The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-03

role I'm . grand opera production.
i You have 60 DO tone WORK with tbs mind
- well a. the volos. You have TO sturdy
not only the srias but The feelings Of ths
singers. the stoyies on which tho COM
possEs founded their works: In TACT every
day ] md that ! have eomsthlnR nSw To
conquor. while before 4 was all routine
"A letle easily earned applause and
thought l was earning my salary. Now
tnat seems tho least important part OF
~: scheme. want to try somsthing .
llttls harder
Mr.. Harrolh Lost his lob in vaudeville
IN October and made his debut In Feb
ruary In grand opera a. CaAiO IN .Pagli-
scOt. q rols which was sslectsd for his
I nFnt appearance because the work re-
CURED h OF q light. dramatic nature.
Then he was required 20 prepare 10 sing
the Duke in -Rl0olstto' IN two weeks.
And CaHfO. he " asked. you will
always prefer that. a. most tenora do the
hrst role. for sentimental reAsonsi-
don think sentimental reasons count
on the stage 10 the answer in q praetiCAl
AMERICAN manner. i suppose 'Pagii-
Acci' viii always he q popular Opsra. be-
oAuse the story 70 pretty. the psychology
easy 20 understand and the mualo tune
fdl and sweet. OF oOslrse uhrn I COM
menced TO sing. jumping from the Vic
toria's ballad When Tenor Changes TO
hass,' naturally I thought 'PagllaoOi'
was just about - far a. ] could reach
with my musical temperament, II waa
like giving q child who had been reading
the primer Ons Of the classics. and thought
Mr. Saenger queer when he spoke OF
that opera in a sort OF an ofhahd way a.
bcinR a bit btny.'
= have gone far enough at present !
To appreciate What he meant. ! am
studying Faust which will help inc 10 I
greater polse drama tically. and naturally |
] would like in time To sinG the tenor role /
i'm rannhAuser.' which Is Of cosrse the |
hardest Of any on the voice hut I know /
that cannot come for a long time and I
aIn attending 1ealosIsly what ! ara taught. !
that the lyric voice cannot take chances !
with great dramatic role. until 10 10 fully /
matured.
Il am strong aud we'll in every way.
but not A. robust a. some singers and
have tO limit my ambition To two
hours study a day. That il very hard
for the singer who wants To get ahead
rapidly. but of course the voice plane-
IDent is not all and I find even reading
and diagramming the business u the rari
fills mp time AZ yell a. helps imEnensely ,
ia deN elOgment generally
This summer intend tn 20 away into
the country with my teacher aud prepare
the usual repertoire Of the grand opera
singer. Mine - To the present time
limited naturally. Incidentally AIR
llammsrst-in has contracted with me
for q number Ot years. 30 | suppose I cnn
say that ! have taken "A long farewell ol
7
Mr.. Saenk-r points to Mr.. Harold A
an example Of what H. has b..Hn WORKING
Tor practically all his studio life after ne
gave TAP his own operate aud concert
work. that j. to induce American i'm
DrSSario~ to look Tor and find their mate rial
in their o~ n country.
Il .'Rd INV pupils PbroEd after thew
are fully equipped with the conventional
repertoire 81 twenty to forty scor~a
Ia gst engagements.' he says. simply
because up to the present time il Wss
nasier for them to find work thrye than
here and il wis necessary that they
should have sung IN Europe before the
rhauce MS presented IN their own coun-
Try. How absurd that 10, I believe thar
Mr. HsrrOlds own success will do an
immense lot TO further my creed.
-Of course they have many Operptic
houses in Europe and We have only a
lev here. but even 80 We could do more
han We do LOOK az the lists OF sinRors
IA tho Continent and you will see Amsri-
ran names in every list. i
Every American singer like Harold
Nto makes success without q EuFopran
reputation makes II easier for thA next
Pretty soon Ne shall have coming back
10 ~ all the men and women who are
achieving renoWn over there; ws will
keep thOss we have. and No will ind new
DIes. The time - not far distsnt when
10 be Advertised a. an American priTnA
ionna. born and educated IN her own
will be suficisnt Introduction