Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-09-12
The Musical w ord


The Apollo club held its first rehearsal
Monday night with about 14O voices to
begin with. Messiah will be given
Christmas week and Redemption"
(Gounods) is one Of the works for the
season. If possible 1t wishes to give
the Messiah at the new Shriners' tenn
pie on West Jefferson street. This, how
ever, will have to be decided later. Prof.
Davis personally examines every voice
before admitting applicants to the club.
Madame Melba was called to Australia
the middle of August, owing to the i'll
health of her father. She will remain
in Melbourne until late in the fall Her
manager, G. A. Ellis, says in a personal
letter Madame Melba plans to arrive in
America early in January and will take
her place as principal soprano of the
Manhattan opera house, New York city.
AS to her doing any concert work this
season 1t is rather doubtful, owing to
her duties at the Manhattan being very
taxing.
Over seventy concerts have been booked
for Paderewski by his manager, G. A.
Ellis of Boston. He will arrive in this
country near. the end of October and
will remain until May. This is the
fourth American tour Mr.. Ellis has di-
rected and successful as were the others
he assures us this will surpass all of
them
The conductor of the Boston symphony
orchestra, DIR. Kari Muck, has spent the
summer at Bebelbad in Austria. He
sails for this country soon bringing all
the new members of the orchestra with
him, having been engaged by him per-
sonally.
Good for Herr Conried. He is to give
us some new operas this season. We
hope Well hear something new on the
coast. / heard Mary Garden in Louise"
in Paris two years ago and was de-
lighted with her work, her voice and
the opera. Puccini's new opera, ''Marie
Antoinette," will be produced in addition
to Catallini's "Loreley,' Iris" and
"Adrienne Lecouvreur."
A new musical comedy at the Herald
Square 'theater in New York called 1.-THE
season there. Connie Ediss, considered
the best Coincidence in England, has
been brought over to support Lew Fields.
Speaking of the singing voice, why not
have a musical speaking voice? Miss
Blanche Stoddard, who Is creating such
furore at the Belasco this week. has
one of the most musical, beautiful, rich
speaking voices I ever heard.
Legrand Rowland, the American i'm
presario, has arrived in Milan, Italy,
with his company of singers from the
United States and has completed ar
rangements for eighty performances.
Wonder who his artists are and how
the Italians will receive Americans?
"Diabolo'' Is the craze among American
musicians in Switzerland this summer,
so says Musical America. What on earth
is that popular game, anyway?
Grand opera again for San Francisco.
lombard company leave Genoa for an
extended tour. At the close of the en-
gagement In the north they will come to
Los Angeles and then go to South
America.
Tito Ricordi praises a new opera by
Albert Mildenberg called Eve" Mr..
Mildenberg refuses to have this opera
produced in any Italian city but Milan.
There is where the representative critics
are.
Grand opera in English is making
steady progress in London.
The score of Handels Messiah, was
bought by Mr.. Reid for $500 in London