The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-11-10
Pre- MIL. R
Of NEW
WORK
Honegger's 'Pacific 231" and
Coroni, New Baritone, in
Weeks Concerts

WYNN . VOttOOt -
The weeks concerts bring us
the first appearance of the sea-
son of the New York Symphony
Orchestra, Walter Damrosch con-
Quoting, with Tita Schipa, pre-
mier tenor of the Chicago Opera
Company, as soloist, on Tuesday
afternoon, at 4:30, at Polls Thea
ter. This is the first in a series
Of five concerts by this orchestra,
presented by Mrs. Wilson-Green
Tonight Leonida Coroni. a noted
baritone will make his Washington
debut at the Masonic Auditorium at
S:15, giving q most Interesting song
recital that will include arias from
Verdi's opera, don Carlo" from
Tschaikowsky's ''Pique Dame,
Diaz's "Benvenuto," and Saint
Saens' Henry VIII" FIe will also
sing new song of Rachmaninoff 8
"Christ Resurrected," and Max
Rabinowitch will accompany him.
The concert is presented by the T.
Arthur Smith, Inc, concert bureau.
Orchestral Novelties.
Doctor Damrosch and the or
chestra will perform, for the first
time in Washington, IIonegger's
"Pacific 2S1.'' This work is a re-
markably dramatic musical tran
scription of huge locomotive rush
ing across the continent through
the night.
Arthur 'Honegger was born in
lie Havre, France, of Swiss parents.
He is known as a member OF that
interesting musical cotarie called
the "Groupe des Six" who do not
undertake to disregard all estab-
lished rules and conventions of nlu-
steal composition, but each follows
his own inclination in accepting or
rejecting them.
The symphonic movement Pacific
231' was first performed at
the Koussevitzky concert in Paris,
May s, 1924, at which time the
composer offered the following ex-
planatory comment on his work:
81 have always passionately
loved locomotives. To me, they
are loving creatures. and love
them as others love women and
horses. What l wanted to ex-
press in the Pacific is not the
noise of an engine, but the visual
impression and the physical sensa-
ton of it." Andre George, in the
Revue Musical paris. June l, 1929.
says: This passionate love. he
translates in the most magnificent
language. He chooses as his
heroine, the locomotive of the
Pacific type, No. 231."
"L'Isle Joyeuse," OF Debussy, is
another novelty in tomorrow's or
chestral program. 1t Is an idullic
rhapsody. the beauties of which
have been enhanced by superb
orchestral arrangement by Molinari.
Tito Schipa will sing the celebrated
Dreams" from the opera Manor
Of Massenet, and a group OF songs.
COrOni's Rich Career.
Leonda Coroni, the new bari
tone, has had a most interesting
career. He is a Greek by birth and
later went to Italy where he APP
peared many times at the Milan
Opera House.
But Coroni owes great part of
his career to Russia, whose music
he interprets with much charm.
He was singing in Greece as a
lad, when a Russian general heard
him and was so impressed with
the boys voice that, after gaining
the consent of his parents, he
adopted him and took him to Rus
STA, where he was educated in
music until the time when he went
to Milan to include italian opera in
his repertory.
At the end Of his program he will
sing a vivid portrayal Of Greek
patriotism in a legend about an
''Old Patriot" The old soldier had
been a sort of bandit warrior, a
Greek "Villa" comparing him to the
Mexican leader, waging warfare
Of his own against the Turkish
intruders on Greek soil.
Many miraculous escapes had
brought him to old age. In the
song he asks one of his own soldiers
to take his gun and end his life
sin the saddle" as 1t were. He is
shot by his own soldier, and the
story ends with a joyous song of
death-something new in psychology.
Renee Chemet, Vi0Iinist.
Renee Chemet, the French violin
list, will make her first appearance
In Washington on Thursday after
noon, November 90, at the National
Theater, under the local manage
ment of the +. Arthur Smith, Inc,
concert bureau.
She has been pronounced the
greatest living woman violinist."
Chicago Opera Dates.
The Chicago Grand Opera Com
pany will give three performances
Of opera this winter at the new
Washington Auditorium during the
week of February 8.
The operas will be Chaliapin in
Boris Godounow," Mary Garden
'Tannhauser." The cooperation ii
public spirited citizens of Washing.
ton has brought about this season
of opera. as they have underwrit
ten it for forty-five thousand lol
lars, the cost of presenting and
giving Washington the opera. The
full list e Cuarantors will be an.
nounced later.