Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-23
NOTES AND NEWS OF
MUSICAL INTEREST
Opera and Concert by Many In
stitutions and Individuals in
the Near Future

Reviews Of all concerts which merit atten-
ton appear the following day in the regular
soon as the season is sufficiently advanced a
calendar OF events will be published each Sat-
here given OF he eoncsSts ssent a%nnouneemenJs % are
distant future.
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Outside of the dates of performances
nothing is yet known of the METROPOLITAN
opera season in this city. The dates. ac-
cording to Musical America, are the fol-
lowing TUESDAY nights): November q
and 80; December Z, IA, q, 2S; January IL
and q; February and q, and March 2,
a. z and g. The opera of March q will
interrupt week of Serge de Diaghilew's
Imperial Ballet Russo (as 1t is somewhat
grandly called.
The Boston Opera Company, of which
glowing accounts have been given in
Chlcago and other cities. will inaugurate
the operatic season here November =
There are a number of extraordinary
Things connected with this organization
Its roster OF singers is unusually good.
Zenatello and Maria Gay, Baklanoff,
Felice Lyme, Riccardo Martin, Ferrari-
Fontana, Mardones-these are names well
enough known in Philadelphia. In addi-
ton there are Tamaki Miura, the Japan
ese soprano; Elvira Leverone, who sang
with the old Boston company: Maggie
Teyte apparently not scheduled for ap-
pearance here). In the ballet the COM
pany made familiar to Philadelphia last
year with Anna Pavlowa, Volinine,
Clustine. Stephnanie Plaskovietzka and
Stasia Kuhn. Behind this organization
VIII be the directing genius of Ryzard
Ordynski, for long an associate of Max
Reinhardt. and more recently producer OF
Gertrude Hoffman's '.Sumurun" Finally
there VIII be the scenery of Josef Urban
Here Is wealth of good things and
Philadelphia cannot afford to miss any
OF them Every report indicates that
there is nothing shoddy or fy-by-night in
tne company. 1t is a legitimate adven-
ture, with high artistic standards. and IN
point of time it will be the first opera
company to combine with fully de-
Feloped choreographic company The
repertoire OF operas and ballets follow:
MOHDAY-Apoer's The Dumb Girl Of Por-
pSl:.,t pe1: with zenatello. Feliee Lyme and Anna
TUESDAY-PuccinFs MADAM. pu,,arav, >.
with Mime. Tamah Miuri, Riccardo Martin,
Ihomas Chalmers, Nine. LeVeroni and Eliza
oeth Campbell, followed by ballet
WEDNESDAY MATINEE-Ballet only. at pop
niar prices. ';Puppenfee'' and ''Snownakes.''
WEDNESDAY NIGHT Rizet's Carmen"
with Maria Gay, Zenatello Felice Lyme Bak-
ian9n and entire ballet 1t was composed
by Blzet Tor the Paris Grand Opera originally
and never before given In this country.
THURSDAY MOntemizzFs The Love OF
Ihree Kings" with Villani. Ferari-Fon-
tana; Msrdones and BakIanon. Followed by
Glucks "Elysian Fields" from ''Orfeo.'
FRIDAY-''rhe Dumb Girl OF Portici.
SATURDAY MATINEE - Butterfly and a
SATURDAY NIGHr-verdrs .,otello" with
Villani. zenatello and Baklanon Followed
by ballet. e. '----I
The Ssth season of the New York Sym
phony Orchestra-Walter Damrosch, con-
ductor-promises to be the most aus
-picious In the history of this famous or
organization. The advance sale shows
the keenest interest In the three con-
certs to be given at the Academy of
Music November 8, January 10 and Feb
ruary q with Casals, Elman and Hem
pei as soloists Season tickets are now
on sale at Heppe's.
The first Philadelphia concert of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra will be given
In the Academy Of Music, Monday eve
ming, November 1. There will be no
soloist The outstanding numbers on the
program are the Fourth Symphony" OF
Brahms and Richard Strauss tone poem,
Death and TRANSPORTATION"
From more than one point of view the
appearance of Ignace Paderewsh In the
Academy of Music next Saturday after
noon at half-past will be unusually in
teresting.
With the purpose not only OF raising
enough funds to go toward the relief OF
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