The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-01
T ,lI|,
81 1Al|y h51SbGH
sAUsacgAaS

Teresa carreno will return to this
country next season for another tour OF
the country sac Will play in New York
with the Pbi,naen1oatcS ON November
iosn and nth
The new Sutlivan-Hood operstta, The
Rose OF Persia. which viii be produced at
Daly's early in the fan under the man
aseneHt OF Daniel Frohman, is shortly TO
be Withdrawn from the Savoy in London,
where 1t has enjoyed a life OF great pros
Gerity.
Tie Birmingham Triennlal Musical Fes-
tivai VIII tdNe pace on October ,. ). 4,
and ). 1870, when the programme will m
clude ''E.Iijaa tMsndessohnl. Messiah
ts1andeJ. the st. Matthew Passion of
John Sebastian Bach. Dvork's dramatic
cantata. The Spectre's Bride: part OF
an unaccompanied Mass by William Byrd.
an Old English composer of merit; the
German ReGuiem'' OF Brahms. and the p
..Hiawat ha'- triolosy of Mr. Samuel Cole L
s.dse-Tayior. Sir Hubert Parrs.s Do
protundiS. and Il new cantata by Mr.
Edward ts,sar. of Malvern, The Dream
OF Iferontius, expressly composed tor
this festival. The list of principal vacai-
lists compares favora bly, With any list on s
record at English festivals, whether at
Birmingham or elsewhere. The sopranos
will comprise Mesdames tNbani. Nordtcai |.
and Esther PdIIiser; che centraitos.
Mesdarnes Marie Brema, Ada CrosSley,
and Clara Butt, are the most eminent IN
The world: the tenors. Messrs. +, Lloyd.
Zen Davies and William Green, leave
nothing to De desired, and the BASES.
AIessrs. Andrew Slack. David Bisphans
and Plunket Greene are each famous in
their own sPecaities.
1t is said that Jean de Raszka may give
lbrV ~
ing the winter at Sarah Bernhardts
theatre while she is in this country with
CoqueIfn Nine Beruhardt is compelled
by the terms of her lease from the
municipality of Paris to keep the theatre
open during certain months of the year.
and NJ de Reszke is said to have been
glad of the opportunity TO fulfil his amht-
ton to give operatie performances In the
French capital. But as he is to retoin
the Maurice Grau Opera Company next
winter in Boston. il is difficult to see how
he will accomplish both projects.
A rather out of the ordinary law suit
is in progress in Vienna Fourteen music
critics of that city have brought suit for
defamation of character against welt
known concert manager. 1t seems that
some time ago some foreign singer Went
to Vienna and engaged this man TO get up
a concert for her. Among other things ha
asked of her several hundred forms with
which to soften the souls of the critics
She did so. and then told friend about
it. with the result that very nasty scan
dai followed Reports have It that it will
go hard with the impressario. who was
only following the instinct of many of his
kind in getting out OF his clients just as
| much he possibly could.
The decline Of interest in New York ii
choral singing is one OF the most striking
phenomena of the day. What is the cause
OF it? An answer may be found in the
following paragraph. clipped from the Lon
To the oft-asked question rs choral
singing decliuiug?" there is only one re-
ply. Choral singing is not declining
must. however. make an exception
II is. unfortunately. on the downward S
grade in those places whare Lnetficient
ufeless. unsympathetic, uninspiring $3.50
ciuctors OF choral societies have, BY tlss s.
culpable neglect, done their best to stran-g
gle choral work by means of insipfd, col
orless performances. In such cases it IS
only the inherent Vitality of massed vocal
singing that has kept the choral spark
| afiame. Although one has TO confess 10
| such inaptitUde. among so-called con-
| duCtorS''-it Eoku OF 'tMikado' fame could
exercise his office on. say, 80 per cent OF
| them, there would be q distinct gain TO
| choral societies in general-we may depend
>
are replaced by real live conductors who
understand their business. the unsteady
submerged tenth VIII take heart OF gracs
| and choral music will regain its proper
| place everywhere. In those parts of York
| shire with which l am connected choral
music il very much alive, as is evidenced
| by the ever-increasing number of works
performed not only by societies. but by
! church and chapel cholrs in many towns
and villages For one work performed ten
| years ago. there now seems to be about
| dozen, while in the matter OF anthems and
! other smaller pieces the increase has been
| a hundredfold: moreover while the present
| race OF enthusiastic Yorkshire conductors
| exists, the progress will continue.
On the 2Sth of August next the fftieth
| year of the existence of 'Lohengrin viii
| be celebrated a Weimar, where it was
| nrst produced under the baton of Franz
List At the coming festival performance
| Siegfried Wagner will conduct.
The most successful native work of the
past season in Paris. says the New York
| Sun, was Gustave Charpentier's Louise
! which mas been given more than one hun
| dred times at the Opera Comique and has
been accepted for production in Berlin and
some OF the Italian cities The composer
| calls his work musical romance and
it is d strangely realistic opera
Mascag ni's new opera. The Masks is
! row quite finished. and arrangements arg
being made for its Simultaneous production
| in Milan in Rome and in Venice 1t IS N
| open secret that the new opera is pleas
ant satire upon contemporary life, ons
detail of its construction is that it COM
tains four tenor parts.
Lloyd dAubigny. remembered as one
| time member of the Metropolitan forces,
| has been engaged for the Maurice fIrau
English Opera. Company. D'Aubisny cones
| from Virginia. where ne is a DabneS. as
has been singing in England FOR the last
| few years
| C.ustavs Carpenter is to bring sui.
against the music1l department OF tha
| Academy oS Fine Arts because the Mou-
! bInue prize was not awarded 70 HIM f6s
| his opera. -Louise" The award went 10
two young composers who submitted an
| oratorio and a symphony The prize was
| intended always for French opera
| comique and was won first by De!ibes with