Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-16


| not sing for several weeks as result
of his accident in Hoboken last week
| received some compensation wednesday
| in the shape of a letter from Frau Co
| sima Wagner, saying that she counted on
him to appear next summer at Bayreuth
| as Parsifal and Siegfried. Mr.. Burg
staler cabled his acceptance.
! This ends famous operate quarrel.
Burgstaller was trained at Bayreuth,
made his debut and gained his reputation
there. Nine. Wagner never forgave him
for singing Parsifal at the Metropolitan,
although the tenor protested that Mr..
Conried had compelled him to appear
in the opera. Last summer they met
for the first time since "Parsifal was
sung here Both Siegfried Wagner and
| Nine Wagner heard Burgstaller's eX-
PLANTATION and the result will be the re-
appearance of the singer in the festival
performances next summer.
| -E.-
A delightful program to be given by
the Treble Clef club January IA:
Edward Baxter Perrys descriptive analysis,
read by Carrie Stone Freeman
Sketch of Grleg and his works, Mrs Ora
Piano (a) schmetterling: (b) To Spring
with analysis), Opus. ~, No. 6, Mrs NJ Hen
MON Robinson
| in 1s76) OBJ Elm schwan" composed in 1870
Miss Marguerite Cooper accompanied by Miss
| Peck.
Piano. March of the Dwarfs," Mrs NJ
Peer Gynt suite with descriptive analysis)
| opus 46 ta) Peer Gynt and Ingrid; OBJ Troll
| dance: (c1 Death of Ase; I'D Anitra's dance
| Mrs NJ Hennion Robinson.
Song. Solviegs song, Mrs. Frances thorough
man.
Song, ~ Morning; tg) Storm; (h) Sunshine
| song transcription, Mrs. NJ. Hennion Robin
| son,
Song, Cradle Song"
Song, Itch Liebe Dich," Mrs. Frances Thor
| oIghman.
Piano Bridal Procession Opus. 10, No. 3
| Mrs. NJ. Hennion Robinson
81
La Scala has begun its winter season
of opera The close of the autumn season
was marked by the 500th performance
in Milan of "Cavalleria Rusticana," Mas
cagni himself conducting. During the
new term but one novelty will be pro-
duced, and that is Mancinellfs "Paoio
q Francesca" Genoas Teatro Carlo
Felice. on the other hand, shows much
more progressive spirit. 1t will introduce
to the Genoese Wagner's Tristan una
Isolde% and Humperdinck's "Hansel und
GreteI'' and Pacherotto's new four-act
opera 'Fidelberga Mia" which is mu-
steal setting of new edition OF Meyer
Forsters familiar play of German stu
dent life, Alt Heidelberg
DR.. Jules Jordan of Providence has
| sent a copy of his song Loves Phil
osophy" to Rome to Secretary Johnson
of the Realistically memorial. me
words are by Shelley and 1t was sent IN
response to a request for the work, which
is desired for the memorial. quite an
honor for an American composer
| s.
Carl Meisel died in Boston January 4.
He has been a teacher of distinction IN
that city for half a century and was
one of the original members OF the 6oso
tor symphony orchestra. He was ~
years old
The New York Evening Post says: The
friendly nature of the Pacific cruise Is
somewhat belied by the fact that there
are twenty-six mechanical pianos WIN
| the fleet"
The Milan opera company is now in
New Orleans at the French opera house.
Padovani, Parola Signorini and all the
stars are with them
| q
| Rosenthars success in New York is
recorded. The young 'cellist has an eX-
| collent tone and a scholarly style and
hi, intonation was remarkably true, says
| the Courier.
| Through the northwest for the past six
months there has gradually crept into
| the musical journals the name or Adela
| Verne. and always in the most compli-
| mpntary manner The critics have all
united in saying that she is one of the
most consummate pianists they have yet
heard and that sho stands today the
| equal If not the superior, OF Madame
Zeisler and with the exception OF
Madame Carreno Adela Verne is I'M
doubtedly the greatest woman pianist OF
| the age.
Coming a strar ger to the Pacific coast
six months ago, Adela Verne today has
won position among western artists that
it has taken others years to obtain MISS
| Verne has recently been heard In san
Francisco, and Alfred Metzger ard other
| critics of that city have given her UNI
stinted praise. She zones to Los An
geles in a most quiet manner and Will
| be heard In recital tonight at Simpson
| auditorium in a program Which I'M
doubtedly one of the strongest ever pre-
scented in this city.
| Adela Verne has frequently appeared
| with the violinist Ysaye and Is consld-
| cred by Paderewski to be the best wo-
man pianist in England She plays as
no other woman pianist can piay-in ev-
cry note is the Verne personality one
| great reason for her mastery over her
| audiences is 10 be found in an unparal-
! leled personal magnetism The moment
her fingers touch the keys she grips her
/
prising.
Miss Verne has the most masculine
touch of any woman tina. is now before
| the musical public. Her lingering Is
clean cut and strong. at times giving
| one the impression tina. her work Is
being reinforced by full orchestra. and
still again she possesses touch that Is
as light and delicate as the human hand
| seems able to make it Her program
numbers for tonight are as follows;
organ prelude ami fugue in A minor Bach
| ARRANGED for the piano by Liszt)
| .,orao a, q ............ Beethoven
Turkish dance ..................'' beetnoVeh
| ARRANGED by Rubinstein from THE Ruins
1 Of Athens.')
| CARNIVAL, OPP. (scenes "Mignones' .schumann
Sonata, Op. IS Snopn
THE Wind ..-. .Alkan
nvoct,rne ga Dream of Love )........ Lsszt
isf1anee Of the Gnomes ............... Iiszt
| wedding march and fairies dance Qrom
IA Midsummer Nights Dream )........
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