The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06

and Nine. Media lent her London vogue to
Gounod and some OF the Italian composers.
n s he
an English composer national pride was sats-
Ned by the three performances his work
G@idmSrk $ The, queen. Of sheb"." LAOS
Performed Probably the last has been heard
an entirely fresh list will be proparei ana dus
promulgated tor tho diversion Of the public
Garden la conducted more with the idea OF af-
,2rding cnt@rioinhment to the persons in charge
the work all the time she can spare rom 80.
ciety Most OF the great singers appeared only
fey times and the , average cast wa wat
PROGRAMMES. although the artists are engaged
g. modsrpte G sHHrSi MsS J9Tnth MI
repeated their performances IN public OF Bnrh's
concerto Tor three rinnos i9 londop and the
combination OF rcIchrities. even if Miss
Janotha was the only pianist Of the trio
Only three living French composers wcro
represented last year on the programmes Of
the Paris opera houses. or their efforts only
one was successful Mnssenet's "Ccndrllon"
became genuinely popular. hut the operas OF
MN. Marty and Vidal made little impression.
The Opera Comiuue promises for next year
works by CARPENTER. pernt. Leroux. De
Busy. Hue. ErIanger and lllllemacher. Not
half OF these will be heard and their per-
formances will be DELAYED indefinitely or cons
fined to n small number at the theatre which
gives them first. Only the operas OF musicians
who win the Irir de Rome are thought worth
giving at the subsidized French theatres,
and even these are compelled to wait for years
before they see their works on the stage. One
composer who had opera produced last
winter in Paris was 40 years old before he saw
his name on single programme. Another
was older still In view OF the long waits
ahead OF frances prize-crowned musicians.
the last exercises OF the Conservatoire are in-
terestng. 1t Was decided to hold the competi-
tons at CompiaGne and not under the roof Of
the Palais Maaarin. where the candidates have
usually gathered. Tho change proved an
adra nad 9p Az non" OF ths competitors was
az bad air and h heat: hlsSsP assand;
o tho Of hs a'E oP tsa
cantata. which was confined to three solo
voices It was the work Of Adepis and dealt
fed with him; The first prize was won bv
% s"S pOt been tRoaShs
likely candidate for tho highest honoTs.
dates, able to accompany hi. own work
cbe d bs hn to sas SSfsn
petltors faust and Hamlet drew larger
ddevS;,pts .han any J'Iet worEs e'ven III IarlS
uuIlns tle Hoh ~ 'unt. Inev were neVeraI
times reneatno Ia hnrganne was ignored
~ me Publlc. ana the revival OF Mehnls
II, Josepn was no. nucn more successrnl Two
rn,erhty men are 70 pc !e!t"9eht'd IN the new
frehcn operas new winter: hnatoie france
mas selected Levadh who lnst won the PriS
ue nome 70 wrlle me music Tor Ms Iloretto
cal,"H "a hogtlsSerie de IN helne teuannuo
ana Sictorln SarIou mas hrnnaren, mo IlDretto
Tor tahrel Plerno la FILE dc laharin."
new fomF h;at work W has heen written on the
American Riri, mas Just made What Is called
armen as ,n'cNpId. lhey uEuaIv nhner.
take thc title roe when tney maks that ennrs
az the . Vpera omllue. leo l,e,'oess le Kot
"a dit mas lately peeh revived at the opera
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seconu opera mas oe'n eo'npnseu on 'ne
subject OF Gerhart Hauptmann's The Sunkcn
Bell" Walter Meyrowtz ia the composer. and
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no CANS Ms "ork h'u'enoe'e'h. 'arious
scenes have been taken from tho play without
change OF text and they were used for tina
NJ. ys.n ,auo,
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his opera Composers desire the benefit OF
Hauptmann's beautiful verse "a we'll "a the
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