The record-union., 1899-03-05

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Frau Rosa Sucher, the eminent Wag-
ner singer, has retired from the Berlin
Opera Company, Of which she was for
many years. distinguished member.
Horatio Parker's "Hora Novissima'
is to be performed at the next Worces-
ter festival in England-an unusual
honor for an American work. Another
novelty at the same festival will be
"Vatergruft," by Cornelius, a composer
whose genius is being slowly but surely
recognized.
Signor Perosi, Italy's latest seven
day wonder, is credited with the fol-
lowing works in Records new cata-
logue: Oratorio, 1.-THE Resurrection OF
Lazarus: oratorio, THE Transfigura-
ton Of Our Lord Jesus Christ; tie
Deum"; "Conitebor Tibi Domino" for
three male voices and organ, and
Requiem and mass for the same
| combination.
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into a "Berlioz Bayreuth.'' While the
operas Of Berlioz were neglected dur
ing the composers lifetime, and are so
to this day in France, the eminent
| Wagnerian conductor has actually
made them popular in Carlsruhe. where
all of them are performed repeatedly
every winter, including the Beatrice,
which is based on a libretto that Ber-
lioz himself wrote after Shakespeare
Much Ado About Nothing
Ben Davies is getting to be as popu-
lar on the Continent as in England. He
| is about to start on his seventh CONT
mental tour, during which he will sing
! at eighteen concerts.
| New York Post: Nothing succeeds
like a successful opera composer. Gold
mark has only just completed his Ho-
meric opera, "The Captive Girl the
| heroine of which is Briseis, and already
more than fifty German opera-houses
have secured the rights of perform
ance. This promptness, before the
| opera has been heard anywhere is a
great compliment to Goldmark. Every
| body knows that he does not shake
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years of thought and labor to them.
The report that Cologne would witness
the first performance is incorrect; the
premiere will be in Vienna, as with all
of Goldmark's operas.
| After two whole years of hard work
| in the libraries, Julius Stern was able
to write a history of the grand opera
| in Vienna during the last fifty years
1t is incorporated in the book, "Funfzig
Jahre Hoftheater,'' recently published
| in Vienna. 1t appears from this that
half a. century ago the leading singers
received only about $2,40O a year-a
sum at which the least important mem
| bers Of the casts to-day would sheer.
| tt is true that in addition to his salary,
| every one of the leading singers was
entitled to benefit but the value
of such a performance was not estimat-
| ed at more than 1910. The famous
conductor Esser, after serving many
| years, got as much as $50 month.
He never got above 500. The emf
nent violinist Henri Vieuxtemps offered
his services as concertmaster and SOLO
list at 81 200 year. but the offer was
declined for financial reasons. The
| members Of the orchestra received only
$40 month, the soloists $40. The
orchestra, which to-day has 107 mem
bers, had in 1850 only 81 The salary
! of the chorus has been doubled within
the last thirty years.
At Brussels another of Nine. Mar
chests pupils has achieved renown.
Mile ILyna made her first appearance
recently, and made an instant success
in the leading role of Gluck's "Orphee'
Nine. Heglon of the Opera, in Paris,
is about to gain a lap en- Patti The
French prima donna will marry Xavier
Leroux, the composer, says Musical
America" He will be her fourth hus-
band
Classicus- a fine musical Ii
brary you have. But where are your
Brahms volumes? Modernite-Don't
need them. Whenever feel like hear
ing Brahms I take down my Beethoven
sonatas and play them backward.
1t is amusing, says the Denver Post"
to read every now and then that Jessie
Bartlett Davis made the song, ooh,
Promise Mel! famous. In simple just
ice, the case could be reversed, for it
is the prima donna who should be
grateful.
Patti sets an example which other
wives are at liberty to follow. She has
given her husband a salary of $15,Op
year. It would seem that the duties
and responsibilities of husbands are
great enough to rank with the salaried
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