Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-15

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view OF the experience of last
Tuesday night. at the taber-
nacle. IS one of uncertainty as
- q Musical Festival next spring.
Members OF the Chicago orchestra
EXPRESSED their belief that the orches-
tra would never play in Salt Lake
again although their own feelings
were only OF the friendliest .5charac-
fer. IN fact Miss Evlyn. the pianist,
md Mr., Wagner, the first cellist. We're
ready. TO prefer their services on the
impromptu program, but Manager.
Beach refused to allow it, SO the pro-
rram given was entirely by local
TALENT The visiting musicians We're
disappointed. Had they been per-
mittcd, most OF. them would have
nloyed without remuneration. rather
thans see the audience deprived of
The pleasrre@of listening the Or
chestrals music. and particularly the
performance Of the srannhauser over
t,re. by both orchestra and organ
This had been specially arranged for
prof, Mcclellan using the conductors
score in lieu of Il special arrangement
for playing with orchestra
There are 90 lines on each page
of :, conductors score. each,sline be-
ing for the. leading instruments or
the various groups or classes OF m
struments, all of which the conduc-.
tor is expected to follow so that II,
knows at glance whether or no all
the PLAYERS are doing their duty. Butc
for an organist to take this all in, at
first sight, following this, that, or the
other instrumental part as best suited
for extemporization of an elaborate
organ score with its multiplicity of
registration, and, such difficult
work as the overture to Tannhanser
is a fact of which only the most able
organists and musicians are capable.
Vet Conductor Rosenbecker told Prof.
Mcclellan he would furnish him with
a conductors score, with the same
nonchalance as though speaking OF n
regular piano or organ arrangement.
He had no doubt at all that the salt
Lake organist would be able to hold
nm his end all right The latter
felt highly compltmented. The omls-
sion Of this number from the even
ing,s program was a distinct musical
loss.
The new opera THE sphinx Of
which the music is being written by
prof. j. j. Mcclellan and the words
by Briant S. Young, is progressing very
fnvorably. The words and music of tho
first act, and part Of the second is
already done. There are three scenes
and two acts in the opera.
Definite announcement of date of,pro-
duction was made the past week. Dur
ing the week of Aug. 8, next. which Is
i G. i r. week the opera will be given
in the Colonial theater the contracts
for the week having been signed. This
concession was given by Manager
Grant OF the Colonial and General Man.
ager John Cort, by telegraph.
The opera, in its entirety will be
gwen during the entire week. with per-
haps daily, or tri-weekly nlatiness. AS
the opera is, in addition to locale, great
IL American patriotic, it will make
fitting rung In the.ladder of the weeks;
festivities.
Active rehearsals on the opera will
commence early in June. The princl-t
pals have not been selected, but the
most prominent local talent available
Will be secured. There will be an or
chestra of 90 or 25, and a chorus of 40.
In addition to the II principal roles.
Prof Mcclellan will conduct personal
ly while the stage direction will be
under Mr.. Young.
The Berlin letter in the last issue
OF the New York Musical Courier
has the following:
Emma Gates. young American
girl from Salt Lake City, who has
been studying in Berlin for some
time, formerly at the Stern Conser-
,vatory and or late privately with
blanche Corelli, has had the distinc-
ton conferred upon her of being en-
gagged for Cast appearance at the
Berlin Royal Opera. She made her
debut as Aennchen in DER Frels-
chutz'' last night. The young lady
scored an instantaneous. pronounced
and well deserved success. She has.
q. beautiful, fresh. pleasing voice, ants
the way she employs it bespeaks eN-
celent training. She also has histrl-
onic ability of superior order ant.
she presented a very charming APP
pearancc on the stage. The role oil.
.Aennchen is by no, means easy To-
sing The late Hans Won Bulow de-
elared that he had never heard the
part given to his satisfaction, so
Miss Gates has every reason to be
proud of her success. In fact, sh"
was the feature of the performance,
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