Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-18

"a Tbeater and the big concert az
| \ me Tabernacle It is pleasant to
,..v mat salt Lakes fine orchestral
NAV is not being lost sight Of Mon
IVY o,gbts concert by the symphony
ua ',estra promises to draw the hand
',uost attendance yet. Certainly that
I'M no the result If the high merit OF
,,. rrogram counts for anything Not
.,, does the full membership OF 40
vD annoor IN a delightful round Of
..,,ol numbers. but Mr. Mcclellan,
n. nianlst and Mr.. Carlson, the barl-
,ore wifi be the soloists Of the occa-
,or Each win be accompanied by the
M orchestra in at least one number
mo orchestral features are Schubert's
symphony, the Handel largo for strings
.rd barps two numbers by Rubenstein,
,ho Tapnhauser March and strauss
,ow,,chlng waltz Tales from the Vi
ANA woods" This will be third and
lac, appearance but one during the
,rssent season Of the fayorite organiza-
ton.
Three Of the operas IN the Savage
cornpany's repertoire are entirely new
IA Salt Lake Theater goers, and IN
response to many inquiries we give a
idef description Of the character OF
tscb. carmen the only familiar
opera IN the list Is, Of course, too wen
Known TO need describing.
.t..l a. 40. an a.
sspement Monday, the 9th, was conf
posed I'm 1916. but not produced tlll 1900
when A was brought out at WelmAr
ynder the direction Of the famous Lls2t.
Although Wagner was only 80 when
ne wrote "I.ohengrln," II ranks as one
Of his most beautiful creations. II Is
hlsed ON O German legend and has n
double motive. the triumph of the in
nocent. and the test of true love The
failure Of the heroine to respond TO
the extreme test gives the tra@c note
AZ Waguors musical drama, for such
Il is rather than an opera, II IA filled
with some of the most beautiful Of
Wagners music and has some rare or
chestral parts
oTannhauser," which is to be done for
,hc only matinee is another of Wag-
ner's works, equally famous. Its great
march. us pilgrims chorus the
Evening star sonG and Elizabeth's
PRAYER. are known to every music stu
dent The opera is preceded by one of
Wanors greatest oVCrtures and the
fllI orchestra OF 40 viii do 1t ample
justice. The story OF 'Tannhauser' Is
that Of hayward minstrel knight, his
contest with the pure minded wolfram,
and deals largely with the pilgrims
a a 90
story Is too elaborate to be told In II
brief notice, but 1t is refreshing to
know that the audience will for the
first time hear it in English,
IA Boheme," which closes the en-
gigement. is new opera-a story OF
Bohemian life m Paris the music writ
len by the famous Puccini in 1896, Ever
since then II has rlyaled in the mind
Of music lovers, even the popularity Of
"Cayalleria Rusticana." IL is taken
from Henry Murger's novel, Life In
Bohemia" written IN lSiS, ana follows
the adventures Of poet and a painter
who live in poverty IN Paris, their love
episodes, the abduction Of the heroine
Musetta, and the death Of Mimi, sweet
heart Of one Of the students from con-
sumption, The music Of la Boheme'
belongs to both the French and the
Italian schools. II Is modern I'm treat
ment, however without being Wagner
IAN, and II is said to contain some
beautiful quartets, qulntets and duets.
While Of course the public interest in
the approaching concert to be given by
The Conried Metropolitan Opera COM
pany Of New York in the Salt Lake
Taberacle-the date is the evening OF
April 4-wlll center largely In the prin-
cipal stars, Nordica, DIPPED, Homer,
Iournet. Alien and DeMacohi, there are
many music lovers who will look for
ward with the most pleasurable am
tIcipaton to the orchestral and choral
selections.
The orchestra has on its roster the
names Of 60 specially trained musicians,
each OF whom Is an artist Of high rank
at his chosen instrument Every one
Of these musicians will be heard here,
and the ensumble work. especially In
such selections as the overture, "L'ltal-
lana IN Algeria" which Is the FIRST
number on the program, cannot fail to
excite the most cordial appreciation.
Another number in which the orches-
TIA viii be heard to advantage VIII be
!n the accomplishments TO the violin so
los that are to be given by Nahan
Frankie, who is acknowledged to be the
greatest yIolnist I'm America today.
The closing feature Of the first part
Of the program will be choral selec-
ton, IVA Penslero," Nabucco, In which
The ensemble OF the COnred company
VIII It Is believed, give the music low
efs Of the mountain country
thrill such as they have rarely exper-
fenced. The chorus OF the Metropolitan
opera company has been u subject for
many musical critics, and always their
reviews nave been of the most favor
able character They could hardly be
Otherwise, however, for the Metropoll-
ian chorus. numbering nearly 200 voices,
contains dozens Of singers who would
,ons.
MISS Ruth Wilson OF the clayton Mu-
nc company has been III this week
ana confined to her house
hugh Dougall, the baritone. viii sing
Wmorrow evening. in the Assembly hall
Sne song, "Oh, Shining Light" by
VTn'er Adams, on the occasion OF the
Oh l. A, conference.
me piano market continues lively,
, %,u collections good. Organs are hold
az lnelr own, and local house receiv-
too,ouay ~ organs from eastern manu-
rety ' VI NV Din octave va
M new stringed quartet has been Or
Si,,Heo with Prof w. G. Give as 1rst
Cr%,,9, y, ID. Schettler second violin.
s'ha,te Nettleton, viola, and c. ID.
soauesger' cello The quartet meets
inv IrI niy evenings for practise. Judg-
sood work. ~ '"snt W uo
"a Lr VIII interest Salt Lake musicians
ore MloW that one OF the clarinet play-
Opery tne orchestra OF the savage
vbo.aa company il Lorenzo Engberg
years yse nome Is IN this city. He played
p sa,a ago IN the orohestras which an
Kmnsu at Lake Park under Kent ana
hanSs ana other local orchestrns and
Cop ,ss oat went to the New England
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