Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-07
The Musical w orld


NyHE Leeds festival is on in England,
The death of Grieg was the cause OF
Il serious disappointment at this festi-
val this year, as so much of the pro-
gram has been arranged with the view of
his presence. His absence was keenly
felt.
One of the sopranos, who is great
fayorite, Agnes Nichols, was unable to
sing owing to serious throat trouble. The
weather was very wet. But out or all TINS
series of misfortupes the festival came
triumphant. The Leeds choral work Is
among the best in England. The chorus
gave a new work, although 1t had been
given last spring at the same festival.
"The Sinfornia Sacra," by Sir Hubert
Parry. Plunkett Greene was one OF the
soloists. "Dolorosa" (setting Of this
hymn by Sir Charles Stanford) and
Grieg I'm Memoriam" marked the great
day of the festival. The first great
Leeds festival was held in 1858 and was
opened by Queen Victoria.
Isidore Luckstone is the chosen. accom-
PIANIST for Mime. Sembrich on her tour.
I like La Forge, who appeared here with
Gadski, even better than do Lucks0ne.
On the White Star liner Majestic the
following Manhattan opera singers ar
rived last week: MugnoZ, Trentini Zep-
uilli, Venturini Severina and Giaconia.
Richard Strauss new opera, Electra" I"
is planned for an early hearing in the
coming year. The debut will occur either
at Berlin or Dresden and Strauss him
self says of it: MAN wird sich bel der
Electra noch viel mehr wundern ais bel
der 'Salome.'"
William Tappert the renowned German
critic and great Wagner authority, died
in Berlin October 27
Below give the official program of the
Beyreuth festival for 1908:
'Lohengrin," July %; "Parsifal," July
%; "Rheingold." July rs; "wallure, .
July 26: "Siegfried, ~ July 27; "Gotterdam-
merung," July 2S; "Lohengrin," July 81;
"Parsifal," August / "Parsifal," August
| A; "Lohengrin,'' August 5; "Parsifal,' Au-
gust 7; "Parsifal," August s.; "Parsifal,'
August II; 'Lohengrin," August IL
.Rheingold," August IA; "Walkure," Ap-
gust Is; "siegfried, August IS; "Gotter-
dammerung," August II; "Lohengrin, :
August 10; "Parsifal" August 20.
| Alex Stewart of Oakland, CAL, a violin
| ist. has lust completed trip through the
music centers of Europe picking up sta
tistics and interesting facts concerning
musicians interesting to Americans
| It has always been considered very diff
ficult for an American to get even a
hearing In either Germany or France, but
| that time has surely passed, for these
countries with Italy are opening their
eyes to the young but ever insistent pos
sibilities of Americans as artistic musi-
clans. In Germany alone, states Mr..
Stewart there are forty leading roles be-
| ing sung by American ARTISTS, CHIEF
among whom are Frances Maclennan'
Geraldine Farrar and Putnam Griswold.
In France there are, perhaps. few less
Americans in leading roles than in Ger
many, yet the list is long. A letter just
from Milan, an old home of the best
in the Italian school of music states that
the new operas of the season there is one
by an American composer Mr.. Stewart
ended his observations by saying that
never In the history of music was there
greater promise for young musicians,
well backed up with good educations and
keen judgment, than the present.
Mary Gardner has made hit in Brus-
sells at the Theatre de la Monnais as
Marguerite in Faust
Nine. Schumann-Heink is touring the
south November and December going as
f~r nr --rr.~orner-- VI. = f+rr Hrcrr-