The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-24
PROGRAMME OF FIRST
CONCERT ANNOUNCED
Lucrezia BOri to BE SOlOist at
Opening of "Evening
SUMS" Festival.
SURPRISE DUE TOMORROW
Miss Bori VIII Sing Jewel Song
From "Faust" and ola
BOheme' Selection.

The thousands OF music lovers who have
been Watching daily the news Of the carnival
Of music which THE EVENING SuN has ar
ranged In cooperation with the Wage
Farmers Theatre League have read with
eagerness the announcement OF the splendid
programme Of the opening concert. which
takes place Tuesday, March 3. and at which
Iucrezia Bori. the noted Spanish prma
donna of the Metropolitan Opera. will be the
soloist. This great music festival will take
place In Madison Square Garden from Tues
day. March 3. to Sunday. March \. inclusive
The soloists already announced include
Mile. Bori Nine. Fremstad and Eugene
Ysaye. the violinist.
The FIRST number Of the opening concert is
Ambrose Thomss's -Mienon" overture,
played by the Russian Symphony Orchestra.
Modest Altschucr. conductor. The second
and third Numbers are also rendered!by the
orchestra. The second In the largo move
ment from Dvorak's New World" sym
phony. The third number consists of Jaern-
feit's Prgiudium. ballet music from Life
for the Car" by Glinka. and the Dance Of
the Fairy Dolls from Tschaikowsky's Nut
cracker" suite. with Nine. Rossni at the
Celes,a
The fourth number on the programme
is Mile. Boris first solo. with orchestral
accompaniment. Mile Bori has select ed
for her first song an old favorite with music
| lovers, the Jewel Song from Gounod's
Faust"
, For the closing number Of the first half
OF the opening concerts programme the
Russian symphony Orchestra will give a
fsvorite classical selection. LISTS Second
Hungarian Rhapsody.
| Second Song From LA B0heme."
| Mile Bori will sing, with orchestral az
compartment. the first number following the
/ intermission. For this second song she has
selected an aria from PICcini's la Boheme. ="
/ Following Lucrezia Boris second SOLO
the Russian symphony Orchestra will give
the Dance Of the Hours from "Gioconda. q"
by ponchieli. This Is number which al
ways finds favor with lovers Of good music.
The eighth number Of this splendid pro-
gramme marks the appearance OF the
Brooklyn Choral Union of 500 voices. who
will sing part of The Death OF Mnnehaha
from Coleridge- Taylor's "Hiawatha. r.
Bath G,asson will direct the singing. The
music of this choral work is said TO be very
beautiful
/ For her hnal appearance In the concert
Mile. Bori will sing group of songs not yet
fully selected by her. By singing some
simpler songs than the operate arias Bori
will give the vast audience which will pack
Madison Square Garden on the opening
night. Tuesday. March 3. the opportunity
to have a simpler and more intimate ac-
quaintance with her voice.
/ For the closing number of the opening
concert the Russian symphony Orchestra
will play Tschaikowsky's March Slav."
! big surprise is promised for tomorrow
| and will be announced in tomorrow 5
issue Of The EVENING Sun. Important
news will appear in regard TO other So
loists. Every one interested in music
should read The EVENING Sun Tomorrow.
Plans Practically Complete.
The final plans Of this Carnival OF Music.
at which 400 persons will sing and the
Russian symphony Orchestra will play
and famous singers and violinists will be the
soloists. are practically completed. Modest
Altschuler. conductor OF the Russian SYM
phony Orchestra which VIII play at every
concert. has selected Friday evening as
the night on which the orchestra will play
Tschaikowsky's "Pathetiaue" symphony
Many letters have been received askinS
when this musical masterpiece would be
played. IL is now possible to answer this
question. The "Pathetique" symphony
will positively be played at the concert OF
Friday evening. March ..
Nine. Olive Fremstai. the great dramatic
soprano. In response to an overwhelming
demand has consented to sing the Liebesrod
from Tristan and Isolde" She will sing
also some striking Swedish folk songs
Nine. Fremstad. who is one of the foremost
Wagnerian singers in the world. will be tn,
solost at the closing concert on Sunday
evening. March 5. isaye. the great Belgian
violins,. will be the soloist at the Saturday
evening concert
lArt h.
other soloist already announced is Valentine
cresp. who while not we'll known in New
York has high reputation In Europe.
Criterion of All Concerts.
The high class programme for the openinl
J night can be taken as a criterion of the OF he
six concerts. The orchestral mum ber-
alone form a classical concert well wortl
hearing. Then. when one considers the
three solos OF Lucrezia Bor and the singinI
OF the Brooklyn Choral Union. one ough
to be too surprised to do anything else bu
cut out some of The EVENING Sun coupons
and rush on to buy all the seats one car
possibly use for the opening night
The surprising part of this opening con
cert Is that although Lucrezia Bori who
has made such striking success in tn,
new opera. "L'Amore del ire Re. in Puc
, cini's "Manon Lescaut," in which she
created the title part in Paris at Puccini
!, request. and in other operas. is to sing
the price Of tickets has not been raised
The best seats In the house can be bough
, for % cents If one uses The EVENING SUI
J coupon.
The other concerts for which the hes
: tickets can be bought for % cents by pre-
senting THE EVENING Sun coupon ar
, Wednesday night. March 4, at which tn
talented Italian ,ioliniste. Valentino
Crespi. will play; Thursday. March 8; Fri
day, March'8. at which Modest Absolute
and his Russian symphony Orchestra
which plays also at the other concerts
will play Tschaikowsky's "Pathetiqus
symphony. and Saturday afternoon. Marc
at which 800 children will sing unde
the direction OF DR., Frank X. Rix. directo
OF music In the public schools OF Create
New York. Persons who buy tickets for tn
Wednesday. Thursday or Friday conc er
at THE SUN office, 10 Nassau street an