New-York tribune., 1901-01-27

operate role-that Of Agathe in Webers 'Fre-
schdtz." About January 25. 1891. she was asked 10
sing the part at the municipal theatre Local PRIDE
found much qualification in her appearance ana
her success emphatic that reports of 1t
reached the ears of the musical powers In Berlin.
DR.. Engel. director of Krors Theatre, engaged her
for his She learned the
part of Undine in Lortzings opera Of that name
and with IL effected her formal entrance on the
operate stage IN June. She added Pamina
in The Magic Flute and other operas TO her
repertory, and remained at Krolls for three years
appearing in conjunction with such singers as
Sembrich. Lehman and Klafsky. The winter
months spent in Mayence (where she met
Herr II. Tauscher who is now her husband. Stet-
tin and Bremen. Just as an engagement was
offered by the Court Opera at Berlin Mr.. waiter
Damrosch heard her and secured her services Tor
his German opera company. Since then she has
devoted her services exclusively to the United
States and London. excepting In the summer of
1893 when she sang the part of Eva at all five OF
the performances OF Die Meistersinger" In Bay
reuth.
Fritz Kreisler will give a concert IN Association
Hall Brooklyn next Wednesday evening. at which
he will have the help of Miss Gertrude May stem
and Leopold winkler. The opening number VIII
be Beethoven's 'Kreutzer" sonata, 10 be played
by Messrs. Kreisler and Winkler.
In consequence of the success attending the
Danrosch-wagner lectures at Days Iheatre
FTOhrnan
recital to be given by Mr.. Damrosch at Days on
Friday February !. at 2SO p. on the subject OF
Tristan and Isolde" Mr. Frohman also an
nounces that February Il final lecture VIII
be given on the subject of Tschaikowsky' win
musical illustrations, by Mr.. Damrosch and Mr.
William Henderson. the musical critic OF Ihe
New-York Times.
The first subscription concert Of the Bendix Quar-
tet WILL take place at the Waldorf-Astoria to-nor
~x1fna aZ0fSr
and with Mr. Bendix will play his own sonata in
G minor for pianoforte and violin. The other num-
bers Of the programme will be Brahms's quartet in
A minor, op 81 No .. and a quartet in fiat by
Mozart.
Nine sembrich seems to have won her way TO
Boston's heart completely as to New-forks
Before setting out upon her tour she gave rectal
in the new Symphony Hall, and had an audience
that in point Of numbers and enthusiasm was ike
the audiences that welcomed her here She then
gave four performances of opera. and after op-
cratic concerts in Providence. New-Haven' Hart
ford, Springfield and Worcester, she is back again
IN Boston where she is TO give another recital on
rr,,esdev n, this week Again II would appear from
telegraphic advices the Music Hall will he sold out
From Boston Mime. Sembrich will go 10 Rochester
thence TO Toronto and then enter upon her TIP
westward reaching San Francisco on March IS
Returning she will reach New-York about May l.
The Nativity" new oratorio by Lorenzo Perosi
OF which great things expected will be sung In
Rome during the present month. The composer
will conduct the performance. For some months
past little has been heard of the reverend musician
but he has not by any means been Idle Among
the works which he has almost concluded Is an
oratorio on the theme of Moses In Egypt Which
Rossini has used before him.
The third People's Symphony Concert will take
place in Cooper Union Hall on the evening Of Feb
ruary s. under the direction OF Mr.. Arens Miss
Louise B. VoIgt will sing an aria from Mozarts
''Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," r. Byron overstreet
Rocco's air. Hat Man NIGHT auch Gold daneben.
and Heinrich Gebhard will play Mozarts concerto
in d minor.
Russia has set an example 10 the world in the
matter of a proper appreciation OF folksong. Her
Geographical Society sends out commissioners, one
literary and one musical each year into particu-
lar district where its members mix with the people
at popular celebrations of all sorts. and note down
words and melodies. The last endeavor resulted in
hfty-tvo examples with which the agents returned
TO St. Petersburg in triumph.
A concert of chamber music which is little out
Of the ordinary will be given in Mendelssohn Hall
Thursday evening Of next week. The concert
giver is Oscar Nadeau young pianist, who will
be assisted by Jacques Vanpoucke. principal clari-
netist of the Marine Band at Washington. and Leo
Schulz. viooncellist. Mr.. Nadeau will play some
some solos, Mr. Vanpoucke Spohr's concerto. op. 81.
pianoforte clarinet and violoncello
The second OF Mr.. Frank Damroschs Symphony
Concerts for Young People in Brooklyn will take
place the Academy OF Music next Saturday after
noon. The programme will be as follows:
Pisnof6rte Gf soos FoSso6F The wiid Horss
sonata in G major. oT 40 No Beethoven
Miss katharine Heyman
PisnofoTte soos-study in d nat major, condo
s, . , MIS- MIS- k4.ha5iae ise lisy@sn ma. r.s.,o..,I
Projected concerts-The Brooklyn Institute Of
Arts and Sciences has arranged for three more
concerts Of chamber music this seasOn-two by the
Kneisel Quartet on the evening of February 10 and
March l5 and by the Dannreuther Quartet on
February Hugo Becker will give recital Of
music for the violoncello in Mendelssohn Hall on
the afternoon of February l2......On the next day
Mr. Fritz Kreisler will give his second violin re-
cital in the place. Succeeding Mr.. kreis-
ler February Il, also in the same room. will
come Mrs. Fannie Bloomhed-Zeisler in piano
forte recital
given this evening in the Metropolitan Opera
House under the direction Of Mr. Walter Dam
rosch:
Overture Santa claus st-., ,,,o Harry Rowe Shelley
Aria from III BaFbere Nj Il sIglsIs IgaTns, Ro''in
Poonaise from 'Mgnon Ambrose Thomas
Nine Suzanne Adams.
Mr.. SslgnaC
Eisabeths Greeting C'Tannhauser Wagner
Miss Margaret Macintyre.
Septet Beethoven
Die Puppenfee'' .Bayer
Prologue from Il Pagaccl' .Leoncavao
Mr. SCOu
Stances de Sapho, .Gounod
Miss Carrie Bridewel
from Philemon Baucs ............... .Gounod
Mr.. JouTnet.
Files Cadix .-.............--........B
Miss Margaret MacIntyre
Quarette from 'Rigoletto Verdi
suzanne Adams and Carrie Eridewell,