The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-04

t~ 'NsS"A1h " IN NNuCdTeul ~ q
Metropolitan Opera House: Ctleas "Adrienne
Lecouvreur." Giordano's Fedora" PuccinI's
Madame Butterfly and -Manon Lescaut," Richard
Strauss's -SAlome." Hector BerlioE's La Damna-
ton de Faust" and Delioes's -Lskme.- The latter
has been sung In the house. but ite revival will be
a novelty 70 most OF tho present operagoers.
The nrst concert OF the Boston symphony Quar-.
tet Will take place at Mendelssohn Hall on Novem-
Der 0 At 8 p. N. The programme will consist Of
Suk's B nat quartet, which will be heard for the
nrst time, SchubeTts quartet movement In C minor
and Franck's plano quintet. Heinrich Gebhard
viii be the pianist.
The nrst concerts OF the Boston Symphony
Orchestra will be given in Carnegie H all on Thurs
day evening, November s. and Saturday afternoon,
November 10. The soloist will be the new conductor.
Carl Muck. or In other words there Will be no solo
LIST. Tho programme at the evening concert will
be Beethoven's NTH symphony and three Wag-
ner numbersr-"Eine Faust overture. "Siegfried
ldyll' and "Meistersinaer" prelude. On Saturday
afternoon the orchestra will play Brahms's c minor
symphony, Webers "Oberon- ovtrture, Sirauss's
Don Juan" and weber's overture to Der FRET
schultz"
W. J. Henderson will deliver a lecture on the
"Salome" OF Richard Strauss at MendelSsohn Hall
on the afternoon OF January II. He will be as.
sisted by Alfred Hertz, conductor at the Metro
politan Opera House. who will furnish some plano
Illustrations of the music. and by Vocslists who
will sing some Of the leading numbers.
Otto Heitzel a distinguished German critic and
pianist. will lecture on Strauss "Salome" at Men.
delSsohn Hall on Thursday afternoon. He will
play his own Illustrations. Mr.. Heitzel has a high
reputation as q lecturer on music.
Nine, Fannie Bloomfield .Zeisler begins an active
season Of concert work At Cleveland on November
Her November engagements Will take her as far
north as Minneapolis. MINI. She will then travel
south rs far as New orlAens and will appear In
New York for the nrst cline in Two seasons after
the holidays.
The Royal Bosses o. tn Barn band is to give a
concert at the Hippodrome this evening. This
will be their only New York appearance as they
are now on their way To Australia 10 open the inter
IN a little English village some $50 years ago and
has taken part Ia several historical events during
Its career. among others the coronation procession
OF George Ill.
Camille Saint -Saens having with his first Ameri-
can appearance inaugurated the winters S rles
OF the New York symphony Orchestrs the second
concerts OF Walter Damrosch's organization will
be given next Saturday evening and next Sunday
afternoon. November 10 and II. with the assistance
OF two more very attractive sOloIsts. The first
Is Nine. Schumann -Heink, whose return to the
concert platform has given pleasure to a great
many metropolitan music lovers, and the second
Is Monsieur George Barrere. who came from the
Paris Opera a year ago 10 become Mr.. Damrosch's
solo nutiSt.
THE Chiidren's Crusade" which the Ontario
Society viii sing at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday even.
ing, December 4 under Frank Damrosch's dIrec-
ton. deals with one OF the most touching episodes
Of the Middle Ages. The pilgrimage across Europe
OF an army Of children. bent upon accompanying
the Holy Sepulchre At Jerusalem. has come down
as one OF the amazing events OF medieval history.
In this new French musical legend, AS the libret.
fist, Marcel Schwoo and the composer, Gabriel
Pierne. have entitled their work, only the main
outlines OF the story are followed. The text and
music aim especially to suggest the mystic power
that drew the little pilgrims from sorrOwing homes
and sustained them through Incredible hardshlps.
The second concert by Victor Herbert ana bis
orchestra a. Days Theatre to night will have
enough OF color TO keep 1t within the popular classin-
cation and with enough OF diversion In the range
OF composers represented TO satisfy the most ardent
seeker after contrasts.
Among the passengers on the steamship Kaise1n
Auguste Victoria, which arrived Yesterday. was
Arthur Hartmann the ~violinist. It is about seven
teen years ago that Hartmann. then a boy OF eight,
laid the foundation OF bis renown on this side of
the Atlantic. Since then he has bcen heard in
coming season he will play in concert from Halifax,
N. S.. TO the Pacific Coast. He will DO accompanied
on his American tour by Adolphe Borschke. a young
Vcnnese. pupil OF Emil Sauer and Leschetizky. who
has Just completed a tour OF Australia and New
Zealand lasting q year and q half.
The GrlenaueT Cello Quartet. consisting OF
Kari GrienAuer. Mark Skalmer. Emil Kun and Vio-
tor WAGNER, a quartet OF four cell. will make their
nrst public appearance in New York al Kari Gte-
nauers cello recital November rs 10 Mendelssohn
Hall.
Conoertgoers should make q note OF the follow
Ing dates OF Sam Franko's concerts Of old music:
r ,ursday evenings, January 3, February "a aud
March %, at Mendelssohn Hall. one OF these dates
Ia different from previous announcements, and
new tickets will be mailed % subscT. hers.
Moritz Rosenthal. the famous plano ~virtuoso.
will appear At Carnegie Hall on Wednesday even
Ing. assisted by Walter Damrosch md the New
YORK symphony Orchestra. lie viii play Choplu's
Z minor concerto. the Brshms-P oganInl Var.
atoms and Ludwig Schytte's 4 sharp minor con
certo.
Edna Richoison. pianist. VHl give = concert A.
Carnegie Hall on Friday night. with orchestra.
She viii play chopir's r minor concerto ana LISTS
Ia Z nat.
The programme for the hrst concert Of The
Knelsel Quartet OF Mcndelssohn Hall on Novem.
Der IS consists OF SchubeTtS ID minor quartet
saint -sasns's piano and cello sonata In c minor
and Gliere's quartet new In \ major. The assist.
ing pianist will be DR.. Otto NeitEel.
His Moneys worth.