The sun., 1900-11-04

bOIlUk InOinds EsIlci hl0A, NmCn nah
never been heard in this country. Ia to be sung
~ the Metropolitan 10y the English company a
week from Monday
crowds Of enthusiastic women are said TO
throng the concerts Of the Strauss orchestra
to catch glimpse Of the handsome Eduard
II that is true the conductor must have changed
greatly since he was IN New orr, oT visited
towns IN whlch strange standards of beauty
prevail
Great tcnors do not dledain to study the
business methods OF their rivals. several
seasons ago a famous foreign singer, who was
frrGuently IN had voice. came 10 the MettO-
r"litan under remarhabie contract ne
one-thri Of II II he had been announced for
fort eight hours ard was too hoarse TO- op.
same plan has been followed here bv another
tenor who adortsd Il last year I'm London and
sgccseded In getting the same terms from
Is 70 receive, certain rart Of his salary even
II hs l. too III to nprear when announced. The
hGGr ,p on which th"se c21'Tn|t are m m9de "i
tract lrre audience and TINT tho tickets
returned Will not he numerous enough to di-
mirish the inIrresario's Profits.
The dates OF the Bayreuth representations
next summer have been definitely announced
Three works will be sung. "Parsfal," Dor
Ring des Niheuncen" and Der Fliegende IIol-
laender." and twenty performance In all will
te given on July q Der Flieeende Hol-
aender" will be sung for the first time at Bay
reuth and will be repeated on Aug L. 4 7and
10 "Iarsifu will Uc sung on July ~ and VIII
be repeated on July 81. and Is 10 he suns In all
seven times The Nihsluncen tetralogy will be
given from July o. to - ana from Aug II to II.
'Fhe festival closes on Aug - with "Pdrsifal. :
Performances Of "Das Rhclnso!d" and Der
Fleeeudo Ilollaender' Will begin at O'Clock.
! whls tAe other works Will begin at the usual
hour Of 4.
Maria Barrientos, a Spanish co!oratura singer.
has lately appeared In Berlin. fraG.etn Piaich-
| niger " no j. the dramatic soprano at StIashurg
anI aupcd.ei 10 Benin last summer without
sufficient success to secure a le' nlHnent pace
IN the Royal opera company, appears to pos
-eSS powers Of endurance. Al a recent peT-
! tOrmHure Of laNnhhA-cr rhe Appeared as
both le,uS ard khsab,h, owing to the illness
/ OF one Ol tic other singers
one Of tho ltlueraut opera companies in
EuroIe L. made up Of EohtWlln~ Nho appear
only IN work 10y tie musicians OF that country.
| Smetana, Btodch ana Dvuflk ale the composers
| represented ~ it. repertoire IL is 10 spend
| this season m Russia The entire court orche--
| ira from Schalil oerR-i ihpie, under the direc.
ton f Bernard >talcnhagen. is to 30 TO Madrid
| and Barcelona for the first performances oi me
| NsUe!ungeu Ring there.
Two German works are to be sung this year
| at La Scala in Milan for the first time. They
! are Tristan und Isolde which has hit herto
been heard IN no other Italian city than Turin,
aud Goldmark's The Queen Of Sheba' Mas
cagni's new opera Ie Mas here. Boito's 'Sletls-
toiele" puccini's La Boheue- and De lara's
-Messallnl" wAl also be given. The contest
| between tie city and the stockholders Il the
| theatre has not yet been settled Tho fund OF
| $4,000 raised to conduct the theatre for three
| years. was exhausted hefore the end of the sea-
sOn and there WIS lITEe deficit IN addition.
| Don Lorenzo Prro-i Is gong 10 spain TO con-
| Duct the performance II twU Of hi ort'ofios.
| Teuda," recent, bought by the Italian Cow
eDmont for originals, are now SAD u be lrduln-
| l'ut. IA" negotiations which ir"ccdtd Ihs
expert. since decoased. acted on behalf Of the
Governmel' which paid only I,.Vp for TIE
scores, although the owner at hgst d'uGtnl"d
nu'h more, he Go, 'run"nt expert do
cltred that MI bat certain parts Of tho works
| were IN B"hus own handwriting. b" parts
eJr,,cr oHer, c1iird sIr!r". whi,h vas rrod,icti
and failed IN 1879 b"llini then u-Dd II IN
.Norm'. aui ds II oii required - br copl'd
from Ar earlier WORK be ARA - II &" an.
other hand Tho uvWhcrs iv the score ~
-Beatrice 81 Icraa. not written N tlS com, Il;
Transferred In the same wa, To- the later score.
II il thought tnat these facts led to the question
o! their authenticity.
An intnre ting celebration was held AZ the
Paris Grand or era during the pa-t month on
the 3Ntn anniversary Of the performance of
era IN tne flcl~Tl rfs.-e tl l'le NhIu 10
vors ire entad was Eur dee for which Peri
WI oto the music and R,nuc"iu the text 1t
was performed for the Hr.t tne at the mar
rage Of Hcur, ~. and Marie de Medicis. The
engraved score was Tublished in 100. Puo-
cIui's 4 "A Roheme which has ever, where met
with greater favor than the score b, LeonCa-
vallo has Just been given at the heatre de la
Nonnaie In Brll ssels with the usual success.
The comroser. who travels further than any
other to attend FIRST performance OF his work.
was present He l. even coming 20 New YORK.
The monument in honor q ear Francs Will
stand In the Place Ste. tlot.lGein Pari. and will
consist Of al Hchitectura de.gn repreSentIng
part of a MEDIEVAL church CONTAINING a group
ui rRlIrs' showing the scnlu, II sacred music
leaning over tie conn oser Who Is seated at
tue organ
Caro- the score 10 an 81 era written b. Armand
Suve tre. iir ma, recent! been IN the Rivera,
recovering from cold which cont eile'i nm
~ cease NorE on The Lmera.d Isle. A settiug
Of ShaA .'-I care Much Auo About Nothing.
com. O,ei Iu"rs stanford Will be heard
during n n"Nt oveni Garden setson Pro
duCtlOnI Of iorelgn work t,ere are 10 include
"Saalunbd," tal-tllI and lie ld Mines.
Msbi Breyal and lernna have alread' been
engaged. In the alteration. now In Progress
1t ha. been decided not " adoI th. revoivlng
stage that has for come time been ~ use tt llu-
nlch and has Just been introduc"d at the Inn
perlll opera House at lcnna. The = st'ln l. TO
buiid on tho ord,nir ~ttce round platform,
divided into Eve .cutIon-. revolving on strel
pivot the power br.ng supplied b an electric
motor The advantage IL that five separate
SCENES can he -et at once and change made
in tweut -eroHd~ HE disadvantages are SAID
u hc that tho cone. are small, cranped and
sNitlble oul. for light enter tanwcut-. A. the
stHge l. intended ~ ada large theatres to the
PRO 'er Performance OF !lght ol era, It j DIM
'lit 70 'ce hoN Tie quailue- mentioned could
make iturdc rahle
William Britt Kingston, the English Journal
lst aud writer on mu zeal subjects, was engagsd
on tue lie u ~tirs Rc"ye- when he d.ei and the
death OF the famous tenor followed few days
later.
PFNNSIIIANIl Wild TTRKEIs.