The Washington times., 1914-02-14

Jude, AIIemande, Courante. Sarabande'
Gavotte, Clique, one Schuman nupoer'
.-Carniy all" two Chopin numbers, Bar
aroIle'' and baila6e in @ minor: two
Brahms numbers, fntermezzo in mi
ror and capriccio in B minor; one
Schubert number, Imprompul in A haL
nd one number by Saint-SaenSs "Etude
en Forme de Yalse.'
At an international season of grand
opera, to be given in Paris about April
- and continuing until the early days
Of July, by the Boston Opera Company
and the Royal opepra Company Of Co
vent Garden, London. Nine. Edvina,
y no was heard here in Washington
Yesterday afternoon at the performance
- grand opera at Polls Theater, will
pe one of the sopranos.
Other members of the company who
re engaged even at this early date tthe
uapers tor the lease of the TheHter des
ary q, are:
Sopranos-Mmes. Aida, Barrientos,.
CavaHeri, Destinn, Edvina, Garden.
Hempel, MeIba. Nelson, and Tetraz-
Eini.
Altos-Mmes. dAlvarez and Matte
uauer.
Tenors - Messrs. Ferrari-Fontana
and Martinell.
Bsritones and Basses-hessrs. ANA
70, Seyurola, and Scctti.
ConductorS-Messrs. Moranzoni, Nj
kisch. and Weingartner.
Stage director-josef Urban.
The names Of these singers speak
rcr themselves. All but one-that
# Mme Barrientos, a coloratura So
.rano-are familiar here AMI most Of
them are the names Of the eminent
tina, and the Chicago Philadelphia
companies, who enjoy hardly less
European fame in Paris, and outside
Of it No such company, 1t Is safe 20
say, has hitherto been assembled for
season in Paris, and to be still fur
Jher increased, especially among It's
tcnors. Tme. Melba, Nine. TetraZzini,
and Miss Destinn have sung very sell
dom in recent wears in Paris. Miss
Garden. Nine. Edvina, and Nine. Ca
Galiert arc well known there.
Miss Hempel and Nine. Matzenauer
- will be wholly new to 1t, and so among
the men are Mr.. Ferrari-Fontana and
Mr.. Mar1neIli. Mr.. Amato and Mr.
Scott have sung occasionally in Paris,
and Mr.. MarcouX is, of course, IA
miliar figure there. As for c9nductors'
the company will. have the service of
two operatic conductors Of the very first
rank-a unique distinction, while Mr..
Aioranzoni is distinctly a rising man.
Mr.. Urban. as stage director. speaks.
like the principal singers. for himself
The minor singers, the chorus, and
the working stan Of the company VII!
come from the Boston Opera House, and
they will set sail-12O strong-at the
first of April, Immediately after the
season ends here. All of the scenery
that is necessary will be taken from the
Boston Opera House, and most OF II IS
Mr.. J-rban's work. The orchestra, ac-
Cording to present plans, will be re-
Cruited in Paris. Finally. the managing
director of the whole undertaking will
he Mr. Russell, of the Boston Opera
House. He first imagined. proposed. and
PLANNED it, and the syndicate behind
gave him its full confidence and pro
Z5ided him with the necessary means. 1t
ts the largest and most eXactlng under
taking of his whole career. II has
sprUng from his work in the Boston
opera House, and 10 that theaIer y wiz ~ILi
ring corresponding prestige abroad and
At home.
Kubelik. the violinist, viii be heard
in concert February 22, at the Ma
Iional Theater The viohnist mas oeen
appearing all season with Melba, with
great success, but will appear in this
city alone.
yeIba-Kubelik and Edmund Burke,
the Irish Canadian baritone, with
fst' will be heard in concert at the
lyric Theater in Baltimore, February
l9. Thursday evening.
At the meeting Of the Students
CIub of the Washington College Of
Music February 6. pupils taking part
were: Misses Coldenstroth. Scofeld
Hanson, Briggs, Lloyd, Flood, Eby,
Perkins Willis. Becker. Ciscle. Glad
ding. Reynolds, and Primm. and
Messrs. Thompson, Taylor and era
nam.
The Friday Morning Music Club
gave a concert yesterday at the
Washington Club. Mrs. Swami. Miss
Allen, Prof Josef Kaspar. and DR..
Swami, were heard in Beethoven
quartet, opus IS. No. 4; Mrs. William
T. Reed gave a group Of German
songs: Miss McCarty three numbers
at the piano. and Mrs. Diller star
buck four piano numbers. Miss Hug
gins was the accOmpanist for Mrs.
Reed.
Mrs. Harry T Ford, of Panama. for
Inerly Miss Edith Pickering. known
among washington musicians. is visit
ing In Washington. Sunday night she
Will assist Miss Christine Church. in
charge Of the choir Of the Fourth Pres
byterian Church, at special musical
service.
sydney Lloyd wrightson. whose con-
tract with the Church Of the Covenant
does not expire until June L has been
re-engaged as musical director Of the
church for another year.
The first Of Mr.. wrightsons Thursday
morning invitation musicales. which was
10 have been given on Thursday morn
ing next the 18th, has been postponed
until Thursday. February &c.