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NOTES or OPERA IN EUROPE.
Successful American singers IN LOndon
An Ostend Opera House.


An OStend Opera House.
The opening Of the opera season At Gov
ent Garden in London has already brought
success TO two young American slngers.
Lney are Clarence WhltShill and Allen
hlnekley. They sang in the opening per-
Iortnance and were singled out for special
praise.
Both young men have beon In Europe
Ior several years, and last season Nine.
Sosima Wagner included Clarence White
nil among the artists engaged atBayTeuth.
ne studied frSt under Sbrglia and signed
contract TO 60 to MArseilles after q sue
oesstul debut under the name Of NJ. Clarence
at the Opera Comique.
Mr.. Savage was at that time forming
bis company for the season Of English
opera at the Metropolitan and engaged
Mr.. Whitehlll, who sang ASphistophsleS
AT the opening performance and was one
OF the most successful singers in the COM
pany. After his experience here Mr.. White
bill decided that the only future for an
American basso-he has o high bass voice
was as German singer, and after his
return to Europe he went to Germany TO
study
he became a member Of the company
at Cologne, and Ia still under contract there,
although he spreads his fame by occasional
appearances as guest, In the German phrase,
In other cities. Putnam Griswold, the
admirable GurHsmdnt of the English Par
shal- company, was a member Of the same
company, which Is proof OF the quality
OF the Cologne company.
Allen Hinckley Is still younger. Only
three years ago he was singing In the Bos-
tonians' last revival OF robin Hood at
the Academy Of Music here He decided
TO go TO Europe and study for a summer
and return to this country ~ he we're not
able 70 secure a permanent engagement
! there.
He was 90 fortunate. however, as to be
engaged for the Stadt Theater In Ham
burg and has been a member OF that
organization for two seasons. He has
sung elsewhere in Germany with success
and is gaining praise in London.
Among the other German artists at
Covent Garden this season-ior these
| young Americans count them as Germans
are Otto Goritz, Anton Van Rooy and Frau
! Witch, who has been announ oed there
| for several seasons, but could not accept
| because she had never sung the BrdnnhildeS
In her home town Of Dresden. She has
| divide the principal dramatic parts with
Frau Reinl Of the Royal Opera House in
! Berlin.
Selma Kurz N Vienna is to be there again,
| but she sings the Italian r pertoire. Emmy
! Destinn, who made a sensation there last
season, will also be in London again and
will sing in the first performance Of Ma.
dame Butterfly in London along with N.
| Carliso and NJ. Scott.
Victor Maurel is 70 be a member Of the
! company after an interval Of some years
/ and 50 Ia Sammarco, new Italian barry
who has not sung in London before, al
! though he IL almost as famous at Signor
| Giraldoni in his own country.
The sopranos will include Nine. Media
and Suzanne Adams, who has not sung
| in London since the death Of Leo Stern.
| A new light tenor named Bravi is announced.
| He was a member Of the company that
| surrounded Nine. Sembrioh in Berlin three
| years ago and retired after few per-
! fornances.
Signor Mancineni is to conduct during
/ the first two months OF the season, but at
| the end Of June will 60 to South America.
| There IL 20 be a new conductor in the person
| OF Signor Campanelli, who conducted an
Italian season with Ceofonte Campanini
! in London last fall,
In addition to Puccini's new opera. the
| revivals are TO be Don Pasqusle, andrea
| Chenier,' with Nine. Melba. and the two
| Mozart operas, Don Giovanni" and lie
| Nozze di Figaro" which have not been
| heard in London in several seasons.
Milka Temina IL too i'll to 60 10 London.
| Nine. Ackte Ia 20 sing there late in the
season as her German tour will last until
| June There are to be two cycles Of the
Ring. both under the direction Of Hans
! Richter The season IL to continue until
| July a.
Ernest Van Dyck is trying TO build a
| theater at Ostend which will take all the
! honCrs OF Bayreuth. IL exists as vet only
| on paper, although the tenor says he IL
certain that the scheme will soon be carried
| through
The capital necessary is $500 900 and this
has been divided into 200 shares Of 81, 900 each,
| The cost Of the ground and the building
will be $500, 900. The opera house will be
similar TO that az Bayreuth In It's internal
arrangement and will seat 1900 persons
season is to consist OF twenty-five per-
formAnces every year, beginning In the first
week Of May and continuing 10 August.
In spite Of the dedication Of the theateT
to Wagner and his operas, the first work 70
be sung there will be Don Giovanni, which
will not be entrusted TO German singers
This will be followed by two cycles Of the
Ring. II Ia intended TO give later a cycle
OF the Berlioz operas, including La Damna-
ton de Faust" in operatio form.
Since Jean de Reszke built his famous
opera house in Paris on a sheet Of Gilsey
House paper and outlined plan Of campaign
which remains unfuflled 70 this dRy, public
confidence in tenors' opera houses has net
been great. But NJ. Van Dyck's scheme
is nevertheless interesting
Richard Strauss has finished all but
the final orchestration Of the opera he
founded on Oscar Wilde's play, "Saloms .
The drama has frequently been acte d
with great success in Germany and was
once given in Paris. II IL OF course pro-
hibited in England on account Of its Biblical
~ l. - L
The opera will be sung first in Dresden next
autumn.
Richard Strauss Ia not 10 be the only
conductor Of note In Berlin. Felix Vein
Rartner IL 20 devote all his time to the Royal
symphony concerts Of the opera house
orchestra, having resigned the post Of leader
Of the Kahn concerts in Munich.
JOE JEFFERSON'S BIRTHPLACE.