The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-04
in THE MUSICAL WORLD
NORDICA AND THE DUSS ORCHESTRA
AT TOMLINsON HALL.
Other Concerts i'm the Near Future
PATHS Farewell Repertoire
Music Notes of Interest.

The musical event of the month will be
the appearance at Tomlinson Hall Tuesday
evening of this week Of John s. Duss and.
the Conreid opera Orchestra, with Madame
Lillian Nordica, the great American So
prano, as soloist. The interior of the big
auditorium has been remodeled, and is now
well equipped as a concert hall, with rows
of boxes along the balcony, and with i'm
proved acoustic properties. The concert is
awaited with a great deal of interest by
the music lovers Of the city, as well as by
those who do not give so much attention to
music, as it will be entertainment that
will appeal to everybody. Much has been
heard here of Duss, the millionaire musi-
clan, who transformed Madison-square Gar
den in New York into a miniature Venice
last summer for the purpose of giving his
series of summer night concerts there a
picturesque surrounding. He is man with
the courage-and the money-to carry out
all of his ambitions, no matter how stu
pendous the undertaking may be.
Conductor Duss has made one tour
through the country with Nordica and
Eduard de Reszke, and it proved so sue
cessful that he is now engaged in taking the
splendid orchestra from the Metropolitan
great soprano as the star attraction at each
concert. Nordica's superb voice has not
been heard in Indianapolis for several years
and she will doubtless be given an ovation
when she sings Tuesday evening She has
come to be considered not only the greatest
of American sopranos but the foremost
vocal interpreter of Wagnerian music in the
world to-day. Her leading numbers Tues
lox~ ,f<~t.s
Erkers 'Laslos" and the polonaise from
Thomass "Mignon," both brilliant selec-
tons. She will, in all probability, render
two or three other songs not down on the
programme.
There are sixty musicians in the or
chestra and all of them artists The in
strumental numbers will be exceptionally
attractive, the principal feature being the
rendition for the first time in indianapolis
of some of Wagner's much-dscussed Par
sifal' music. The programme for the
evening will be the following:
Grand March, "Pomp and Circum-
Overture. ..iSi2'; 'Tscbaikowssv
Commemorative of Napoleon's inva-
sion of Russia and his retreat from
Moscow.)
Prelude Act III, "Herodiade" =. .Massenet
Hungarian Aria from ''Laslos" Erkel
Madame Nordica.
knapsodle Norwegiene ............... Hallen
(a) Slavic Folk Song and Variations.
OBJ Dance of the Automatons from Co
po pela ef from .Migncn T Reloes
Madame Nordica
Intermezzo: "Life,s voyage" tnewl.:.. Duss
Vorspiel, "Das Heimchen Herd
The seats for the concert are now on sale
at the office of the Big Four railroad AT
the corner of Washington and Meridian
streets.
After the first week OF securing subscrin-
tons for the Damrosch-van Rooy, Suzanne
Adams-Leo Stern and the Kneisel quartet
recitals. which are scheduled to take place
at the assembly room of the CIaypool Hotel
during the coming season. Mrs Ona B. Tall
bot announces that her success is far greater
than she anticipated. Ever since the
Schumann-Heink recital it has been dem
onstrated in this city that truly great and
artistic things will succeed on their own
merits. The Schumann-Heink recital last
spring was the first song recital which had
been a financial success. The reason for the
many previous failures was the fact that
| nobody was especially interested, for no
one undertook the work Of seeing Indian
dpohS CllizcHS PRESUMABLY TO interest them
in musical undertakings. The people re-
| sponded generously to Mrs. Talbot's efforts
at the time OF the Schumann-Heink recital
and they have done SO this time. The de-
| mand for subscription tickets has been
| greater than ever before, and the time is not
very far when the sale Of tickets will be
open for the general public. Holders of sub
| scription tickets. however, will have the
| first choice Of seats, the same seats for the
| entire season.
| Nine. Nellie Melba. who has not been in
| America since the season OF l9oo-19o1. sailed
| on the Cunard steamship Campania from
| Liverpool. accompanied by Miss Llewela
Davies. young Welsh pianiste who has
| played quite often In London during the
last two seasons. and Signorita Ada Sassoli.