The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-28
Music and Musicians.

"of all the liberal arts, music ~ -
greatest influence over the paseons, end
1t Is that to which the legislator ought
to give the greatest enceurAgenlDnk'-
Napoleon at st. Helena
) The Musical Age says chat Clncfnnaso
Is considered q project for . performance
i of WaSner's four 'Niheluns operas on a
grand scale. with Mr.. yan der stueken
as conductor. Bayreuth conditions are -
he reproduced as far az possible.
Nine !MarceEa SembrIch has been snxaR-
ed as tie principal soloist of thu Cincia-
rati Musical Festival to be held durtnR
the second week Of Ntny. She will b
beard for the first time In this country
In Brahms Requiem. in the vfcal part 81
Beeuhoven's Ninth Sympony and In COM
cert numbers.
Few people are aware that Gounod
once in a moment OF anger tore ,Yr the
manuscript of an opera he had composed.
and. though he afterward repensed Of
his action. he was quite unable to recall
its melodies. Gounod.s opera, Faust.
was nearly lost to the world by the relig-
ious scruples of the great composer. About
the time he wrote 1T he determined hence
forth only to write sacred music. but.
happily for posterity. he thought better
of his resolution.
German papers announce that Herr
Seigfried Wagner is about to settle for
some time in Rome. in order to devote
himself to his new opera in three acts. OF
which the first Is nearly completed. Tha
composer will again be his own Hbrettist
The work is to be produced at Munich IN
1901.
The British Museum authorities are
preparing an interesting series of musical
treatises. the first being on Beethoven
and Wagner, and dealing, it IS said. with
every thing upon the subject to be found In
the Museum. library. Handel, and 1t Is
believed some British musicians, are to
follow later on
The death Is announced at the advanced
age of ninety three. of Frederick Robert
Sipp. a musician WHO in his day was an
able v,olinist and teacher. Among has
pupils was Richard Warner.
Rubin Goldmark. the composer of the
overture of ..Fflawnt hs,.'' Is a nephew of
Karl Goldmark. the famous composer OF
the Country Wedding. symphony of
the 'rSakuntula'' overture, the opera of
the Queen OF Shebs'' and other we'll
known works. FIe was born In New 1ork
in 1872 and studied music In that city
and In Vienna. at present he Is the di7
rector OF the Conservatory of Music In
Colorado Springs. where he went for the
benefit of his health. TIE Hinwatha
! overture was written In 1856.
Paderevaki is as fast;dious in his taste
for tobacco as for music. Ete always
brings along a big supply Of bis favorite
cigarettes, but during the FIRST week IN
New York he was unhappy hecnuse tiey
were detained by the customs o'Hcers.l
They had been duly declared and duty paid
on them. but no stamps mad beer, put OF
them. and Mr. Goertitz hal to make I'VE
trips down town before matters could
be suaightened out.
So great has been the success OF the
collaboration OF Sir Author Sullivan and
Capt Basil Hood that 1T Is SAD sney WIZ
rrovide the successor TO ne rose y.
Persia" when successor shall be need
ell at the Savoy thea t.e Loadon-
,,e,ba is singing cit .te Royal. in Rerlin.
yjtf,o,ytr exciting, any great furore.4 sHes IS
p,ayire- yioietta IN "Trayiata W. IN pleas
ing contrast to the remainder OF .,''
cast. and closes her engagement as Glaa
in .sRigoletto.
Ieitz began sketching his Faust IN 1870.
completed It IN 1851. and II was first per. per
formed in weinar at the Gothe''sch'iier
celebration IN 1867.
Franz schalk has resigned from tho
condrctorship at the royal opera, Berlin.
and accepted a similar position at tho
Imperial opera In Vienna
4 revival Of "The Damnatton OF Faust
by Berrloz. will soon occur IN Berhn
with Retnhold Herman as the conduc-
tor
warner,s .ssrelstersnger" had its hrse
| performance In Venice on December Y
Report says that as far as the singing
vent the result was toterably SATISFACTORY
| h,,t chat IN, srerS OF the oreEt
was ,nsufliciently revealed. ew1nE N
large part to the transIators. who had
taken many liberties with the text. sn-
irely. zn1lsrepresenting, for. example. the
f-elations between Eve and SianS sec1A
s AS1.--rN'at