The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-16
A SCHOOL OF OPERA
First Institution Of the Kind in the
Northwest to Be Opened Here
by Addison Madeira.
He Has Taught Several Singers Who
Have Since Won Wide Fame
on the Stage

Minneapolis is to have school of opera.
1t will be the only institution of the kind
IN the northwest and will be opened by
Addison Madeira, the we'll known bass Of
Westminster church. Mr.. Madeira is very
ambitions in his aims for his school but
not more SO than the teacher and director
OF Alice Nelson, Marion Iyell of the Cas-
tie Square Opera company w. c. Weeden
and Alice Judson of the Bostonians has
right to be. He will give a thorough
dramatic as well musical training to
his pupils and the course will also in-
clude delsarte and physical culture. An
opera chorus will be formed by the pu-
pills who will be given every preparation
for dramatic as well as operate work.
Mr.. Madeira is well qualified to open
such a school, for his success In opera
has been most aattering. A .southerner by
birth his boyhood was spent in Kansas
City. He entered Princeton college AMI
was admitted to the bar but law never
had the influence music had and he went
| to New York to devote himself to his
chosen profession. He sang in oratorio
until he Joined the Bostonians. In 1892
| he went to ST. Paul and taught for four
years when he went abroad to study un-
der Sbrigla in Paris and Cortesi in Flor
ence. For two years Mr.. Madeira was
leading bass with the Carl Rosa opera
company singing in London and the Brit
! ish provinces. On his return to New York
1 1l0 dCCcplGu IuC pOSll1O1l VI OdSo oOAO37I
/ in Holy Trinity church, New York. and
also that Of leading bass of the Castle
Square Opera company. He came TO
Minneapolis last fall, weary of the no.
madic life of an opera singer, and ms
work with the Westminster church choir
has already made him a great favorlte
| with more than the church people.
Mr. Madeira is enthusiastic over the flu
ture of Miss Marion Ivell, one OF his pu-
pills. whom he regards as the Leading
American contralto. Miss lvell Is a Min
neapolis girl who studied with him for
two years. Her appearance in st. Louis
last week was veritable triumph and the
critics declared that were she to lose
her glorious voice, she could still win fame
as an actress. Miss well will sing tn
Minneapolis with the Castle Square Opera
company and her many friends are, de-
lighted at the opportunity of hearing her
H. Clay Barnabee and w. Fl. Macdonald
of the Bostonians and Mr.. Savage or the
| Castle, Square Opera company are very
much interested in Mr.. Madeira's plans
They have had experience with youns
men and women he has coached and they
have offered to receive any of his pupil:
whom he deems ready for tho broade,
field of the real stage. There are no suci
, voices anywhere as in the northwest
they say. and the singers who have gou'
, from there into opera are fast winning
their way. Minnesota has contributes
not a few of these successful youns
women and under judic1ous instructor
will furnish even more. Dramatic train
ing is as necessary as vocal and the SINCE
who would succeed must know how to ex
press emotions in pantomime as well a
with the voice.
The new school of opera will be a grea
! help to the many operate asplrants L
i Minneapolis as we'll as the northwest an
(: it will give an impetus to musical life. !
will open next week in the Dayton build
ing. J. A. Watkins will have charge Q
!: the physical culture and delsarte classes
6 While the regular operate course wi
I include a thorough drill in the tradition
!; and history Of opera, Mr.. Madeira ha
: planned other work for those student
= who have neither the time nor the none
3 to devote to a thorough operate training
He will form evening classes for the stud
! of opera choruses such AS 1.-The Bohemia
70 Girl and MARTHA taking one book
" month, and in time will present thes
- operas. with the entire cast chorus an
!; principals from the pupils Of the schOo
used at q professional presentation an
y the traditions Of the stage will be care
fully preserved. These chorus classe
t. will give the students a practical workin
- knowledge of chorus work and they wi
" have no difficulty in finding their way int
~ the ranks of any first-class opera CON
70 pany, and when they are. once on tt
80 stage their future depends on themselve
NJ for chorus singer can very easily sho
- her ability for something higher.