The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-08


s,ls beyond n doubt &ln5sthcse pa st u few
nights, and by conpany In tlwe stands
conparIsoli TO any one ever heard abroad
as well rs Sin New DIRK ts9s
IS Ainerl can Voices arc being rccdgn ized
to-day us the purest and ssHcetes voices
&all tlle world Soyer.a and whore I'M former tl,
years " Italy FtnncoNnnd D Germany were vs. li
se;lrclird for vocal stars in grand opera
to-day this country Is eldins g crop g; 81
Young 4 artists, Nocaly and dramatic alllya
endowed With {glftsof which ! ! me RIGA.
may well be proud. III i; N NJ VIC ri
s For tho last fifteen on Wennty years aF
5allnost every opera mama &c n$l5t ", ms
country has tried tosbrins 70 the minds
OF American music lovers n the idea II that
opera, no matter In whatever country
Sborn8 or written ought to be tla " tea
and lprcscnted in the Ensl ls Il "a [a
to an Eng speaking pGo 70 +!
every manager before MIR. 4 Savage 81 NJ -
yncarnnce on gthis field, found out that
this country Was not ready ! receive
such opera, and rather preferret 10 near
md enjoy strange thougl n e ina see
ithe emusic Of C;erman.R French ana ltalS
ian operas, without being able 70 follow
tthe words ana so with to understnnd and
apprecateG full that was going on ~
upon the stage. Manager atteft i "
MS, for Instance Thomas, Ma 7 peHlsso'n J,
Emma II uch, Damrosch and i " iSe y
nov Of New York METROPOLITAN Opear
liln,sc fame. all have tried in former
wears the experiment. but failed, Ban Y
Ithnlr companies disbunded Rdlsnstrously,
Trhcs main renson8 for this failure, ill5 my
Judgment, was the fac I 81 That 3Alne: Va
$nt + TINT 4tlnn was lacklng still \ he voices
ana dramatic ability that are to-day
being produced and thorough Y pi'epare 7,
right Oh ths soil. and for theirteWl soli,
Beautiful voices are mere III ~
plentiful and In appearance tAn,Hr'ehl.
girls of to-day also may Vie WIN me
heroIncs OF any foreign stage! gu, . s
.,{The art OF tone-productlon on this lSiu q
n 5tl,e water has developed into ~ f'll q
flad,rud cult and sweetness Of tone anu
tr,le Bpitch n even silg the most dfitmlic
Moments. is observed by nl GOOD teacl'-#
ers here. and therefore, we flnd that To-
day THIS Il country stands sholluer ~
shoulder with, and often ven EoYertops.
most of tho old guard 81 tRilo@leussa
foreign singers TINT had the idea that
/, INN, 4 alone conld govern and hold tile
nnd that II was Ne great
est sacrilege to translate tie works OF
a. great mustcr like, for INSTANCE, Nv Ns
Ener's works.. into ANY language and thilt
m would also lose all effect u Is lve,i IN
amy hut their own language
+ Music, and especially opelfl, As ! NteW
lt.83ls the language OF the SOUL 'lle
tlansmIsslon,of sentiments aud passions Y
into tone and. therefore. ought 70 ba
made accessible to all snatlons OF tue
civilized globe, and for that rutpfss
like the nristerwork of tie srcat 10 tsi
ought to be translated Into every ton sue
and presented In every tongue
81 Enough homngn4 cannot be- pnld tn ~,
Savage. who at last has accon,pli shed
where 50 many before him have f''leds
HE not only has slccecded In hrlnE.ns
Together a splendid company OF AnlerlSah
singers To produce foreign works IN Ems
#lIsh. hut in doing snsl he is lifting art al
this country TO il STANDARD ne yer srsaeh g
before, y, !, {, I, ~, /.
lie Is doing d great and benef ieilll wolk
for the lnpsIpa md intelleetlial sat'vaiirisr5S
ment Of the American people, ana \ llaNe