The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-03-21
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Opera COMPANY VIII HA0Nt h1E
departure during ITS forthcoming
spring tour OF the country. II
will be . singh. performance Of
Yerdi's Aida" in . university town
bloomington. Ind. seat Of the
state university.
Although Bloomington Is a city
Of less than 10000 population. it
has an excellent auditorium stating
1000. which is about the capacity
of the Metropolitan Opera House in
New York.
During the tour. the company
will give ten performances in Phil
sdelphia, one IN Hartford, Conn.,,
three in Baltimore, IL in Boston,
eight in Cleveland, one in Bloom
ington, five in Dallas. one In bir-
mingham, three In Atlanta and two
In Richmond, Va
When the tour Is over, the COM
pany will have given III perform
snces. including Sunday night con-
certs. in it, season Of % weeks.
The repertoire comprised 32 differ
ent operas BY languages, the two
Axis countries dominated. Italy
with Il and Germany with eight.
Six were given in French and -four
In English.
The featured item m Nictor's
record list for March is new
recording Of the great Brahms first
symphony, by Arturo Toscanini
and the N.B.C. symphony. Actual
DRESSINGS were not available for
comment at this writing, but the
reviewer heard part of II being
recorded in Carnegie Hall. The
five-disc album should bear the I'M
mistakable imprint of the macs
tro's genius and those familiar with
earlier recordings of the same sym
phony would do well to hear 1t for
purposes of comparison. Its issu-
ance comedies with Toscanini's
18th birthday, which occurs on
March %.
An outstanding Victor recording
of the month does not come exactly
under the head of music, although
1t has musical interludes. II is a
condensed version OF Shakespeare
Macbeth" including all the more
important scenes. done by Maurice
Evans and Judith Anderson, with
a supporting cast. There is actual
music in the words of the somber
poetic tragedy as unfolded by
these two artists. The album of
five 12-inch records includes photo
graphic illustrations and complete
text of the excerpts given.
Other Victor records for April:
Chausson, Concerto in ID major
for violin, piano and string quar-
tet, by Jascha Heifetz Jesus Maria
San Roma and the Musical Art
Quartet. A musically admirable
performance OF the music of this
late 18th century composer. Four
12-inch records.
Dvorak. symphony No. 1 in d
major, by the Czech Philharmonic
Orchestra under Vsclav Tslich. An
understanding European recording.
Five 12-inch records.
Singles include;
Prokofieff. excerpts from Love
for Three Oranges" by Leopold
stokowski and the MIC Sym
phony.
Bach. Arioso, Part l, by the
same combination.
Saint Saens, Danse Macabre,
Part /, by Pierre Luboshutx and
Genia Nemenoff.
special Is a group OF some of
the more favored Negro spiritusls,
sung by Dorothy Maynor. soprano,
and a male choir. 1t is on four To-
inch records. A lush performance.
The annual broadcast presents-
ton o. Brahms Requiem" has
been scheduled by MIC for Satur-
day, March rs, from IL am. 10 II.
PVT, over the Red network.
There will be a 120-voice chorus
comprising members Of the Duke
University Glee Club. and the
Farmville. Va. State Teachers
College Chorus. Dorothy Baker
and John Herrick will he the solo
lists
Solomon and Balkis," one-sct
opera by Randall Thompson. will
be given its world premiere In a
Columbia network broadcast on
Sunday. March 30, from II TO 1855
am. pvt. The opera, commits
stoned by CHS and the League of
Composers, Is based on one OF Kip
ling's Just So Stories" II calls
for four soloists, q women's chorus
and orchestra. Stage performances
will be given on April IA and Is
at Lowell House, Harvard univer-
sity.
A bachelor tax on priests and
members OF monastic orders mas
been voted by one Spanish prov
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