Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-27


AZ our leading organists, will give the
"A first of his third series of organ
recitals at Christ church Wednesday
evening. November s. at S:15 o'clock.
Natorp Blumenfeld, violinist, will be the
solost. .,ons
Los Angeles is proud of such musicians
as Mr.. Sessions and wishes him great
success in his rectals, which VIII CON
tinue throughout the season.
Remembering his success of last year
at Pittsburg, his playing of the sreas
organ at Carnegie music hail ana ms
warm reception and artistic playing Oh
the organ at the Auditorium WIN .ne
Symphony orchestra, upon ms retuin ta.i
from Europe last spring, speaks ior nm
a successful season this year.
Miss Katherine d. Hubbard Of chicago
who has a very sweet mezzo-sopr abo s
voice has returned TO Los Anseles ioi
the winter to study vocal music ana IN
depreciation.
The nremiere of a new opera, "Anima
Infratee', CThe Bruised SouD, by Ettore
Bellini, a very young composer was nelu
recentIv at the Theatre Mercandante OF
Naples,
Miss MYRTLE Elvyn, an American pianist
who will nuke her debut with tne
Thomas orchestra early in November, Is
one of the most beautiful young women
on the stage. They say in Berlin sne Is
a brilliant pianist
ovid Musin is coming to the United
States to play in concerts and to give ms
recital lecture or the History OF tne
Violin" 1t IS about ten years since
Musin toured the eastern states, lie mas
been in Europe as leading professor VI
the superior class of violin in the Lieee
Royal conservatory
Nine. Gadski returned from san Dleso
Thursday afternoon, spending the resl
of the day at the Alexandria ana was
guest of honor at the Shriners pan
Thursday evening Nine. Gadski wishes
tn buv = home IT. Los Angeles. having
several beautiful bungalows in view. AS
vet nothing has been decided as to which
one she will purchase. She LETT lot I'll
Paso and New Orleans Friday morning.
en- route to Chicago.
Caruso is said to have wept in Buda-
pest when an empty house faced him at
his appearance there last week
Mime. Nordica announces that she VIII
We an open air performance OF Lonen-
erjnT at "Bayrcuth1 1on-the- Hudson next
May She will sing Elsa and Constantine
(the tenor with the San Carlo opera
company will sing Lohengrin
notice from Milan says Puccini is
studying English. He wishes TO DC au,e
to speak it by the time he undertakes
his next trip 20 conduct his new opera,
.The Girl from the Golden West.
The Joseph Sheehan opera company mad
great success in Cleveland, Ohio, during
the early fall.
Miss Bessie Abbott is having great
s.-ccess everywhere. One critic speaks
of her voice as "one of the hnest Color
atura sopranos he has heard in twenty
wears and says ''her tones are as pure
and limpid as a spring and her staccato
runs as crystalline as frozen dewdrops.
He also speaks in highest praise OF the
tenor with the company, Gastellano' ana
of his beautiful voice.
Szumowska, thu pianist, had great sue
cess October with the Philharmonic
orchestra in London. She played the &
minor Saint-Saens concerto.
..su<[ne. Schunann-Heink gave a recital
Ihicago October 90
e. sembrich will give recital In
hso today
Nine. Calve sings in Chicago October
30, en- Route to the coast. Calve Will sing
in Los Angeles December Is.
Francis Macmillan, the violinist, is
scoring success every place he appears.
The Boston critics unanimously COM
mend this artist. The. Boston Journal
saws: "Macmillsn will develop into the
greatest of our native violinists"
"Players in Viennese theater orchestra
will now be able to revel in luxury,
says Finck jokingly. Heretofore they
..,.Ixr from
now on when one of them is called on
to play a solo behind the scenes he will
get 40 cents extra and If the solo is
on the stage the sum will be increased
to the dizzy height of 80 cents" No
wonder they all come over here-those
who can get here-and are the first to
demand dollars where they commanded
only cents in their own country.
Tetrazzini, who is probably the fore
most Italian coloratura soprano of the
day is one of the new singers engaged
at Covent Garden She Is to sing in the
title parts of "Rigoletto," La Boheme''
and La Traviata."
Puccini's "Tcsca' has been prohibited
in Moscow by the police of that city.
The reason given for placing the ban on
this work, which has never before met
with opposition, is not the murder of
Scarpia by Tosca, but the shooting of
Cavaradossi by court martial. Only with
this third act entirely rewritten can the
opera ever be given there.
The new opera of Siegfried Wagner,
"Sternengebot," will be given it's first
hearing in Nuremberg next January.
The student of singing should attend
as often as possible the performances
given here by the Milan opera company.
1t is of educational value to you. Study