The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-26
LII LEHMAN VERY I'LL.
Has 20 Give Up WOrk-Geraldine Farrar'i
Sueeess-NeW MaSsenet opera.


Has TO Give Up Transformations FarrAr'i
success-New MaSsenet opera.
Lii lehman is seriously III in Berlin
and the physicians are 80 uncertain about
her recovery that she has cancelled all her
concert engagements and given up her
/ pupils, She has some serious brain trouble
| Carrie Bridewell, who went 20 study with her
/ last autumn, has been engaged at the Opera
/ house in Konigsberg as first contralto.
/ Nons Of the other American singers in
! Europe, no young woman Of any natl nality
/ indeed, seems 20 be approaching the prima
donna class 90 rapidly as Geraldine Farrar,
who IL still associated with the opera house
! In Berlin, but sings also in Russia and other
countries. She was at Monte Carlo and
made q deep impression with her perform
ancee Of Mimi, Juliette and Morguerife.
She has also sung In Warsaw and Moscow
this year with success. She IL an uncom-
monty beautiful young woman, and, in spite
Of the rllmors that came from Berlin last
year as to the condition Of her voice, she IL
advancing steadily to that goal which Is
represented by 81 900 a night.
Another American girl in Europe Is the
high voiced Ellen Beach Yaw, who used 20
Giulb NOp uOttb ~ hlNlNhuuOuA lLhN Nney
sounded like the squeak Of a mouse in the
wall Miss Yaw has been studying since
that time. and voice trainers have been
trying TO give her some notes between her
upper and lower register.
The mistake Of most sopranos with high
voices is 20 expect TO live on few high notes,
which In reality play very little part In the
achievements Of a singer. Miss Haw who
now calls herself SRnora Elvanna, made
a Al IL 4.
notes attracted their usual attention. She
has been singing since in other Italian
cities.
Frances Saville, who went 10 Vienna after
she left this country and sang there in the
Imperial Opera House with Ernst Van
from the operate stage and settled down
10 domestic life in the Austrian capital
She will be well able 10 enjoy IL, as che has
become the wife Of one Of the richest men
In Vienna, She IL never TO appear on the
stage again.
year, and he has kept the supply up 10 the
average this season with sCherubim, Just
eiinR al Monte Carlo. Although none OF
his recent operas has met with great success
his admirers believe that his latest score ia
80 filed with melody as TO revive in some
degree his vogue. His oountrymen would
gladly welcome new 'Manon.' The story
% the new opera, which IL very slight, "a
a fanolful Continuation Of don Giovanni
and other suggestions Of Mozart operas
which may have been the inspiration Of the
composer 20 make his principal aria sound
80 much like sBs tti, batti'
Milka Ternina Is well enough 10 announce
her return 70 the operstic stage, and she
will sing In the Wagner festival 10 be given
next summer at the Prince Regent Theatre
In Munich. The festival begins in Auguft
and the conductors are 20 be Arthur Nikiso Oh
and Felix Mott.
The presence Of Arthur Nikifch mcnC the
conductors shows that Felix Motif hiss rot
won out in his controversy with Einst
possart. who insists upon the cngagar ent
OF other conductors for thcse icEti,al 4 er.
formAnosS. . the CIR Frin ~ Mott 20
n-turully fcHls they would IN ~ oh hsi
:: cno guiding hand controlled u1m 81