The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-10-09
IN THE REALM
OF cnUSIC

Magda Dvorak. daughter OF thu we'll
known composer, recently made her de-
but in Prague as a concert singer.
Carmen sylvia. Queen Of Roumania,
and Prince Ferdinand OF Bavaria have
written an opera which VIII soon be
produced at the Munich Opera House.
Carmen Sylvia 5 literary work is familiar
10 Jr,o reading public OF Two continents.
and Prince Ferdinand, while not so
widely known. is said to be a musician
Of high attainment.
Oscar Hammerstein. the New YORK
theatrical manager. has co8celyed the
idea of giving band concerts in con
junction with dramatic entertainments.
Last week he supplemented the perform
ances Of Mrs Jack" at the Victoria
Theater, with q concert by. Creatore and
his band The recital opened at 1879.
Maurice Grau is IL Berlin looking cor
tenors for his metropolitan season. h
has signed a contract with thu noted
German tenor Gerhauser. Amcng the
operas which viii form thu Grau roper
toiTe this winter VIII be d'AIbert's Die
Abreise
Max SchilIing has again come to the
sore in BERN through the presentation
OF his opera, Der PfeiRertag" SchiH-
ing's first opera. "Ingwelds. aid not
meet with the approval Ct Emperor VII
liam and was taken or The man
agenent OF the opera Is being gen
orally commended for giving the com
poser another trial.
The apollo Club. Of Chicago. numbers
500 voices. The best choral works OBJ
tafnable are rendered at their concerts,
which are given through the financial
support OF wealthy citizens OF Chicago
So, with the Sym. h my Orchestra, the
Windy City has two hrst-ciass per-
manent musical organizations
Andreas DIPPED is another of the
Grau singers who will devote the greater
part Of the coming season to concert
work Herr Dippel has won many ad-
nirers b. his work, and his career as a
concert singer viii be watched with in
terest. He has q long and varied roper
toire, including a number Of songs in
French. German. italian and English.
French composers and musicians de-
clare that America is destined TO be
the future land Of song birds. This con
clusion is the result OF the great in
fiux into their country and subsequent
success Of the American prima donna.
Many young singers go to Paris TO
study and win fame on the operate
stage This IS not always so in the
case Of everyone, for before 4 singer
can even secure a hearing The French
language must be mastered with the
ease OF = native.
The series OF symphony concerts which
we're inauguratea three years ago at
the New York Lyceum -Theater under
the direction OF Sam Franko viii be
continued this season at Days Thea
ter. the season opening ia January
Walter Damrosch will deliver new
course OF musical lectures on the Wag-
ner operas
The Requiem composed by Geo9g
HenscheI in memory OF his wife, Lii
lian Henschel. viii be sung for the
first time in Boston December / By the
Cecilia Society. New York viii hear
the composition later in the season. and
II viii also be given n Hamburg,
Leipsic, Breslau, Dresden and Ber-
lin.
A-a2Is Dolmetsch. the famous expo
nent Of arcHafc music, viii make his
American debut January s He viii IL
lustrate his talk by means of the
antique instruments fer which that
character OF music was written