Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-02

tupfUnul as Alldi kultn walker tune
latest great contraltol frorU Vienna
and lmhart doe ia Tour the great Bel
gian tenor from Brussels All this, bee
sides hearing the sllvery voiced Media
in Faust and la Buheme.' the di-
vine Ternina as Elizabeth in .Tanhau-
SER and Calve 0f ] wisnl 900 Carmen
and "Rustcana OF renowned cOn-
ductors and composers. / have on this
tJp seen Theodore Thomas. Walter
Damrosch. Mauciuelu Dayi OF America,
CDWen. Mauns. Wood, Elgar and lay
Tor ot England the latter two conduct
Inc their own new works. Richter and
Wottle of Germany Chevilard ana
Massouet 100 France. and Dan Davis OF
Wales each at the top of their line In
their own country OF teuors ] have
heard Alvarez and two others OF
Frances best Van Dyck and kraus,
Ggrmauys most famous, Ben Davies
Edward Lloyd Hirwain Jones ot tho
Welsh. or COntraltOs. Schumah
Heiuk. Clara Butt, Belle Cole
Olitzka and Mautelh, represent
Ing German English. American
ana Italian Sopranos NordiCa, E8mes
Ternlna, Gadsk SembuCh. Susan
Strong, Suzanne Adams. Calvp, Albani
Blauyet. Mary Davis. Patti and others
TOO numerous 20 mention. Ditto hasses
and bar.tOues from Van ROOy, Sanity
De Rcszke through long lst-longer
than the souranos-and an of super
ior quality OF organizations I have
heard the Apollo club, Meudelss0hn
club. American Opera company, tChlca-
gol Philharmonic and Peoples Chorus
Castle Squarel. and Metropolitan
Opera companies no New York British
Royal Choral Society G.Ond0nl and the
united chorus Ot Mcrthyr. and D0urlals
(W9les) besides a score Of church and
sabbath school Choirs iu London and
New York, added TO the Grand Opera"
1f Paris. The OrChestras have BEEN
Thomas Orchestra. Metropolitan. New
York symphony. American, Qucen's
Han. London Philharmonic Albert
Han Crystal Palace (Englsh) and the
LamcroauX Orchestra tPar.s) an need
less Co say, in the very best works. an-
Client and modern. ! have heard the
Wagnerian Cycle OF operas through
twice. in fact AN OF Waguer's operas
now. save his sacred "parsfal," which
has never been given out Of Bayreuth
also the leading operas OF the leading
French school az Well as those OF the
young Italians.
I'D r.
believe / am ln a position 10 benefit
myself 10 the utmost boy the hearing Of
artists. organizations and works. As /
have studied up, become more or less
familiar with the points Of excellence 10
be- looked Tor in each, and 20 critically
analyZe the same. without falling 90
enjoy az the same time True, / could
Keep u up FOR years and not cease
learning In each branch, but ] have got
beyond that stage where one cannot
give attention 10 detail. IN the bewilder-
ment OF the whole combined So you
see ] am hard at my studies IN school
Wagner is easily the great head Of
modern music Verdi his equal In opera
an others are weak by the side Of him.
but many are great and charming
among even the writer's OF today ours
Is the orchestral age and Beethoven
and Brahms are mighty towers In It, but
Wagner reaches out, embraces the
human voice. poetry. painting, every
thing in his gigantic grasp. Yet leave
AN out but the orchestra, still De
speaks more than all of them. His
music. like the ocean. seems never
ending. and always sublime, whether In
calm or storm Wonderful Germany
DO sQur krout and beer produce such
genius or has IL sprung 40 IN spite
Of them? ] rather think the latter
A WORD TO WELSH FRIENDS.
fear that my Welsh friends will
feel that my criticism OF my country
even IN their London concert, was
harsh. as written 90 friend Edwards
/ cannot help II. / only appeal TO their
love Of truth and Justice. ] wrote
simply as / saw and heard. And II was
IN Wales from a Welsh mother, that
! learned 10 fearlessly speak or write
the truth. No one can admire the many
fine traits Of character ] find prevalent
In my cOuntrymcn In Wales. more than
]. Hospltable, warm-hearted. devO-
tiOnal. poetic, and musical-they would
be ideal n they would leave beer and
competition with all It's strife and
hagglingl alone. They are critical and
truly artistic I'm feeling, but the long
habit OF putting their musical art into
practice IN the arena Of the EisteddfOd,
has warped their art out OF shape, into
undue effort az effects, into an entire
want Of artistic repOse. The eXcitablc
atmosphere Of the occasions has gradu-
ally dulled their sense Of proper de-
meanor at such gatherings. until to-
dag a musical contest is a pandemon-
ium OF disorder such as / have never
witnessed elsewhere, instead OF the
magnificent, stately ceremonials ones
poetic fancy would paint such a noble
meeting OF the "bards and minstrels'
% be- The best minds OF Wales to-
day are aware OF the fact and are rails
ing their voices against a.. but they
have tradition 10 fight as well as FER
ror" When they have conquered,
Wales will take her place among the
most intellectual. poetic. and musical
OF nations. IN very deed. and not IN
talk.