The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-03-18
GRAND OPERA FESTIVAL.
Lohenerin, Carmen, Tannhaeuser and
La 5oheme to be Given Elaborate
Productions at the Salt Lake The


| Society and music lovers in Salt Lake
and surrounding cities who have been
| looking forward to the coming first
visit of the celebrated Savage English
I grand opera company and orchestra
will he pleased to learn that four of
| the most popular operas in the entire
repertoire of this superb company of
English-singing artists are to be given
new and elaborate scenic productions
at the Salt Lake theatre, beginning
Monday, March q, with a special matt
nee on Wednesday, This will be the
only opportunity afforded music low
| erS in Utah to hear the celebrated
songbirds with this famous organiza-
ton together. with the all-American
chorus of seventy youthful, we'll
schooIed voices, full grand opera or
chestra of forty picked musicians I'M
der two conductors, and elaborate
scenic investiture for each of the OPP
erss in it's repertoire. The company
numbers over $50 people; and requires
special train of fourteen cars for
It's transportation. To present four of
the famous masterpieces by the worlds
greatest composers will tax the stage
facilities of the Salt Lake theatre.
The big company is now concluding
three weeks engagement in San
Francisco, one of the most successful
in its nine years history, and society
and music lovers are in accord in
proclaining this to be the greatest
company Of English-singing artists
ever formed to present the works of
the master. composers in a language
which all can understand.
This will be the first season of grand
opera in Salt Lake since the days of
Emma Juch, and the opening perform
,,-iI
be a rare society as well as musical
event 1t will serve to introduce Mr..
Savage's superb company in Wagner's
most sublime tone drama, ''LohengTin,
that is to be given in it's entirety
including the famous Wedding
March," beautiful song numbers and
all it's sonorous harmonies, exactly as
given at the Metropolitan opera house
in New York. This will be the first
performance of this world-famed mas
terpiece in Salt Lake. The overture
to this master work will start at s
o'clock sharp.
On Tuesday evening, March %, BIZ
Zet's Carmen" will be given, with all
its brilliant scenes and passion-swept
melodies, introducing the great Amer
lean contralto, Marion well, as the
Spanish gypsy.
Wagner's "Tannhauser' will be the
bill at the Wednesday matinee, Wag
merriam conductor Schneck starting the
immortal overture at o'clock sharp.
This masterpiece, with its stirring har
monies, Pilgrims Chorus" and all,
will be given with the same elaborate
ness of detail that marks all of Mr..
Savage's productions.
For the farewell performance, We'd
nesday evening, Puccini's beautiful
La Boheme," the finest masterpiece of
all modern Italian composers, will be
the bill. This delightful opera is de-
scribed as a, tone picture of life in
the Paris Latin quarter, and the pro-
duction was hailed in San Francisco
last week by Mr.. Savage's company as
one of the finest in his entire roper
toire. The cast will be notable, intro
ducing Jean Lane Brooks, Marion
Ivell and other favorites with the COM
pany.
Seats and boxes for the opera fes-
tival will be placed on sale Thursday
morning, March %. and the numerous
inquiries that have been. pouring in for
the past ten days point to a series of
large and brilliant audiences. The scale
of prices will range from $3.50 to so
cents.