The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-12-14
RUSSIAN OPERA SEASON
TALKED OF FOR rbE SPRING.

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While the night wages for Opera In
English. Oscar IIammerstein. waiting
for the decision OF the Metropolitan
| Opera Company on his request that he
be permitted TO give II. and other per-
sons Of note and with capital consider
ing the advisabiiity OF establishing. or,
at least. experimenting with It, there lie
promise Of Russian opera In the spring.
Theodore koslof. who arrived early in
the week. contemplntcs importing a
Russian grand opera company and bal
let 10 give a six weeks season devoted
exclusively to the works OF Russian
composers and sung In the Russian
tongue as was done at the Chatelet
Theatre In Paris Details are not forth
coming. hut sufficient capital IL said to
have been guaranteed.
| Frances Aida Ia to he the soloirt with
the Peoples symphony Orchestra ut
| Carnegie Hall to- morrow afternoon. She
will sing italian. German and French
songs. including the "vissi d'Arte" from
''Tosca" Mr.. Arens's orchestral pro-
sramms includes Tscbsik owsky's nth
symphony, a Mendeissohn overture. an
adasio by himself and W. II. Hum
eston's southern Fantasy" The sec-
ond chamber concer, OF the organiza-
ton will be given at Cooper Union on
Thursday evening by the Knci-el Quar-
| tet. which will play Mozart's quartet In
major and 0rieg's quartet In q
minor.
| Fritz Kreisler. the distinguished Aus
trIan violinist, after all. will give one
recital before returning TO Europe. by
his own good will and the courtesy OF
the MANAGEMENT OF the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra. by which he was en-
| gaGed exclusively for a few concerts IN
| America this season, he will play at tho
| Waldorf-Astor1a next Friday afternoon
for the benefit Of the Music School Set
Element In East Third street. compo-
sitions by Handel. Chuck, Tartlni.
Dvorak. Smetana, Rawllns, Cottenet
and himself are on Mr. Kreisler's pro-
Eiamme.
Prof. Samuel A. Baldwin will give free
organ recitals at the City College on to-
morrow and Wednesday afternoons.
| william G. Carl will give an organ re-
cital at the Church OF the TransHgura-
ton tomorrow afternoon.
| The Board OF Education announces the
last Of this years lecture-recitals for
| next week. on Monday evening. at
Lafayette Hall. Edmund Severn will dis
cuss and Illustrate Nationality In Mu-
sic" on Tuesday. at the Wadleigh High
School, Thomas Whitney surette will
take Die Goetterdaemmerung'' for his
| subject On Thursday. at the Morris
Hin School. Daniel Gregory Mason will
close his course on Music Masters"
with Chopin for his subject Plans for
tho new year are making and will be
announced later.
Adeiini 0enee will Illustrate the de
velopment OF dancing at her matinee al
the Metropolitan Opera House next
Tuesday afternoon. Old dances by
Sully. Rameau-Gretry and Mozart vii
be on her programme. Her costumes
have been especially designed to reflect
those worn at the various periods. She
vii. he assisted by NJ. Voiinin and &
more than usually competent ballet.
Maggie Teyte. the little English so
prano of the Chicago Phi adelphia Operi
Company. II TO give a recital at Aeoliai
Hall on Monday afternoon. Her pro
gramme includes a Debussy grouu
some Of Kurt Schindler's composition
and songs In English by sidney Homer
Cadinan. woodman. Kernochan. Rogers
LoefYler and Ethelbert Sevin.
!,
Eugene Ysaye, the Belgian violinls,
! and John Mccormick. the Irish tenor
are to be the soloists at the first prvat
! concert OF the Mozart Society at the Ho
, tel Aston next Wednesday evening, will
D the Mozart Chorus. under the direction
of Arthur Claassen.
Efrem Zimbalist, the Russian violinist
Is to be heard In q special orchestral con
cert at Carnegie Hall this aftern Don
with the assistance OF Nahan Frank
Z and his orchestra. His programme con
I sists Of concertos by Beethoven. job
A Powell and Hubay. the latter two for tn
I first time In America.
Liza Lehmann's trio for female voices
u set to Eugene Felds's poem "Wynker
r Blynken and Nod" composed for an
. dedicated to tbs Rubinstein Club G
4 New York. was "A feature of the cub
: first concert at the waldorf-Astoria las
A Tuesday. Mischa Elman played the vic
lin obligato.
The Schubert Glee Club OF Jersey CITY
8 under the direction Of Elliott Schencl
n .,xave It's first subscription concert Of IN
/, season at the Dickinson High School las
i Tuesday evening and charmed crowde
!. house with Its admirable choral sing!ni
y The Royal Italian Opera Company b'
y gins a season at the West End Theatr
u on Tuesday with Aida" Tho repertor
for the rest of the week will be "RigC
I. letto." '"rravatore." "Traviata. Il
- Forza Del Destino" and Lucia"
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