Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-18
Special Correspondence.

~ nearly upon us, Berlin is again
IL taking on the activity OF the
musical metropolis that she Is,
as vacation Is only Of two months
duration and will be at an end on Aug.
Is.
This date marks the opening Of the
big Royal opera house for another long
season. lasting ten whole months. The
news has reached here that Mr. Con-
ried and Mr. Hammerstein are talking
OF making the New York season Is
instead Of l6 weeks as formerly. Ber-
lin is helpless as far as increasing the
season is concerned unless some good
astronomer VIII step forward and add
two or three more cool months TO
our calendar. With grand opera
running every evening from Aug. 10
TO June 8. Il win be- readily seen
that about an Of the agreeable time
available has been utilized Mr.. Con-
ried has been kind TO New York and
Al the same time very unkind 20 Ber-
lin. by coming over and Offering such
Turing the majority Of cur very best
singers over % his show grounds.
Miss Farrar the rage OF Monte Carlo
and a great fayorite here has been
captured and viii sing only few
times here at the beginning and again
40 the close Of the season. Frau
Plaischiuger. the only FIRST class Isolde
and Brunnhilde we could boast or
hsa
dollar Fraulein Destiun has been IN
Bona0n for sonC time and viii also
go TO New York later On the fan. We
rejoice over the fact that the Berlin
management came back az them 10
some extent and secured Edyth Wal
ker for the season here. The other
new arrivals have not been announced
rs yet and we are hoping that We
shall Doe successful IN having secured
as many good artists as We are losing.
AMERICANS ~ DEMAND.
An OF the student body would re-
joice in the arrival OF some Of our
very successful American gire now
singing on the Continent Every opera
house OF any importance whatever.
from Milan 20 Christisnia and Peters,
burgh 20 Lisbon. can boast Of having
or having had its American girl as
leading soprano. The Young ladies
have So far hidden their brother from
over the sea, and American male
voices are few and FAR between while
the ladies are Zoo evidence everywhere.
and each passing year adds many 20
the throng Last season IN Berlin we
had Farrar. Paris, Bessie Abbott and
Mary Garden. Vienna. Carrie Bridewen
Though not a soprano, she created a
wonderful impression On her beautiful
contraltO roles) Yoonne De Treyllle.
and Miss Gilbert. were both travelling
during the entire season aud filed en-
gagements in AN the larger cities. The
list could be made 10 cover pages and
these mentioned are only some Of the
leading ones.
CONCERTS GALORE.
Besides the lovely grand opera en-
ioyed all over Europe last season.
there was no visible dearth of con-
certs, and Judging from Berlin. con-
cert agents and artists were evidently
very busy Berlin can boast of bon the
Of 500 concerts. GER
tainly under this heading come good.
bad and al' others. sun the majority
were first class. and many were simply
wonderful
GIANT OF THE KEYBOARD.
In the piano concerts over entire
Europe GodoWsky easily carried away
the honors. both artistically aud nnan-
cially. playing naWless programs To
crowded houses everywhere. n this
wonderful comparatively young. giant
o. the keyboard, as he Is known here.
continues 90 60 forward 80 as hard 10
estimate the perfection he VIII De- able
TO attain. For the past five years he
has been doing things which artists
40 that time q years agol said were
Impossible. and IS stiil finding new
conquests. lie has the reputation here
or being the most wonderful pianist |
now before the public America VIII
evidently wait some time 20 hear him
as he has already booked 90 European
concerts for next season.
PREMIER CONCERTS.
The orchestral concerts Of Nlicklsch
and Weincartner were mp 90 their usual
standard Of excellence. The Nickisch
concerts are considered % be the pre-
mlrf concerts of Europe. while the
Wen GARNER series can boast o. one Of
,he leading, u not the leading conductor
j. The world, Herr Wengartner has
twice resigned and has been twice de-
med. and we are hoping that 81 a Lave |
suit crsucs during the summer relative |
10 his remaining again this winter. that |
Weingartner viii lose his case and IN
20 doing please a vast majority % the
musical loving public here. The opera
house management claim that his con- |
tract with them Is. and win remain ~ |
force until b. expires, which Is some
time set
Az uIy rate. the outlook Tor the CONF
Ing sea'on is exceptionally bright.
NEW CONCERT HALLS.
Three rev concert halls viii be- add |
I'd during the coming season. One bull. |
by our own Eliano company of New /
York, one by the Blutuer Piano COM |
1lny and one hy the scharwenka Cone /
sersatory These. with the dozen or 90 /
already here. viii give ample space for |
al audiences.
ABOUT UTAH COLONY.
our little colony. which only a short |