New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-30
MUSIC.
A BUSY DAYS DoINGs.

Two concerts and two Cperatic performances of
hrst rate Importance were the musical entertain
ments offered to the New-York public yesterday.
Carnegie Hall and the Metropolitan Opera House
were the places At the former Frank Damrosch
conducted the first of his symphony concerts for
young people in the afternoon. and Mr.. Alfred
Hertz directed the twelfth annual concert for the
benefit of St Marks Hospital in the evening. AT
the Metropolitan opera House there was per-
tormance OF "Traviata'' III the afternoon and of
Carmen" in the evening
There scarcely enough that
usually striking in the affairs. despite their excel
lence, to justify much comment Mr.. Gabrilowitsch
played two movements from Chopins first concerto
for the pianOforte and solo pieces in the
afternoon but Mr. Gabrilowitsch is already
become familiar proposition that has met its
luton in New-York this season. He played the
romance from the concerto in a delightful and
poetic spirit, but that to have been expected
from him, for his best work thus far has been in
slow movements. What to the pur-
pose, as indicative of the popular attitude toward
music of a high class. that the audience that
heard Mr.. Damrosch's verbal expostions and his
music almost filled the large concert room. At the
evening concert there was also orchestra, and
Mr.. Hertz who had given evidence of excellent
capacity opera conductor the night before.
showed that h. possessed equal skill a concert
conductor. The artistic people concerned with him
in the entertainment Marie Maurer. Marie
N1Jnchhoff. Anton Schott Michael Banner and
Richard Burmeister.
The performance of .'Traviata" at the matinee
glori1ed by the singing of Nine. Sembrich.
who must be accounted the most admirable repre-
sentative of Verds Voletta within the recollection
of the present generation. Mime. Patti within
the period, but need be excepted from the
Characterization. Her voice was always of oPulent
beauty in the opera end her art wOndrous. but Of
emotion there was trace in her singing.
Nine Sembrich was admirable for the loneliness
of her voice and her vocaizatiOn, and also for
the pathos of her acting and singing. Verdfs old
fashioned measures were revitalized, and while
listening to her the question seemed near as to
how such passionate melodies would sound IN
modern treatment and how Mascagnfs periods
would sound beside them. Nine Sembrtch's prlh-
cipaI associates were Sgnori de March, and Scotu,
on the opera stage; Sgnor Mancinelh In the or
chestra and Mr.. Almanz behind the scenes SIN
gular that conductor and stage manager snouId
attract attention in such an opera, but the re-
notice signor Scott was in the part OF Ger
mont which is trying to barytones and. there
fore unIoved by them but he sang eloquently'
The audience was singularly undemOnstrative
In the evening the first performance at popular
prices was devoted to Carmen" which was sung
in French by Mines. Seygard and Scheh. and
Messrs Alvarez don JOSEF, Gilbert tDancalro)'
Gourmet CEscamiIIo) Reiss (Remendado) and De
cIery tZuniga). Mr.. Flon conducted. There was
no novelty in the offerings. but demonstration
of Mime Sevgard's skill as actress and singer that
was as convincing 1t delightful and re-
freshtng The lady is no imltator of Nine. Calve,
as most representatives of the part have been dur
ing the last decade. She is original in manner,
and her manner is interesting and illuminative of
the creation OF Ibrettists and composer. The
strenuous part of Don Jose lies we'll in NJ Al
varez's artistic bailiwick as is known from previ-
Gus experiences