The sun., 1908-12-06

Perhaps some day my play Rahu'
und Mahulena' may he acted, 1t is 6
Bohemian fairy story have written aftel
the fashion of Maeterlnck. ....
you see have plenty to keep me busy
For that reason have never had the leas
| part of my time to spare for society
Friends that are inspiring, congenial anc
| appreciative-they and my work make
my world busy
Yet the young singer. who is now just
about to begin her thirtieth year. hndl
time to think of her roles and to form very
decided impressions concerning them
II was surprising to hear that for a 80
prano who might aspire to sing the greater
Wagnerian characters she found nothing
Of interest in the role Of Brdnnhiide.
Il am not a dramatic soprano in the
ordinary sense of that term she ex-
planned. Il have always thought that my
best achievements would be on the border
line between the lyric and the dramatic
In no case however. should Using Brann'
hide in any of the Nibelungen operas.
"She is too divine for me, too much Of a
goddess. must have little more human
passion and life. In the case OF Isotdt
there is a great difference.
Whether shall ever sing the role OF
not remains to be seen. have only done
the 'Liebestod' in public so far, But
Isolde is Just as noble and exalted G:
Brlnnhiide and is in addition a human
being.
-Of the four Wagnerian characters that
l sing possibly Sentd Is the most inter-
esting TO me. There is so much to in
spire the singer in the mystic. supernatural
love OF this girlfor the man that abe has
never seen and is willing to lose her
life for.
There are delightful moments too in
the character OF Eta. although there is
nothing dramatic in the role. Perhaps a
beautiful head OF yellow hair is the most
important thing about Etsd. yet have
always found inspiring parts in the re-
cital. And in the role Of Elizabeth there
ought to be every opportunity for the
actress who tries to draw the picture OF
the gradual change from the loving.
pure hearted girl into the ascetic who has
lost everything in life but her faith and
dies with only that to console her. find
the womanhood OF these characters more
interesting to the artist than the later
heroines, except Isolde
Nine. Destinn has ended her contract
with the Royal Opera House in Berlin
although she has still an agreement tc
return for six weeks. After she has suns
those performances any future engage
ments will be the result Of new contracts
But Mime. Destinn expects to go TO Beriir
frequently between her appearances hert
and at Covent Garden. ~
She is under contract here for Ave year.
at the Metropolitan il both she and Mr.
Dippe, are satisfied to continue the orig
inal arrangement under which she came
here. She hopes that after a while she
may be allowed to sing in "Madama But
terly,- which is one OF her best known
characters. She created the roe at th'
first performance in London.
"Ihave always wanted to sing the Mdnof
OF Puccini as we'll" she said, for that y
real woman. The Massenet heroin'
is too much of boudoir or hothoust
character to be very inspiring
Il have not the least interest in Toscd
She is a figure Of the theatre cut out o.
the same pasteboard as all the rest OF tn,
Sardou women. and not alive. only moves
about to fit in the scheme Of the plot
don't know why l arm not more cage
to sing Donna Anna, but take much more
pleasure out Of Gluck's Armide.
There is fine sweep about the serbs
women in the Meyerbeer operas arti
fcial as they are. and being. drawn OF
those broad lines gives them a dignity
that makes them possible. don't know