The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-08-08
A CONFERENCE
TAKES PLACE
Plan is Adopted Making the
Metropolitan the Center
Of Movement
IN THE UNITED STATES
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CARLSBAD, Austria. Aug. s.
Messrs. Gatti- casazza. DippoI and
Kahn met in conference this morning
to discuss measures for increasing the
influence and scope Of the Metropoli-
tan Opera OF New York city in fos.
tering operate are and culture. A
plan was adopted for making the
Metropolitan the centre of a national
movement for extending opera
throughout the Unified States. The
plan is modelled after the university
extension idea. One general object
Is to create universal interest in
aperatic chorus singing.
Hitherto in the United States Choir
al effort has confined itself exclusive
ly to oratorio. Now an organized ef-
fore is to be effected inviting general
attention to the beauties and delights
OF operate singing. L0cal musical
societies are to he induced to study
operas suggested BY an advisory coun-
Gil composed of competent authori-
ties. Preparations for the perform
ance of an opera may be carried as
far as local talent sind enthusiasm
Will permit. AS far as possible the
Metropolitan Opera will, whenever re-
qucsted, lend its corporation by
sending efficient soloists and furnish
ing Whatever else may he requisite
to enable satisfactory performance.
Communities that are favorably sit
uated may want whole cast includ-
Ing scenery, the visiting cast compris-
ing a small stock chorus of experts
to act as leaders OF the local chorus
with which 1t is combined.
A National League.
A National League of Metropolitan
Opera Clubs will carry the plan into
operation. Lectures, illustrated by
Photographic records and stereopticon
slides picturing scenes from the op-
eras, will be supplied to promote the
organization OF local clubs for the
study and performance of the opera.
"a graded list Of operas recommend
ed for study will be issued. Advice
will be furnishe das to where and
how reliable vocal scores OF these
operas may be obtained, and what
omissions, II any, may he found ad-
visable. Plans for suitable produc-
ton of opera will be suggested,
whether with or without scenic rep
reservations, performances varying
according to the financial ability and
willingness of localities, from oper-
attic concert of opera in concert form,
to the staging of whole acts, and the
giving of an entire opera.
Museum and Library.
A museum and library is to be de-
veloped, possibly in connection with
the new theatre. for the collection of
books. manuscripts, photographs, cos
tunes and whatever else may be
helpful to the fullest obtainable in
formation converting opera in all
Its bearings. With 1t will be con-
nected bureau of information for
the use Of members Of the National
League OF metropolitan Opera Clubs.
Some of the beneficial purposes
which the managers Of the Metropoli-
tan Opera expect to accomplish
through the working of the educa-
tlonal enterprise are these: Greater
number of people may became ac-
quainted with the delights of opera,
to the enrichment of their lives. A
stimulus will be afforded to the idea
of private and public endowment of
opera in many localities. A wide
spread interest in opera will bring
out original effort along operatic
Lines SO that the numbers OF Ameri-
can writer's on ltbretto and composers
Of music will grow and American
artists may increasingly compete with
artists of other countries
In Winning Honors
in the field OF operate creation and
Interpretation. Incidentally the
Metropolitan Opera hopes to solve
that troublesome problem OF recruit
Ing an intelligent chorus without
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