Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-01

bic WaiEars" IN German, acsSalisri'a Rus
tieana' and "Pasliscei' in Italian. were
Grand Opera cast composed of eighty
voices. The casts Included Amato, Audisio
norrggia, Botts, Braun, Curtis. Gadski. Me;
others Mrs. Ryan has been attending these
pe.formances. also the dress rehearsals OF
the new productions for the fall season,
Including the English version OF the Jew
els Of the Madonna and has arranged for
two of her pupils, Miss Bertha Coffey to
make her New York grand opera debut
early next spring as Marsue ita in Faust. ''
with the Aborn Grand Opera company, and
Miss Ruth Thompson, who will appear this
season under the management of Andreas
| Dippel, formerly director of the Metropol-
more to the total of pupils already placed in
such positions as church soloists, choir d.
rectors teachers Of voice culture, chau-
tauqua lyceum musical comedy and opera
Mrs, Ryan contends that Omaha is one
of the best locations In the world for a
ated midway between New York and San
Francisco. and with the altitude the finest
| in the world on the voice-nether the ex-
IRENE high nor the extreme low-and with
hundreds Of wonderfully good voices be-
tween these two points, Omaha should one
| day be one OF the great musical centers
Laure De Wilmer, the well known opera
singer and teacher who came to this coun.
try on account Of the European war. and
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English, German French and Italian. has.
through Mrs Ryans efforts, been induced
to come to Omaha and join the colony OF
Mrs Ryan has devoted a great portion
Of her time this summer to enlarging the
second edition q her book. What Every
tiers and twenty flour lessons OF her system
o., teaching have been added, The book
has been accepted by the well known mu,
sic publisher, Carl Fisher New York. and
will be on sale at all the leading music
stores and book sellers after October Is.
Walter wheatley. the operate tenor, who
since the war began has had studios in
Omaha and Lincoln, has Just received an
offer to sing the principal tenor roles In
grand opera In New Orleans for a season
OF six months. Owing to his large class
and many professional engagements already.
he has found It necessary to decline this.
Mr.. Wheatleys Omaha studio Is at SO5 Lyric
building, sharing suite with Miss DeLone's
Harp school,
Having had wide experience In singing
opera in many countries abroad as well as in
New York. Mr.. Wheatey hopes to develop
some feasible operate plans for the middle
west Omaha may eventually have civic
opera company" says Mr.. Whentley. Cities
abroad Of lesser Importance all have magni-
'icent tem~les where the greatest operas
are performed In manner than would
open the eyes Of the average American The
day is not far distant and is undoubtedly
fastened by the great war. when American
cities can boast of the same achievement.
Already there has been formed in a circuit
of cities such as Cleveland, Detroit, Pitts
burgh. ETC., an Interstate opera company.
with the proper amount OF local interest
this enterprise can be extended to Omaha.
'"There are many beautiful voices in
Omaha. and were an outlet for the talent
thus developed, these might become famous
singers"
J. E. Brill. violin-soloist and pedagogue |
received his musical education at the Chi |
cago Musical college and at the Royal Con- |
servatory in Stuttgart. He continued his |
training and preparation for a solo career In
years OF study under the noted Belgian
pedagogue, A. J. Marchot, violin professor
at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels, and
witch the famous French violin master.
Emile aSurst. With Mathis Lussy Of Paris.
he studied Interpretation. Having COM
peted his studies he concertized with |
marked success In Europe, winning the ap-
proval Of some of the severest critics.
From 1908 to 1918 he was one of the prin- |
cipal teachers of the municipal conservatory |