho, same time an!
acccuting money from both. Mime. Manteili
j. in Paris studying the language and rrepar-
ing herself in several roles.