New-York tribune., 1901-01-13
DER FLIEGBNDE HoLLANDER. -

Two singers will effect their entrances on the
American stage at the opera this week.-Mrs. Mac
intyre. Monday evening, in "Mehstofele," and
Mile Breval. in lie Cid Wednesday. Mile
Freval is a member of the Paris Grand Opera Com
pany, an Alsatian who has sung Wagnerian roles
IN French and prepared two in German
Miss Macintyre is an Englishwoman, who has had
an interesting career. She is daughter of General
Macintyre. late of the Royal Artillery. and was
born in India. She is, however essentially Scotch
for both her father and mother hailed from the
land Of heather She studied the London
Academy OF Music. where she gained the bronze
medal in lSS3 the silver medal in 1854 and the gold
medal in 1855. In 1856 she was presented with the
diploma Of Associate. After leaving the Academy
Miss Macintyre studied for a year with Della Valle
in Milan. and then secured three years engage
ment from Augustus Harris at the Royal Opera
House. Covent Garden, London, effecting her debut
IN 1883 Micaea in Carmen In the course Of
the season she also sang in 'Mefstofele" William
Tell" and Don Giovanni" adding Faust ''Lo-
hengrin,'' Aida and The Flying Dutchman'' TO
her list the year Since then she has sung
ly every season at Covent Garden. When Sir Arthur
Sullivan composed his grand opera. "Ivanhoe," he
specially selected Miss Macntyre to the role
OF Rebecca, which she sang at the Royal English
Opera House in London alternate nights for sew
eral months. She has also sung the Royal Opera
House in Berlin and at La Scala in Milan. and also
IN ST Petersburg
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will give three
concerts in New-York this week, two in the Bor-
ough Of Manhattan Thursday evening and
Saturday afternoon and in the Borough of
Brooklyn on Friday evening. The solo perform
who viii take part in these concerts are Mr.
CourtaDdt Palmer. panoforte, and Mr. Hugo
Becker. violoncello Mr. Palmer is a native New
Yorker, who played some years ago at one Of Mr.
Walter Damrosch's concerts for young people, and
afterward IN 1894 effected what was called his
professional debut at a concert in Madison Square
Garden Music Hall under the direction of Mr. Seidl
He has not played in public of late. Hugo Beck
er, born February g. 1863 IN Strasburg Al
satia, is a son Of the celebrated leader of the
Florentine Quartet, Jean Becker At the age of six
his musical education begun, first with the
piano; then followed the violin, and later of his
volition, the violoncello. His first teacher
was kannut Kundiger, the best pupil of Nenter
The theory Of music was taught him by his father
At the age Of fifteen Becker had already gained
the position OF court musician at the Mannheim
Court Theatre. After year he resigned this
position 10 study solo playing under Frederick
GrutZmacher. In the winter of 1ssO-'sl Hugo Beck
er. together with his father. brother and sister
Cians and Jeanne) undertook his first grand tour
through Holland. Belgium. England Austria.
Switzerland and Italy. In England he made the
acquaintance Of the distinguished 'cellist Alfred
Piatti, whom he had the opportunity of hearing
many times. Becker continued this tour until the
death Of his father in 1884. when he accepted the
position Of solo cellst the Opera House IN
Frankfort, where he remained two years Then
many concert engagements being offered him he
decided 10 adopt concert career The Philhar-
Tnonic concerts in Berlin and Hamburg under
the direction OF DR.. Hans BIlow. laid good
foundation for his reputation which was also fur
thered by Bazzini composing and dedicatng tc
him cello concerto (stin in manuscript. An