The Arvada enterprise., 1913-03-13
ROMANO DISRUPTS AN OPERA COMPANY
Musical Circles of Two Continents Thrown Into Turmoil and Aris-
tocrats of Vienna Merry Mar Over Love Afair-Ends in
Marriage in New York Of Prima Donna and Conductor

i have the woman" said de Reszke.
ohe Is young, she Is beautiful, she is
graceful. and she has the voice of an
inspired angel"
Lucille was retained. Strauss met
her In Vienna and introduced her to
FELIX Weingartner. The rehearsals
began.
The conductor then was forty-five
years old. To musical Europe he was
known as the wandering genius" I'm
ike most musicians of talent, he had
never been content to settle down in
one OF the various imperial orches-
tras. which are scattered over the con-
tlnent. He had at one time been a
conductor of the Berlin Opera Royal.
the kaisers official company. but, fail.
ing to adjust his musical convictions
to those of his royal patron, had un.
tremendously resigned His posts,
as conductor, had ranged from VI.
emma to New York. In 1905 the New
York symphony paid him sl2,O to
conduct eight concerts. Prohibited by
royal decree from playing within 20
miles OF Berlin, he had filed suit
against the kaiser for an annulment of
the agreement which the German en-
peror declared still bound him to the
Berlin Opera Royal. The suit was
promptly decided against him. and he
gave series of concerts in a little
village Just outside the limits set by
the cmperor's decree Some idea of
his German popularity may be gained
from the fact that, despite their dis.
tance from the capital. these concerts
were an immense financial success.
This YVES the man who was fated
to inspire love. for the first time. in
the heart OF Lucille Marcel With
each rehearsal of Strauss tremendous
opera their mutual interest grew deep
or. Their souls shook as the mad
gusts OF Elektra's death dance whirl-
ed them together through the wild
realms Of nCthermost harmony. Their
passion fed on the fierce flames of
the Strauss masterpiece When Lu.
ellie sang her voice, shrilling with the
rapture Of love and youth and hate
and desire, was not for the audience.
but for the lean, erect. Ieonlne-fea.
turcd man whose brain swayed the
harnessed passions Of a hundred in.
strumeuts.
There could be but one result They
fell in love, madly in lovc-a love so
wild and enErossing that its existence
was perCepublo in every word and
movement Other members OF the
company began talking
The gossip. spreading daily, soon
came to the ears OF the baroness.
Now. in Vienna. like Berlin. the AZ.
fairs OF the imperial orchestra are
guided, more or less directly. by the
hand OF the court The baroness was
powerful In short time II was
delicately suggested to the new prima
donna that she discourage Weingart.
ncr in his attentions The new prima
donna dcliCatcly told the suggestion
glyors TO mind their own business.
.Thoroupon they became insistent and
Marcel, furious at that which she con.
sidorcd an intrusion upon her private
affairs, resigned.
Vienna was outraged II demanded
that she be reinstated 1t denounced
the baroness, the archduehess. the
whole court And at the height OF
It's indignation. Wcngartner brought
suit for divorce
Then he resigned Lis post It was
whispered that there was nothing else
for him to do. The public vas more
furious than ever AGAINST the odict.