The sun., 1909-12-19
NEWS or OPERA IN EUROPE
NINE. SEMBPTCH WONT SING
AT THE MOzART FESTIVAL.

1 IN Es
AT THE MOZAKT FESTIVAL.
Lattle Suceess So var for D'Aibert's New
Opern-sepranos Rebei &C ''Etectra"
work Of American singers Abreasi
"A New Paris Triumph f0r N0ugoues.
The withdrawal Of Mime. Senbrioh's Q
name from the list OF singers toappeer In
the Mozart festival at Salzburg next
summer has just been explained. The
absence OF the most noted Mozart singer
OF her day seems to be duo TO Disagree
nsnt with Mime. Lehman. who has
charge OF the performances. the purpose
of which is to raise money for building
Mozart Museum. Geraldine Farrsr.
Johanna Gadski. Fricda Hempei and
Lilli Lehman are to be the leading women
singers in the performances OF Don
Giovanni" and lie Nozze di Figaro
Nine. Lehman wrote TO Mime. Sembrich
asking her to contribute her services.
The Polish soprano answered that
he would be very happy to sing in
the concert and to appear a. Susdnndh
In -Le Nozze di Figaro. q role which has
been identified with her since the begin
ming OF her career. That offer did not
appeal to Mme Lehmann. who wrote In
reply to Nine. Sembrich that she would
be delighted to have her sing at the con-
cert to be given in connection with the
festival but that it would be impossible
for her 10 sing the part OF the serving maid
In the Beaumarchais comedy as she had
made other arrang ements.
Nine. Scmbrich in return insisted that
IL anybody sang Sasannah 1t should be
she. Mime. Lehman 3 response was char
ecteristic. !. came in the form Of q re-
quest to Nine. Sembirch TO answer yes
or no whether or not she would sing at
the concert,
mo. Marcella Sembrich." was the brief
nessage that closed the negotiations.
Eugene d'Albsft's "TseyP has besn
sung In Hamburg and several OF the
smailcr German cities. The composer
is said to have shown ip1the SCORE q much
moro characteristics style than usual.
although the music is not free from the
many suggestions Of the schools found
IN sTisnand. Ihe opera seems =. 70 .svs, nayH
the first productions, OF -Tienands and
the French opera may find q diferent
Sarah Bernhardt acted here at the
Knickerbocker. Theatrs the. play by
which the opera is bascd. The, beautiful
courtesan deserts all her suitors TO follow
the young Prince into the desert and re-
turns home converted by his example
70 such goodncss cf life tbs: she gives
hsrssx M fror. one Of her admirers stabs
him TO death. When she is dying IN her
prison the Prince. now a yogi. returns
TO Kiss her for the first time. It 10 readily,
comprehensible that such subject
n
seSsra rosssa Ats aRSs the 70 ssioases TSasss. % and
similar ladies OF the opera 80 high in
Edith Walker Gang. the title role and
Alloys Pennarini vas re- the lover who had
Richard 'H$rauss has just notified the
Imperial Opera House in Vienha that he
win Withdraw Electra from the roper
toire uniess IL Is performsd more fire.
a1snty since hs i' pSs ,I rsWSssx1ns Ws;b sut
has answered that 1t 10 impoesibIS to find
a soprano Wiling to sing the title rose
so great is the strain that it puts ON the
voice. - =,
.Lucille Marcel, the young American
has refused to sing it any longer. So
Vienna is hunting for a new electro.
William Miller, the young American
tenor who made a success IN Berlin has
recently been appearing at the tmperlai
Opera House, for which he has been
enGaR for hve years. Edward Lankow,
the American basso. who ~ q member
Of Che COMPANY in the municipal opera
at Efanhoft. was also recent singer
In Vienna. where there are tour Aemrteans
IN the company OF the Imperial Opera
.vtttorio Arimondl the stalwart basso
OF the Mannattan OpeM nouse. 70 mas ssi Dssn
rn1i1ns.i ~ - sfSon x;ovannis In St,tttSag
for which Bernhard Pankok desisned
the costumes In the style that prevailed
during. the period OF yehsques. The
two act ver.lon Q, tns SRoa - - 80.
~ vt tha ss't tr;n,s%af. % - "a ''-e 's0
The Ratclife legend still fascinates
the composers. Cornelius Dopper has
Composed an opera on tne suppress wntch
Was reISnsy ss ~ ;,.ss .,'rs ~, sn1 WE. W.
IN nerSorm~noe Of sSiexfrieds rivs~
by the Wagner Society Of Amsterdam.
Katherine Lesiier- -Burcknardt was Bruhn-
hadsa
n s ,s,ss. 70 " - - csuT,ots@ hr ,,,,,
old friend Adolf Wailnoefer. Richard
STRAUSS first opera ~Guntram.' has
l,s. a. Erax,EYNr4 will