The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-04
LONDON,s OPERA SEASON.
Marie Wittich Scores success-Otnor
Foreign Music Events.

Mario wilton SCORES Succoss OSAo'
Foreign Music Events.
The London season OF opera has produced
nothing so far that has aroused ich enthusi-
asm as was caused by the singing OF Marie
Witch, the Dresden soprano, who Is there
for the first time this year, and the London
public may be consoled for the absence OF
Milka Ternina. The conducting OF the
Nibelungen Ring by Hans Richter has been
received with the usual acclaim and he Is
the real star of the performances.
Signor Caruso has Joined the company
now, and there are to be more italian operas.
He has been singing in Paris in some roles in
which he has never yet been heard here.
He sang Loris, for instance, in Giordano's
Fedora and was better liked than in any
other opera. And he was able to wear only
evening dress. Strollers in the lobby OF
the Metropolitan Opera House during the
winter may recall that apparition. Paris
seemed colder than any Of the other cities
to the Italian and even preferred the Cdnio
OF little white voiced de Lucia, who used
to be at the Metropolitan and could always
put lot of fire into his aria at the close
OF the first act. But to compare him to
Caruso would never occur to US here.
Cleofonte Campanini was the conductor,
and after the fall Of the curtain, on the
great duet from Fedora he left the
orchestra while the tenor and soprano were
on the stage awaiting the signal to begin
again. There were Kisses at such rudeness,
and the singers were compelled to retire.
When he reappeared to conduct the next
act, the conductor arose in his seat facing
the audience.
Il am sorry that ], was, compelled to
appear rude he explained. But l was
suddenly taken i'll. 1t would have been
impossible for me to conduct any longer;
Then the audience smiled and the incident
Adelina Patti, who was the great Ros'nd
of her day. Just as Marcela Sembrich Is now
heard III Barbiere di Sevigliar from in
front the other night at Coyent Garden for
It countless times and must have heard it
frequently from the dressing room. but she
says she never sat through performance
before in box. She heard Hermione
Bosetti Of Munich as Rosina and the fact
that Nine. Patti applauded her warmly
led the judges to think that the singer must
be very good.
One Of the operas they gave during the
italian season at Sarah Bernhardt's Theater
was La Calebra, =" by Gabriel Dupont, which
the s5prpS n Se bas
never yet heard the opera and was unable to
last month, although his physicians allowed
him to attend the dress rehearsal. Mas
caQni'S @AmiCo Fritz, which lS now nlteen
years old, had never been heard in Paris
until these Italian singers performed the
opera, but without being able to gain any
favor for it.
Mary Garden has triumphed again in
sCherubin," and Is more than ever anxious
TO return to her own country. She was
reared in the United States, although born
in Scotland. But she seems destined to
have career like that Of Sibyl Sanderson
and be most successful only among the
Parisians. She is said to have learned all
that the French stage can teach in finish,
diction and grace, but her voice is not
large enough for the opera houses of this
country and England Another American
girl who has been attracting favorable at
tention abroad is Alice Nielsen, who Is
singing at the Waldorf 4'heater in bold oppo-
sition to Covent Garden. ia Serva Pa
drona" is one of the old operas that has
been revived to supply appropriate parts
for her.
When Felix Vein gartner left America
last winter he said that he was going to
resign the conductorship either of the Kahn
concerts in Munich or of the Royal Sym
phony concerts in Berlin. He has now
given up Munich, and will travel through
other countries in addition to his concerts
here.
The tenor Burrian. who has been among
the newcomers at Covent Garden this
year, will probably succeed Heinrich Knote
at Munich IL the question Of terms can be
settled. He wants more than 50 900 year,
which Is the sum offered him, and pleads
that he is worth the same amount as the
tenor whom he is to replace.