The Washington times., 1919-11-13

and whose bass baritone proved both
deep and stirTingly dramatic, VIII DC
the Mephisto. Leopold Glushak, who
made his opera debut as Canio in
"PEgliacci." will sing the widely dit
fsTent role of the lyric tenor in
Faust"
A new Marguerite will make her
debut. Marguerite Holt has yet to be
acclaimed in Washington opera.
Lulu Root is newcomer, and Oil
ver Mellum. baritone. belongs to the
pioneer group in this most promising
outlook for music and art among us.
One hundred and twenty-seven
singers are in the list of the chorus.
Forty-.five players are in the orches-
ira. Then there are the costumes.
feel keen interest in what has been
accomplished?
Will the plaudits of the many say
to these many singers and musicians,
Encore. you have our sincere sup
port" In Italy it is the encourage
ment of the music-loving masses that
has made 1t possible to say, that opera
is born in the soul of the Italian,
therefore he can become a great ar
tist in this field.
Sacred Music Appeal.
Oratorio. This great sacred music
makes so big an appeal to music
lovers that almost 800 singers met for
the first rehearsal of the stirring
Christmas oratorio. The Messiah" Of
Handel at its first weekly meeting in
the Chapel of the Church of the Cove
nant. where Dr. Charles Wood offers
nf h Oh, far
ais OF oratorio, under the direction of
the musical director of his choirs.
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson.
Have you ever felt the thrill In
joining in these great chorales? 1t
means little to read about il.
single hearing is inspiring, but cam
not by the nature OF things last very
long.
But to be part in this great mu-
SIC. To know it's variety in beauty.
In appealing narrative, in hushed rev.
erence, in outpourings of praise in the
glory of the music as hundreds of
voices are lifted together with
single Impulse, with almost a single
breath. That is TO know the music.
The great masters knew. this when
they advised: mo soIoist can sjnr
the solos of The Messiah or any
other oratorio, until they have sung
IN the chorus at least twenty-five
times"
The Messiah" is also in preparation
oy chorus under Otto Torney simon.
with the further announcement OF
some tablesu scenes from "The Ma
tlVity, to be given under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest. II
Is an innovation that goes outside of
the music OF the oratorio. and in con-
nection with these tableaux. 20. Holy
Night, as harmonized by Frank Dam
rosch, will be interpoIated.
"A Deep Low sob.-
"A long line OF soldiers, singing
as they marched. Never has music
come to me in a more Impressive
wave of sound than at Irkutsk." The
Rev. Charles Wood, pastor of the
Church of the Covenant spoke thus
in his sermon of last Sunday evening,
recounting with emotion his impres-
sions of this scene in Russia.
The sound of this music by the
passing throng was like. he said, a
deep low sob, yelling forth in strange
and musical cadence. And over above
the music seemed to hover a spiritual
fact, the faith OF these people, that
the world walls today.
DR.. Wood found revelation ana
prophecy in this music of a people.
And he in turn prophesied, saying
that could the soul that found such
expression be brought into the max
ing of State, itNbore a spiritual quai-
ity that gave promise OF greater
things than we. perhaps, have Yet
dreamed of.
He brought the longing and the
heart of this strange people to his
hearers, in his word picture. And he
did more, for he again spoke, out of
his own personal experience. how
magic may become the sound of man.
kind in song. For this song had re-
vealed a nation in anguish. A nation
waiting to be led out Of its wilder
ness into some actual manifestation
of the soul that now sobs forth its
beauties amid a freedom that threat
ems greater peril than its former
bonds contained.
Washington not musical? Music "a
speaking eloquently to her today. anc
she is learning to listen to it's mes
sage.