The evening world., 1911-11-25
fe Mafscnauer,
Who Made a Success at
1. the Metropolitan Opera
House as Walfraute,
Would Rather In,per-
sonatc BrunnhHde.
Not German, but Hun
garian, and Sings in
EngLish--W Why Not?--N
10 Easy; but Where Are
the English Operas?
By Sviresfer R0uiinq.

we'll? Do ]? talk IN
many languages, but often
lido not understand the word that
y4u say. II is not easy always to-
~4at do you say? comprehend. No!
j nave never been In America before.
aed. please, do net ask me yet how I
le It. Give me time"
- was after tho fine impersonst.on
o Waltraute In ole Goetterdsem.
u~erung" by Margarcte M%atEens uer. the
new German contraito. at tho Metro
pelitan Opera House the other night
tnat the writer sought her ought for a
c1at.
s'What can I say 10 your" she said.
am glad II you ike my voice. I
hepe to make friends here. But I am q
eoaneer. Your. opera house 10 fine.
Oh. It Is not fair to AJAX mo how II
compares vita the ne In Munich. where
I.have sung 80 much.
u necessary TO speak OF myself?
We'll l am not q German. I am Hun
eartar by birth. My native town 10
1tmesvar In Hungary. whore my father
Was kappelmelster q. d conductor. Al
wnys i sang n played the plano, as
. as I can remember. but I was .
esown-up girl when first studied sing
NJ seriously n my nrst teacher f,
Jenuschowky. In Gratis. You know her
mere In New York. Afterward studied
wyth Antonio Milka and with Emmsr.
'ca have sung all over Europe, but
principally In Munich.
Has suNo At eAvRgUrH, BUT
ooEsN'T KNOW FRAU cosiMA.
oh. yes! I have sung at Bayreuth,
oeS have not met Frau Cosima.
she y no longer young. you know, and
she confines herself TO the society Of
~ Intimate friends. Those of 10 WIN
- aot know her meet Biegfried was.
~. who really MANAGES everything.
what ID my ~favcrite characterS
nreanhiids. Of course. I know her
eol have sing her In all three Of the
N1ns dramas"
'out." the writer protested, "is the
sqce Of eontraitos TO become extinct?
oeme OF GU own distinguished country.
women are !ndustriously striving to
chanse their voices Into mexsos and
tHto fuli-nedgcd sopranos."
WELL" said Nine. M~atesenauer, II
en- tired Of playing old women's parts.
~ aren't most Of the contralto char.
aeisrs old women? The sopranos are
always tho h~eroines. and nearly always
yeeng. DO yov think singers have nc
veaityr"
Asked Il she raw any promise OF Z
new musical reiormsr In Germany.
Ma. Mstssnausr shook her head.
mo" she said. the overpowering In.
nueuce of Wagner will not down. Mu.
sical Germany. like the musical world,
10 saturated With his spirit. What Il
Richard Strauss but an exaggeratsd
aStelopmsnt OF him? HIS best work,
Why. Electra think; don't yeu'
Hut then. you know. have sunl
Kiytemnestra In that opera.
or COURSE SHE SINGS IN ENG
lishl Why MOTT
DO ! sing in Engisa' OF course
Why not? II 10 an easy language II
which 20 slns. Aren't there English
operas In the Me.ropoIltan's repsrtory'
No! What q pity. Oh. yes. In Nh
nioh. Of course. We sins all operas u
Cormeu, but ! do think Il better 70 sins
an opsra In the words 10 which II wa
composed. Don't YOU? They tell mo tina
Il ono e the strong features OF I'M
Alstrop olitan Opera Company"
Tha mouse, Nine. N~atgonauer. thought
was o magnificent auditorium. and TN
audiences brilliant aaa sympathet.c
1-- ,t,u a.. a STRANGER