Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-10
The Musical w orId

nISPHAM is engaged by Hammer
stein for some of the German operas
~ later in the season at the Manhattan
opera house.
The first concert of the season by the
Womans orchestra of Los Angeles was
given in Simpson auditorium last even
ing, when dramatic reading was intro
duced with orchestral accompaniment
The poem was "Bergliot' by bjornsterne
Bjornson. and the music, which was
beautiful bv Edward Grieg, read by Miss
Cora Foy. Her reading was dramatic
and the orchestra supported her well.
s.
| The Boursen Courier publishes a state
ment. says the Berlin critic, from what
| it. declares to be trustworthy source,
that an American company has acquired
la block at the western end of Inter den
Linden upon which it is proposed to
erect a new opera house to cost $S, 900,
ground for which will be broken in the
spring.. 1t seems they need us Ameri-
cans in Europe equally as bad as we
think we need the foreign singers here.
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The Apollo club will give it's first ora
torio of the season at the Shrine temple
December r. Soloists are Mrs. G. Clark
Wilson, Chicago soprano; Miss Estelle
Heartt contralto; Abraham Miller, tenor,
and Charles Bowes basso.
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Judging by the frequency of Aida
performances at both of the New York
opera houses, the melodic opulence and
atmospheric coloring of this offspring of
Verdfs mature genius retain a strong
hold on the musical affections of the,
public. Nordica and zenatello. the new
tenor, appear in aida" at every per-
formance at the Manhattan.
So
A New York critic says: Zone of the
most delightful exhibitions of vocal art
ever heard at the Metropolitan was af-
forded by the performance of Rigoletto'
on Friday evening, when Alessandro
Bonc. making his first appearance, sang
the tenor role"
The Los Angeles symphony orchestra
will give it's second concert Friday after
noon. A fine program has been arranged
and we expect great things from the or
chestra Los Angeles is so proud of. Mrs.
Raymond is the solost.
De Pachmann. the pianist, just bought
a diamond of sapphire blue for which he
paid $4,000 He has one of the finest
collections of precious stones in the
world.
Another American singer Marion Ivel,
is engaged for Nantes. appearing there
in fifteen different roles during the com
ing season. Her voice is a beautiful rich
contralto. She was formerly with the
Savage company in this country and has
been for the past year a pupil of Jean
de Reszke in Paris
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Cowen, the song writer, has his epi-
taph all ready, says London corre-
spondent.
guished composer-conductor has written
his own epitaph and. according to the
Daily Telegraph, 1t now only remains
for him to set 1t to music The lines run
as follows:
"Killed by Landon Ronald, in the zenith of
| his fame, 190-
Onlooker! Meath this stone lie
Because voices would I try
| He set them for whim;
In fury may they Land-on himl"
And thereby hangs tale.
Landon Ronald. who is one of the busy
musicians that yet find time to write of
their art, suggested recently in an article
in the Onlooker. as a possible solution of
the overcrowding of the profession by
"incompetents. that a committee should
be formed of three or four unbiased au-
thorities," who would meet once week
"for the purpose of hearing certain
number of young people and deciding
whether their talents warranted their
adopting singing as profession" mu-
sician like DR. Cowen, it was added. was
one whose opinion would be invaluable to
beginners.
| Apparently DR.. Cowen was greatly
alarmed by the welkmeant suggestion as
he plaintively asks Mr.. Ronald why his
life should be made greater burden to
him than 1t is already an. says further
IF refuse to hear all the singers who
will want to sing to me my life will not
do hear them l shall die of exhaustion
and worry"
:. Charles Drew. light opera singer who