The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-12-15
Strauss Opera
Selected to
Start Season
JuiIIiard Music School Picks
GIuCk Work to
Follow.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 15-Of par
ticular interest is the announce
ment made by the Juilliard School
of Music of its opera schedule for
the season of 1934-35. Only two
operas have been selected SO far,
but they are the "Ariadne auf
NaXos" of Richard Strauss, presented
early this month, and Gluck's
"Orfeo"
The dates for "Orfo" is Jan. 80
and 81 and Feb. l and 2. An eve
ming of ballet is planned for March
8 and 9, and a third opera, to be
announced later. will close the sea-
son on April 3, 4, and 6.
"Ariadne auf NaXoS," a miniature
work parodying at once the opera
seria" of the eighteenth century and
the comic "intermezzo" with char
acters from the "commedis. dell
arte," never had been presented in
New York.
First Sung in Stuttgart
The world premiere took place at
Stuttgart in 1912 with Maria Jeritza
as Ariadne, Hermann Jadlowker as
|. Bacchus, and Margarete Stems of
the Dresden court opera in the
florid role of Zerbinetta-a part de-
signed for Frieda Hempel, which
illness prevented Nine Hempel from
singing. The production was staged
by Max Reinhardt.
The only previous performance in
the United States, SO far as the
writer knows, was given by the la
mented Philadelphia Civic Opera
Company at Philadelphia's Metro
politan Opera House about six or
seven years ago.
The Juilliard graduate school also
promises a spring festival to COM
memorate the two hundred and fiji
tieth anniversary of the births of
Bach and Handel. Three programs
are to be presented twice each.
They are made up as follows:
1, HandelS Israel in Egypt"
April 81 and %; 2, orchestra works
of Bach and Handel and Bach's
Coffee Cantata," April 80 and May
1; 3, Bach'S Passion According to
st. Matthew" May and 4. The
Oratorio Society will collaborate in
these performances.
Announces Policy
Max Rabinoff has issued the fol-
lowing statement with respect to
the procedure of the Cosmopolitan
Opera Association at the Hippo
drome:
Beginning next week, we shall
give five operas a week-four eve
ming performances and one matinee,
The evenings will be from Thursday
through Sunday and the matinee
will be on Saturday.
The Cosmopolitan Opera Asso-
citation is a cooperative venture
We have a subscription membership
of 5000, and our purpose is to de-
velop a company that can provide
New York with expert performances
of grand opera at modest prices
I'VE have found that the people
We seek to reach welcome our pro-
auctions, but they are unable. for
business reasons, it appears. to be
present at performances earlier in
the week. We have therefore de-
cided to concentrate our resources on
the five performances in the latter
half of the week.
Il desire to emphasize the point
that there is an immense and en-
thusiastic audience for popular
priced opera in the city. The Hip
podrome has housed audiences of
more than 5000 for a single per-
Torrance. There is no doubt that
there is a demand for at least five
performances a week.
THE object of this company is
not TO make one grand splurge-
that is to give as many operas as
possible until the resources of both
the company and the public are ex-
hauSted. But We earnestly seek to
build something substantial, a COM
pany that can continue its produc-
lions throughout most of the year,
as do many of the opera houses Of
Europe