Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-28
owing to an indisposition which pre-
vented her travelling

owing TO an indspositlon which pre-
vented her travelling.
Madame Eames has signed n con-
tract with Heinrich Conreid TO sing
with the Metropolitan opera company
next season in her usual repertoire, to
which she may add Gluck's Armide.
Sir Edward Elgar the well-known
choral composer of England, arrived
on the Celtic on April IA to conduct
his own compositions at the Cincin-
natl Music festival from May 1 10 6,
Madame Schumann- Helnk arrived In
New York on the Butcher on Sunday
morning, to take possession of the es
tate she recently purchased at Pater-
son, n. j. She Is accompanied by
three OF her children.
Leoncayallo has gone to Spain TO
study the people their customs. ana
especially their folk-songs, before writ
ing his new opera. "Figaro's Youth"
He hopes according to an interviewer)
TO produce n work which will occupy
the same place In opera comique ar
Bizet's Carmen does In dramatic OPP
eral" Leoncayallo always was noted
Tor MS mOdesty
II is stated by some foreign journals
that the Paganini family are about to
send to London, for sale by auction, an
the musical Instruments left by their
famous relative. II is not expected
that there will be many bidders. since
the family have determined to disposo
Of the whole in one lot, and their re-
SarVa nriCp liz 2A0 900 francs
The fourth anniversary of the death
OF Verdi has been celebrated at Rom
cole, where the COMPOSER was born.
In his will he left a small yearly in
come TO so poor families who. 20 show
their gratitude. have placed a COM
memorative tablet on his birth house
The cure Of the village and these
humble folk assembled in front of the
house, kneeling and offering prayers,
after which the tablet was unveiled.
Manager Charles Strine, with his vast
bills and ungiven performances must be
facing financial ruin. The tour to the
west, of the Metropolitan Opera COM
pany, was purchased by him from Mr.
Conreld, and the New York impressario
had no responsibility whatever. The
entire repertoire of the company was
20 have been given In San Francisco.
All the properties, costumes and scene
~ Of the Metropolitan opera House
were stored at the Grand-which Is now
a pile of bricks and ashes.
Verdi's opera, Don Carlos" has been
revived at Monte Carlo This work,
50 long neglected, was produced In 1867
at the Grand Opera, Paris, with. AZ
many readers may remember, no grea,
success a French writer accounts fol
it's comparative failure on the ground
that it was the beginning OF q new
manner" and therefore appeared
strange to the unaccustomed public. He
claims that the features which then
called forth censure. or, at any rate,
Indifference, are those which have now
come into fashion. However that may
be, Don Carlos" had a warm reception
OH the Mediterranean shore.
The kaiser has examined and APP
proved the plans OF new Royal opera
house for Berlin When this house IL
built the present opera house will BE-
used exclusively for Wagner perform
ances. and the new house for the works
Of other composers. Another Royal
house Il that known as "Krolls." where
only light and comic opera Is performed
In summer, But In addition to the royal
houses, Berlin boasls of thee other
theaters devoted 10 opera. There Is