Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-20
Musical World


"a week to home products and the
"a boosting of the same throughout
Los Angeles. Besides commercialism
there are other matters of weight in
Los Angeles which call for considera-
ton; music and the arts stand for
much in this community, and among
our musical organizations there is none
that has done so much for the adver-
Using of Southern California as has
the Los Angeles Symphony orchestra,
now inaugurating it's twelfth success
sive season this afternoon at the Audi
forum, '"Theater Beautiful" at 3
o'clock. Harley Hamilton, who or
ganized the Symphony orchestra, Is
still it's director, and the seventy men
under his baton will give on this &C.
icasion q most interesting and COM
plete orchestra program.
In addition to the instrumental num-
bers the organization will present to
the public one of the greatest Of all
American singers, Emilio de Gogorza,
baritone, who will sing Massenet's
"Vislons Fugitive" and Leoncavallo's
prologue to "Pagliacci."
The house has been practically sold
out, the prices within the reach of all,
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friends are making this musical home
duet a veritable triumph. The pro-
gram numbers are as follows:
PART I.
Ramayana suite in Ave scenes. l,
Ayodhya at Daybreak; 2, Rama and
sta in the Forest; 8, The Monkey
War; 4, Mandodaris Lament; 5, The
Return to Ayodhya. Observation-Disclosures.
Observation-Disclosures. Bertram Shapleigh
Prologue from Pagliacci ....... .Leoncavallo
PART II.
Vorspiel to Lohengrin .............W wagner
Visions Fugitive ................. Massenet
Symphony No in A minor, Op. SIS,
Introduction, allegro appassionata,
adagio, scherzo presto. finale pres
ttssimo ................... Saint-oaehs
Soloist, Emilio de Gogorza, baritone.
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The Lambardi grand opera season at
Panama is drawing to close, and the
company will soon embark on a 340O
mile ocean voyage en- route to San
Diego, where the United States tour
will begin Christmas night The COM
pany will open in Los Angeles in the
Mason opera house the Monday follow
ing and will give nine performances,
nine appearances and three matinees.
The reorganized Lambardi company
will offer the musical people of Los
Angeles what is promised to be the best
italian grand opera company ever
brought to the United States. In ad-
dition to the singers belonging to the
company, Lambardi brings with him
five artistes from La Scala theater who
have been especially engaged for this
tour of the states. Signor Lambardi
who has spent the summer in thor
oughly reconstructing and disciplining
his chorus, has had the cooperation of
Signor Giovanni Baravelli, one Of
Italy's greatest chorus maestros, and as
a result the chorus shows to remark
able degree fine harmonization, splen-
did technique and precision. Another
feature of interest will be a local or
chestra of forty musicians.
Among the principals of the company
we are to hear Nine. Campoli, who is
announced as one of the most brilliant
dramatic sopranos; Nine. Celia Ia
manti Zavaschi a truly great lyric So
prano Eugenia Battain, declared by
italian critics marvellous lyric tenor
of superb artistry; Alessandro Scala
bini, splendid actor with a robust
tenor voice. capable of taking the most
difficult of the tenor roles, and again,
after two years of unparalleled Eu-
ropean success, the great baritone, An
cello Antola. We will also hear again
Paolo Wulman, Artidoro Mauceri, Ester
Farribina, Giuseppe Pimazzona and
others. Among those joining the com
pany in San Diego are Nine. Frau, lyric
soprano; Mile Dolores, contralto; Sig
nor Girardi, lyric tenor; Signor MARITIME,
basso, and Signor Caronda, baritone.
The scenery and costumes are new
and the productions as promised will he
a rare treat. The repertoire incldes the
standard operas and several novelties