The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-14

7 AFhthA ~ ~ S''h h''1t
Vienna in the year 1919. The father was the
founder Of the Strauss Orchestra us2S and
was distinguished bv the Emperor OF Austria
with the title OF Imperial and Royal Court Bau
Music Director Of Austro-Hungary. Herr
Strauss received an academic education and
graduated In philosophy. His or ginal idea
was to devote himself TO the consular service.
Ills debut as leader OF the Strauss Orchestra was
made In 1852, and he has conducted successive
orcheslras Tor a period of thirty eight years
At the close of the seventies, he uudettook eA-
tended concert tours with his orchestra through
the whole of Germany, aud was the first must-
cal director to make such a long tour with Il
large orchestra. Fer about twenty years
he has made thee tours every summer, visit
ing all OF Germany. Holland and Scandinavia
In the year 1880, he went further and PLACED IN
siNty-one cite, OF America. lie Ia, been three
times In London, twice in 81. Petersburg, SIX
teen times In Berlin, sixteen In Munich, seven
teen In Cologne and twenty In Paris. lie aud
his orchestra have given concerts al fourteen
international eNpO~itions a we'll a. At
The principal courts of Europe. lie has IN
the last nty-twO YEAR. visited over
eight hundred cities IN Two hemispheres He i
commander, officer. OF knight of twelve orders.
and possesses valuable presents from thirty-two
dHnerrnt rulers. lie has held the position Of
Imperial aud Royal Court Ban Music Director
If Au-tru-liungarv since 49,, aGdo OF the Amer
lean orders since 1888 lie has Published 800
of his own comp sltlon-, besides over 200 ar
Engagements Of operas. concert pieces and songs.
The dates for the Boston symphony Orchestra
concerts in New York are Nov. :, Dec, 10. Jan.
II, Feb. q. March ~. at SIS, aud on Saturday
afternoons. Nov. 10. Dec. 10, Jan 10. Feb, %.
March %. at ? 80. They will again bs given at
Carnegie Hall under Wilhelm GeriChe'~ dlreC-
ton.
Five singers come this year 10 the Metropoli-
tan Opera HOu-e from the Theatre de- la Mon
naie IN Brussels. They are MNL de la Tour,
Gourmet. Gillhrrt aud MINES. Homer and
Maryli, ard Philippe Flun, tn" conductor. was
for ONE time there. Nine. GUd-ki returns here
on TIA" lam ana "ul luln the Maurlcr t,itu
Opera Company m san FrInD~cO. She viii be-
heard at the Mrtropoitan Opera HOUSE during
Magic and Idi,ruuI ~ les Hugupnot~,'
which she Will sing ID French
Adrlina Patti has been singing lately in Stock
holm. where she met for the first time the fam
ily Of Baron Cedlrstrom. her present husband.
She is to appear onc' more in London during
the next month. Francisco Prevosti is singing
in Germany. Marcella Sembrich i IN Berlin.
where her three weeks season OF opera begins
at the new ROYAL opera House on Saturday
night. Illli Lehman will he heard in three
song recitals in Berlin during the v Inter. The
odor Bertram recently sang Don G,orduri at
the Royal Opera House there. Emma Elmes
il still at her Will in Naliambrosa near
Florence. Emma Nordica has been re-
Gently in Iucernc. Anton Van Rooy Is 70
be one OF the v~iolinists with the Bcr-
lin Philharmonic this winter, Nellie
Melba has been in Paris. Lola Beeth has re-
signed from tho Vienna Opera because she
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Mahler's direction and found that most Of her
parts had. during her absence. been given to
Nine, Saville. She will live in Berlin. Ernest
Van Dyck may sing Tristan In Paris. II the
opera is performed there in German Emma
Calve has gone to Cairo and will probably not
be heard at all during the next season, as she
declares that her health Is too bad for her 10
ng at the Opera Comique in lola and Brl-
neau'- new work. Fanny Moran-Oldon has
lately returned to grand opera in Germany and
appeared as Brtmnhidc. and LCoroye in Ell Tro-
yatore. Thomas Salignac is to be heard this
winter at Monte Carlo. Erncsto Tamagno is at
his villa in Narc,e.
The Nibelungen triloey In It's entirety is 10 be
sung this year for the first time in San Fran
cisco and Madrid. Walter Damrosch l. to give
a season Of lectures on the subject before the
Maurice Grau Opera Company begins its
SPtSpn III NdU francisco. ~ NltlTlu " mas DfPn
found impossible 10 get tho usc NJ the Royal
Orora House for tho performances. so they
will be given in one Of the theatres usually de-
voted to 7arluelas. German singers will take
the roles. Mime. Nordica was asked n sing the
Brunuhiics in these performances. The trilogy
was also to have been sung in Milan Al the
ROYAL Theatre. hut tho plan has been given M
OWING 10 what were called "iuSuparahle dinicul-
tics while 'Sqpho" and "Cendrillou" by
MaSseuot, and "Iaza' nv LNoncavallo will hn
given instead Az ~ these work, are novelties
for Turin. Two new O]ratorios Toy Pcrosi are 10
he sung there under the direction 81 the COM
poser one Of those Ia called Moses and is
now nearing completion. II is in three parts
and tho prologue first provided for II has been
omitted II represented MoscS's escape from
the Red Sea. The principal parts are harvtona.
bass and soprano. \ new mass, composed by
Giuseppe Kighetti IL honor Of the late King
Humber', was recently sung At Vienna and was
highly praised
Ernesto Tamsgno has recently built on his
estate a. Nar'se a small theatre which j. said 10
be a model Of the hes possible construction
II has seats for 200 person., and the arrange
the best maChinisrs |. Italy. II sad 10 be ~
faultlesS a. possible. II was dedicated tho
other nj Rht by a Performance for tn" benefit Of
a charity Acts from various operas were
given by well-known Italian singers. includi nc
the host
The Richard Wagner Society NJ Rerlin il
going TO celebrate the twcnty-hfth anniversary
Of the frst performance of the Nibelungen
Ring at Rayreuth by a festival which Carl Muck
and Richard Strauss will conduct. lortzinc's
u ndine" was recently revived in Berlin, where
II had not been heard for some time. 1t was
performed there first fifty years ago at Kroll's
with Heinrich Bertram. father ~ Theodor. in
one Of the leading roles, lie was at that time a
favoTite singer in Berlin.
1t IS said that lledwig Materna did not throw
herself into the Rhine after a lovers quarrel.
but fell in accidentally. Wilhelm GrnenlnE is
to he one Of the singers in the Spanish perform-
ance Of the Nibelungen Ring. Others are NM.
B%achmann and Elmblad. and Mines, Reuss-
Belize and Fglt Knupier. Felix Krauss /, 10
sing during the next Bayreuth festival, SO will
Leo Slelak. in all probability.
AleSsandro Bonci. the Italian tenor who is TO
appear in Berlin with Nine. Sembrich. Is a
native Of Cascna and is now but 30 years
old. although he is now accounted the greatest
Italian tenor of the day. lie studied singing at
the isosSini Conservatory at Pesaro, and made
a sensational success at his first appearance.