The sun., 1902-07-06

| tmnna ths rfN sstistt~fs enaaa~l Nv =
krunt.Fs Tor tho es,tnpany - Nme f~-'sipf
| IN. dramatic snpfana ~ -. tr~nrh com
| panv usually o. New Orleans during 'hs
sinirr. Who .aid to h. very hn- lSas
| isFsn
m. ph,lh,rmonic o'rhs-'rs of Milan,
! un,I.r th- dirss,ion - l.~andro Campanari
! - con.sl-r,-i In saiy mast efficient or
ganisaiion Although Il ~ ~, vr' sr''l~,i
I therr r. lt'ii~ dpuh thai th--r plav-r- Will
/ com. hsrr. - u sill hs nscs-sary ,o have
| an Italian orchestra, or s,uio-' n'r--~ary
a. Ma-'agni ALWAYS prefers ~ cond,c'
| an orchestra ~ hts own countryul@n
| Under th--r ctrcun-'snr'-- there seems
! every rraSnn tn h~hevs that th. visit 81
Ma-raxni To- this country will - an inter
| esiing event ~ ~" nsti musical season
| although " will H. the msr" exploitation
! Of a celebr,'y in f~ld no, his own
The proposed visit ~ Richard Strauss
l. different In nAnv ways He II noted
! A. n conductor and l. IN addition ono 20
! the mos, discussed composers - tho tine
W.r- he known only a. a conductor his
/ fame is sufficient 20 make his visit here
important
m. plan ~ having him appear with The
vnriou- permanent orche-tras ~ the coun-
| ,rv l. possible. however. more through his
rrnuwn a. = composer than A. a conductor
I II j. not likely hat the conductors ~ thc-A
7 orche-fra- would 30 willing 10 resign in
! favor of a noted rival, even for = conc-r,
| or two Rt The conductor Who refused
! 70 allow Herr Strsu-- 20 conduct a concert
! 81 his own MUSIC would cut very poor
| figure.
One ~ the effects 81 his visit her. will
IA. Ia increase IN" popularity ~ his music
! ,Ii- great orchestral picrs~ have all t-ner
/ ulaved herr few times. and could we'll
| y. pu, NOR. frequently on concert pro-
gamme- HIS songs have attained Aonlr
popularity
mo ,wo most noted compo-er~ 70 visit
/ thia country in recent y-arS were T,-rhai-
knwskv and DvurN In 10th ca~r~ the
! rnuslr of these composers grew greatly in
/ popularity here. and vac af'erward mut h
NOR. frequently found on concert pro-
| gramm-r
Th,s NAV no, b~ n result 81 the visit nf
Maacasni. hut undoubtedly the name ~
! Richard Strauss, which figured frs' on an
| American programme twenty years ago.
| will - even more frequently seen in the
| future.
.lhert Franchetti. who ha. not found
| much succ-ss IN his -Germanis Is IN base
| his next opera on Sardou'- Theodore
hiisi Illica with the consent ~ the Fr~nch
| dramatist, i- already At work on the text
The Frrkmann- b, hai rian novel known s-
The Polish Jew on which the English
| plav ~ The Bells Il founded, has supplied
! the text for an opera that ha. mad" it- vsv
with succn-. through most ~ IN" German
! cities The composer IL a Bohemian named
Jo-af wss. who is n frut violinis, a. the
Bohemian opera house IN Prague
! Raron Frlangers opera on the same sub
| ,ec, in which Victor Maurel created the
leading role has not held lts plac" IN M"
| stage Tho opera hv N-is was rscen' v
sung IN Rnrlip nv tho COMPANY from IN"
/ IN, "a h,feh ~ -
/ singing in the New Rnysl Opera Hou-e
! Theodor Gcrlach j. the composer ~ an
opera calls>i -MAt.o Falcone. which has
| been heard IN a number NJ German cities
| A. the Rovsl Oiers House in Berlin II was
| pruduCsl th. other night for the rrs' time
| H. spit. of IT. -uc's-s In other cities u found
| little s,c,.--- At the capital and he demand
| 10 hear -r-ur-noih- was not aha'@d hv tn"
new work
! G.rlach was born in Dresden a wears
J ago and studied music under Franz Wuell
! nor m Cologne He was conductor Al
/ Sond.r-haus.n and po-en and has r-an'ly
| lived In Dr,.ssten He has composed IN other
! forms with greater sucs-- han b" appears
/ to have found m Tho opera
| The terms demanded Nv foreign vir'uosns
| from American managers ar" rapidly ap-
! proaching the altitude ~ ~" salaries s-k ~
4 hv 'ha prima dunrs- Niolinl-i WI" has
. ivi,.. ls-..u IN ill> country now demands
! Ssp - ron~art 20 r,'urn although h. "am"
fr-i flr s2p aud on hi- -"cuni visit prob
ably r.C.ived lr-s ~ MS tour wa failure.
! through no fault ~ hi own
H.. now refuses To- entertain anv oNer
I 80 com. hack her. fnr les than the amount
/ men' inn"d Il - under th" circumstances
! highly impruhahl. that h" will l." heard
| her. IN 'n- near iuiur"
Various causes comhn" ~ produce
ihl- result lha most potent i IN" pro-
! pDsal- ~ entirely lrr'tppu-ih. persons.
a. lFH NTHfT aFsaIE ff
| th. purpu-. nf laying that they are no
gutiatlrg Win tins pr that distinguished
| musician
The appareni demand Tor their services
creates he fal-o impression that The artist :
! car ask for any sum 'h"v want 49, long
! A. 'h.N ar. - cpm" 80 America A. \
| r.-uli Of these ideas. several musicians
/ vhn are nov IN Eurup" vii NOT hav" an
/ opportunity 10 come her" until th"v ac-
duiro ycrv different notions a. 10 The value
. n their services
That Nine CalVt is 10 60 - the Opera
| Comlqu. next winter j. asa'n announced
. II ~ -Aid that she will remain there durin &
the whole season. and thus be unable TO
rrturn here
But there is lt'l" probability hat the
New YORK season Will g. on without her
co"p-ratInu Sh" - 'n create, according
10 m" reports. the leading role IN the neN
oI-ra hv Raynaldo Hahn, called Ia
| Carm"lIi"
Nine. taiN' =. uI, to date, the 'hlrd 40
prano who sas Ia g. To the Opera CONTINUE
| t"t IN" purpu-s ~ singing IA that WORK
Z tir~, Ni-~ Svhil SArdeT-on departed from
her NATIVE land. declaring that 81" wa-
To- 20 io PARIS to take the leading rol" IN
Hahn. opera last March Tim. pa--''d
but Miss NandrrSons plans stood sitll
Sh" ha- n"i vet sung IN" opera nor ha-
| ANYBODY elise
Nine Rr"vsl also left this country 'o
sang NJ the Opera Iomiql" III. leading
| rul. in IN" new opera That ~as m April
| and sine" hat time she has appeared ia
! various operss m Paris. hut not m Ia
/ Carmrhte ~ u r.pfns highly probable
| that Nn~ CalN" will hnd her way to
| thls country II there - nothing mor"
than the legendary opera " Hahn'- io
keep her ~ Paris
Nine Nelba has after all decided no. -
sing in the rsNiyaI of -I'Elisire 4 Amore
at Covrnt Garden and has handed over the
rolc 81 idipd to Regina parini. por'u'
gucse soprano who was heard first IN the
! EngIish capital when she went there With
Col Nspl.son in isSo She made her first
APPEARANCE this tim" ~ Lucia. Mn"
M.lha has sung this --ar n, Cnvent Garden
! n. Ivrto ,ilda and MINI Fn-Iro tarti -a