The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-02


first season in Geneva, appearing in
Faust, F" Les Huguenots," tRigoletto,"
IL Africaine," La Juive," Lohengrin,"
lie Cid, Aida" and Gluck's tIphigenie
en- Tauride." Her next engagements were
at Nice, Marseilles, Cairo, Philadelphia,
Milan, Genoa and Bordeaux, singing in
both French and Italian and adding ''Il
Trovatore, 'sTannhauser," "LeProphete,"
Herodiade" and Robert le Diable' to
her list. She has also sung in concerts,
and before leaving Europe for the States
she will make a concert tour in Switzer-
land with Harold Bauer, the pianist
whose story was told in last Sundays
Tribune. Her New York debut is set
down for Oct. Is at the Metropolitan
opera house, in Mr.. savage's company.
Sousa and his band sailed for home on
the st. Louis yesterday. 0i.
Margaret Macintyre has been secured
by Maurice Grau to take some Of Nine
Nordica's roles. The American soprano
has been engaged for only twelve per-
formances with the company that is to
sing at the Metropolitan, and as all of
these are to be given in the West she
will not be heard East at all In opera
Nine Ternina will sing the Wagnerian
roles with which Nine Nordica's reputa-
fion has been hitherto associated and
Miss MacIntyre, who Joins the company
here, will appear as Aida, Donna Anna
and Valentine, and in the roles in the
French and Italian operas which Nine.
Nordica has assumed during recent sea-
sons. She will also be heard as Elsa.
Nine. Eames has been re-engaged for
next season, but 1t is not to attempt to
travel with the company, as her health
will not permit The hardships of travel
apparently have different effects on diff
lists
has no fear Of them, as she is to under
take this most serious branch of the work
and will retire from the company just as
the ease of the New York season IS reach
ed. Nine. Sembrich. who with Nine
Calve was the star of the company in its
travels last year, never missed a per-
Torrance and sang more frequently dur
ing the season than any of her associates
and kept her health throughout. She ex-
planned to one of her colleagues that sing
Ing during long tour on the road was
In reality easier than 1t is In New York,
as the Interruptions are less frequent and
conversation is unnecessary. In New
York visitors and conversation are ex-
hausting, while travelling there is moth
ing to demand talk, which In the opinion
of all artists is more wearing on the
voice than anything else AS Nine. Sem
brich is about to undertake a long tour
of the country that will include about
seventy appearances it Is fortunate that
travel has not hardships for her.
Harold Bauer, who will be heard during
the coming season in the United States, Is
a young artist who has made a very deep
artistic impression among the best foreign
musical circles. The new candidate for
the great American dollar distinction is
short, with a brilliant crop of closely
curling dark red hair-not the luminous
aureole of Paderewslxi, but just rows on
rows of thick. bobbing, uncompromising
red finger curls. But the gentleman's por-
traits have invaded the little town whose
quaintness Is rapidly becoming, a thing
Of the past.
Johann Strauss posthumous operetta,
'sWiener Blut, will be produced in New
York during the winter.
A recent issue of the New York Times
devotes nearly four columns Of space to
the plea Of Mr. Henry I. Kawalsky for
national conservatory of music. The ar
ticle opens at once with the leading ques-
ton, when will the American nation. by
and through It's government, establish in
situations for the education of musical
and art students?" It is a question very
easy to answer by the student of Ameri-
can policy and aiuls-never-and a wise
decision.
Edward Lloyd the English tenor, con-
templates a farewell tour of America,
Australia and South Africa
Theresa Carreno will play Tschaikow-
sky's concerto at the first concert of her
forthcoming American tour. which begins
at Carnegie hall with the New York Phil
harmonic orchestra. and viii probably ex-
fprod MdYiNn
Puccini will come to this country to su-
perintend the production of his new
opera, La Tosca,'' in New York.
Emma Calve and Ernest Van Dyck are
to take part in the revival of Gluck 'Ar-
mide.' which is to be given next season
at the Opera Conique in Paris Alfred
Bruneau's lie Reve," is soon to be re-
vived there after several years of dis-
use. Nine. Bressler-Gianoh has lately
been heard there as Carmen and has met
with some degree of success.
Mr.. Joseph F. Sheehan, who has been
engaged for the Metropolitan English
Grand Opera company. is one of Anefi-
cas- most popular English-singing tenors.
His first professional appearance wae
made In the Isle Of Champa gne," In