New-York tribune., 1901-06-16

the time when the gifted and popular composer
fenced and quarreed with the late Sir Augustus
BE- Brought OUT H at coyent Garden Six years ago
the pianoforte score was hnished ny the composer,
he would be induced 10 make for the renowned
English manager had 70 6e eIIeeted % 70 1 please the
that before the work was staged the first act had
been rewritten three times
When was in London about three weeks ago I
had made arrangements TO be al Dresden for the
first performance of Manu- on May q, but was
assured there by a gentleman supposed 10 be well
versed in matters musical that the opera would
not only not be given on that day, but that the
management Of the Dresden theatre had finally
decided 10 drop IL altogether the ground that
il was doomed to egregious failure, ana that the
composer had been forced to content himself with
the prospect Of introducing his work TO the public
only the fifth stage of an obscure German
provincial town. In order to verify these sinister
the source. writing To- ask Count seebach, the In
tendsnt-General OF the Opera Royal when the the
performance of "Manru" would take place on
The prevalence of the above gloomy opinions in
London will doubtless far 10 explain why
which in the history of musical composition viii
assuredly receive its merited red letter mark Al
though considerable number of the composers
English and American admirers. as wei as large
good proportion of the seats in a sold out house.
the success of the evening was not due TO them
have been caiIe5 before the curtain AT a house of
such renown by audience OF such intelligence
eight times after the first {the least interesting
act) times after the second. and no fewer than
some thirty-four times at the conclusion of the
opera-When, indeed the composer. and the con-
ductor as well had 10 come forward to receive the
ovatons Of the house, Nor. again. would il have
been possible thar musician OF josef Joachim
calihre-for ne too was among me auuleHct IndI
contained many musical celebrities. professional
could have Shown himself SO extremely enthusias-
tic over the performance had the opera been one
II is desirable. hut not absolutely essential
many of the great Italian operas indorse this-tat
the lihretto Of opera should be well written and
that its story should be iutegently and attentive
NOSSlg-Nho a POe-the
OF ''Manru." has not succeeded i'm penning un-
blemished German; and one Is bound to admit that
their reproaehes are not wholly unmerited one
nus adG tGtther LOT Il IS ISlhE m 80 ny
Paderewsh himself tlat ms ciilcuItes as a coIi- com
poser were consid srshy aggravated by the INSULT
in "Manru' Is decidedly original. even though
traces of external influence may easily be pe.-
Inc a strong likeness between part of the second
act and Wagners "Siegfried': but, be this as IL
,ed oF Pda music tbst II is also original
swing that eliminates. above all. in Man
the second @ ac and in the choruses of the third act
notably in the last seductive chorus dance. The
nature and temperature Of gypsy blood are here
interpreted and set 10 tones Of similar character
The recent festival Of chamber music Bonn
netted a handsome sum for the society which IS
caring for the Beethoven house and relics The
gross receipts were 5000. the profits 5000 Mr..
Paderewski not only returned the honorary fee of
s.25o but promised 10 give concert for the bene-
iii Of the society.
The thirteenth annual meeting OF the New York
State Music Teachers Association will take place
at Glens Falls June "a 25 and 26. There Will be
a preliminary banquet on June "a. The programme
committee of which J. de Zielinski. OF Buffalo. Is
chairman. has arranged a series Of performances in
which the following artists will participate.
ly: Miss Louise b Voigt and Miss Marie thinner
man. sopranos; Mrs. Adele Laeis Baldwin and Miss !
Grace Preston contraltos: Mr.. J. II. Mckinley J
tenor: DR.. Carl Duff. bass; Miss Jessie Shay and ,
Alberto Jonas pianoforte; F. r Hahn and Miss Re /
becca W. Holmes. VIOLIN Mark S. Kalrner vioIon- |
cello. Essays will he read by Miss Amy Fay Nine |
Won Klenner, II. Y. Greene, F. y. Shepard and !
Albert G. Thiess. The Glens Falls Choral Union ,
William G. Merrihew. conductor will take part |
in the exercises. and Handers Messiah will be !
performed at the close Of the meeting under the |
direction OF L. A. Russell
The festival Of the North American SAngerbund |
Of which mention has already been made in this
journal. will take place IN Buffalo on Monday I
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The meet |
ings will be held in the new armory Of the 18th
Regiment, " G. s. " Y The reception concert |
Will begin Monday evening by the united singers
of Buffalo. Mrs. Julia wynan and other solo !
singers and the festival orchestra Of eighty |
men. Mr. John Lund is festival director on Tues /
day and Wednesday there will be afternoon and |
evening concerts in which the festival chorus com
posed Of ali the singers Of the Bund. and special I
choirs from Cincinnati. Chicago. Cleveland. Brook
lyn and 81. Louis will participate. besides the /
orchestra and solo singers. The latter are Nine |
Lillian Blauvelt. Nine. Schumann- Heink. Evan
Williams and D. Ffrangcon- Davies. 1t liz expect