Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12

with that amazing young pianist
Vladimir Horowit2. who halls from
Russia. as guest SoloiSt. to play
one of the Rachmaninoff con-
certoS.
For two weeks OH a stretch now
in fact. riding right across the
threshold of that period of quie-
tude. the Lenten season. the IN
tcrnational Festival of Opera will
hold forth. beginning tomorrow
night. Yet surely no one would
miss the sublime beauties of the
music of Richard Wagner's Iris.
tan und Isolde" and Giuseppe
Verdi's "Otello" with it's exqu:-
site Ava Marie"l. perhaps TIL"
two most beautiful operas of the
entire schedule. As the famous
Addison wrote in his Song for ST
Cecelia's Day:
Music religious heat inspires.
It wakes the soul. ant; lifts IL
high.
And wings it with sublime desires
And fits it to bespcak the
Deity
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TT is worthy Of note to cmpha-
i size here the fact that. al
though foreign nations are send
ing some of their most famous
opera singers to participate in
this International Festival, and
there SEEMS to be a spirit of inter-
change or. good will which music
can express so fully, SO much
more completely than even a
great adventurer and ambassador
such as Mr.. Lindbergh. the young
american singer is far from for i,
gotten in the casting of the roles
for these eight operas under the
auspices of the Washington Opera
Co. Edouard Albion. director.
The opening opera will be all
American one-act work by W
FRANKIE Harling. with the words
by the American actress Minnie
Maddern Fiske 1t had its pre-
miere in Chicago. with Rosa Raisa
in the leading role. last year. and
will be given its first presentation
In Washington with an all-Ame.:-
can cast and conducted by the
composer Completing the eve
ning's entertainment will be 4
program of dances by the young
American trio, the Marmein
Dancers.
Throughout the two weeks al
least one leading role in each
opera will be sung by an Ameri-
can. The distinctive note given
In an American debut will fall the
second week TO the lot of Marie
Montana, singer hailing orig
inallv from that Western State.
who has won success abroad. and
now, as in the case of many
others, will have her American
debut In the National Capital.
She viii sing the feminine lead in
the Vaughan Williams opera
Hugh the Drover." Other Amer
leans in leading roles will include
In addition TO the all-star cast II
the opening opera tomorrow
night. Jeanne Gordon. Luella Me-
Illus who also will be featured In
the one concert of the festival
"Wednesday Of this week. Paul
Aithouse. Elda Vettori. Nina
Hager. Allen Hinckley and John
Sample. Washington singers Civ
en- opportunities in small roles in
clude Rose Polio. Adolphe Tur-
ner. Wilfred Smith. George
Beuchler. Charlotte Hartman.
Dorothy Tyler. Doris Morrow and
John Paul Kvale.
The names of the foreign artists
that will emphasize the interna-
tionai aspect OF the festival ir-
ciude Johanna Gadski. Nine.
Charles Cahier, Elsa AIKEN. Mau-
rice Capitaine. Pasquale Amato,
Ivan Steschenko. Ivan Ivantzor.
Titta RufIo. Giuseppe Cayadorn.
Tudor Davies. and. for the con-
ductors. In addition TO the two
Americans on the first night mr..
Harling and Lamar Stringfield,.
Ernest Knoch. for the German
operas: Eugene Fuerst. for the
French: Aldo Franchetti. for the
Italian. and Eugene Goossens. for
the British opera
II lis. indeed. q broad and mean
ingful gesture" that Mr.. Albion.
director. and his brilliant, ener-
eetic 2ide-de-camp, the corr
sgeous Peggy" are plotting this
trip.
THERE are those who may find
l. IL interesting 10 note that
this afternoon, at 3 o'clock, To be-
exact. In the Century Theater. In
New York City, Wagner's Die
Walkuere" 10 be sung here
Thursday night viii be present
ed in concert version under tho
direction Of the conductor for the
performance here. Ernest Knocn.
Also, Gadski and Altnouse viii
sing In this version the same roles
10 be sung here. Filling out the
cast Of leading characters. other
friends of local music lovers viii
be- found, Fred Patton. barton"
IS Wotan, who has been heard
here on numerous occasions. AMI
Milo Milorad0yinh an American
girl OF arlstocfatic Russian anceS =
Try. who has many friends in IT,:
Rational Capital. although she
has not been heard here for ses~
efal years. as Elegiinde, Mabel
Fitch viii sing the role Of Frlcka
A n American girl who made her
II operate debut 1T the Metro
poIltan Opera House IN New Yofk
last week singing of the role VI
Mimi, In La Eokeme" Grarf
NG?s~. Il fair Eouthefnef from
Tennessee owes some ~ her sue"
c@ss ~ Washington, - & Echoes
of her past, though neither long
nor DARK mention the fact that
YAfE fNaAxs an a.B