The Washington times., 1914-12-10
Pounds School Of
GrandOperaHere
Joseph A. TreSSi Forms Com
pany to Give Training to
American Music Students.

Washington is going to hare i
training school for grand opera,
such as has been offered in the
EAST only BY institutions and teach
crS in foreign countries.
A roice specialist and musical
director of note has come to the
CITY ana is forwarding plans to
enable music students of the
United States TO hare actual grand
opera experience in connection
NTH regular pOcdI lvOrk.
Joseph Andre TreSSi, late Of
johannesburg, South africa, bpi
known in america through his as
ISOLATION NTH the Aborn and other
grand opera companies, is carrying
out the plan.
BY FLORENCE E. Y0DER.
With the cessation o. music study ia
Berlin and Other foreign capitals on
account of the war in Europe. thee
vas Immediately felt in this country =
s-ecessity for some medium b. which
4he student Of vocal music who has
Speratic aspirations could obtain prac-
tical experience in that Inc OF wor.l.
Although we have lew Grand OPERA
companies in this country they are so
Fery few. and the demand for minor po-
; tons and experience is so great. that
81 has been necessary for vocal students
4n order 10 get practical training. TO 90
10 Europe. There they were able
10 take minor positions in tho
numerous stationary ana travelling
companies OF merit. and thereby gain
the stage experience which is a great
reed in the training Of the operate
star
But with line war on il Europe. thev
fvere forced 10 leave, and with them
back in THIS country the lO1S-felt want
Of minor grand opera companies and
Institutions % merit has become an
urgent necessity.
Joseph Andre Trcssi. OF Johannesours;.
South Africa, L. in Wash. nEton 10
pound = school where pupils win not
only Dc taught .0FCF- culture. hui where
.bPy VIII pe enabled through the fcr-r-
2 lion ol grand opera companies. and
T. grand opera. comic opera, and con-
Z err production. 10 get the practical
= training necessary for the continuance
- their careers
Known In Washington.
Prof Tressi is by no means unfamil-
E.r to Washington, nor to musical
america. for prior to his work in 10
hannesburg, thirteen years ago. he pro-
.8ced enc of his own operas in this
.ty. at the then Lafayette Square
opera House.
Last spring he WAS with the Aborn
Opera Company when they appeared Tor
their season in this city.
He said today
f5r-. sIization for g.ar,r og,l.. u-n-
auctions VII bc made al once. There
j. great native talent Il this city
for ! have had occasion to test hug
dreGs o. voices mere J viii produce
"a comic opera within the next tJ.o
months
-os man. -e-rS a=.. bon
awake 70 the fact that here was "a
need &c.. gE4ud opera goMpauie.s ~
Au-giss. and that the formation of
operate societies would stimulate
the immense music world Of AW.rie.-
But IL .~ hard 1v MAX" people I-aIiza
that what is 10 be had az home IS
just as good, and the only thiug FOR
NE 10 90 was 10 Wait unri the OPP
DortunltE ioT forming such a society
presented Itself
The war ~ Europe ig- driven
home m" students 81 voice Cr1itUr" iu
Europe. The are by this Ui:le.
think, perfectly satisfied that rLe
voice SPECIALISTS iu this C1Hurrg are
- GOOD as can be- found .nv"nCrs-
BHt row about the 0DDortuuitlHs for