Evening star., 1942-07-12
Music
Notes
New Fortune Gallo
Outdoor Opera
Series Announced

On Friday night, August Z, For
tune Gallo will again present grand
opera in Americas picturesquely
situated outdoor theater - with a
change Of opera each night for one
week. Following the grand opera
series, he will turn the theater on
the Potomac into light opera
stage. Operettas chosen from the
most popular of light operas will
each have run OF one week. The
San Carlo Opera Company will, as
last season, be heard in a series of
seven different operas, while singers
we'll known through the Shubert
productions will have leading roles
in a months engagement at WASH
ington's Water Gate.
Outlining plans for the season,
Mr.. Gallo called attention to the
statement OF Charles A. Thompson,
chief of the division of cultural re-
lations, United States Department OF
State, that music is one Of the great
satisfactions of life that cannot be
touched by rations or priorities, cam
not be sunk at sea, nor seized by
conquertng armies for their own
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The local management will be
under the direction of c. c. Cappell,
who states that the very reasonable
admission prices have been scaled
to appeal to very large public.
Mr.. Gallo also says that 1t Is 4
happy occasion to apply his expert
ence Of 80 years of selling opera
and operetta to the public at ticket
prices which they can afford. Simul-
taneously with the Washington
outdoor series, Mr.. Gallo Is present.
ing q monster concert at Soldiers
Field, Chicago, with Lily Pons and
with Andre Kostelanetz conducting
his orchestra.
The program for the Tuesday
evening "at home" at the YWCA
will be given by the Washington
Sinfonietta, under the direction OF
Van Lier Lanning.
The public is cordially invited to
the program, which will begin at q
o'clock.
Siegfried Scharbau retired Marine
Band musician and member of the
Washington Composers Club, now
residing in Glendale, Calf, has re-
Gently published q patriotic march
song, America My Own," for mixed
chorus and orchestra. Mr.. Schar-
bau, at present conductor of COM
munity orchestra in Glendale, wrote
the words as well as the music. His
Dome of the Capitol" was per-
formed by the Symphony Orchestra
Of San Diego.
'Himno Pan-Americano," q song
composed by Lillian Evanti Of
Washington, internationally known
concert and opera singer, has beer
featured recently over the "Radic
National" in Rio, the Radio Cul.
tura" in Sac. Paulo, Brazil arc
Mexico by the American Rount
Table on Pan-American Day.
This patriotic song has been per.
formed by prominent singers II
/ Portuguese, Spanish and English
with the audiences joining In the
chorus. Edward B. Marks Of New
York is the publisher, having been
given a preference over two others
one OF these being well-known firm
in Rio de Janeiro.
Donald Thomas, baritone, formerly
Of Washington, was guest soloist at
the world-famous Bible breakfast OF
the Sloane House on June 28. He
was accompanied by Judson League
Stephanie Barach recently held
her annual music party. Awards
and diplomas were presented for the
best work of the year. Those present
were Jeanne Smith, Anne Kane
Eleanor Smith, Joyce Kent, Shelah
Kane, Lewis Smith, Stephanie Yater
Jennifer Lee, Sylvia Partridge, Mitz
Yater, Felicia Feis, Shelah Fore
man, Josephine Black, Mary Forrest
Zabriskie, Lois Russin, Ina Miller
David Ezekiel, Matt Levy, Corinne
Perlmeter, Walter Pfaender, Rita
Conan, Robert Klein. Maureen Mil
Ter and Stephen Weiner.