The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-21

Helen Tronbel does a good
Brunhildes: Detroit needs
SIS. 600: Union roic cools
dosoH; NeD Opera not so
hot.
On the basis OF recent develop
ments. the Metropolitan Opera
management In happy in the
thought that there will always be
"Brunhilde. When Kristen
FlaFstsd went to Norway on a
visit and was immured by restric-
tons OF the war, the Metropolitan
went into q panic. A possible hope
WAS Marjorie Lawrence but she
has been incapscitated for a year
by 4 serious Illness. Then from
81. Louis came Helen Trsuoel, the
big girl with the big voice" Her
first attempt to do Brunhilde dis
PEELED the gloom. A gratified
audience gave Mime. Traubel an
ovation At the end Of the lmmola-
ton scene.
Then Mime. Traubel did a splen-
did job In Die Walkuere" and the
management breathed still easier.
Elisabeth Rethberg gave one OF the
best performances Of her career
In "siegfried" and Mime. Traubei
capped the climax with q moving
and splendid performance in "Goet-
terdaemmerung" With the other
principals In familiar roles. the
presentation was critically hailed
~ deeply impressive"
(Note--Helen Traubel will be in
Tacoma on the Ladies Musical club
artist course in April.)
The New Friends Of Music, an
organization Of steadily growing
Importance In New York's cultural
life. is building the chamber music
programs Of its 1p42-1e43 season
around the works of Johann Sebas-
tisn Bach. The programs. IN an at
tempt to be truly representative OF
Bach's diversified product, will
comprise examples OF his COMPOSE
tions for piano. violin, solo cello.
flute, small orchestra and harpsi-
chord.
The season. the society's sew
snth. will consist OF concerts on
sixteen consecutive Sundays.
The Detroit symphony orches-
ira will hold an allied" music
festival Of It's concerts on Feb.
"a. rs and 2s TO raise s25. 900 to
cover Its deficit for the season. The
first win be all-Britiyh. the second
all-Russian and the third ALL
American. Participating soloists
will be Alec Templeton, pianist.
Dorothy Msynor, soprano: Albert
spalding. violinist. and Oscar Lee
want. pianist. Directors Of the or
chestrs will be Victor kolsr. Efrem
kurtz and Andre kostelanetz.
Norma Greco, Metropolitan
Opera soprano, 10 the first artist
to sign q contract with Sylvio Pier
gill. impresario of the Teatro NUM-
opal Of Rio de Janeiro, for the
coming season. Piergali is in New
York recruiting a wide range of
talent for the slack season, when
II IL summer here and winter In
Brazil. Miss Greco will leave for
Rio de Jsneiro by air on March is.
Edwin Macarthur. native Ameri-
can conductor. has been appointed
musical director OF the Columbia.
3. c. Muse Festival association
for its series OF nine concerts in
February and March In Columbia
and nearby cities.
The American Guild of Musical
Artists feels that the agreement
II reached last week with the
American Federation of Musicians
Ia q feather In its cap, for II states
AIM recognizes AGMA's posi-
ton and authority as the exelu-
sive bargaining agency for all solo
concert artists Meanwhile. how
ever. the federation continues to
obtain the membership OF concert
artists. Among the new members
listed on the front page of the
current issue OF The International
Musician. the federation's journal.
are Nathan Milstein. Erica Morini.
Josef and Rosina Lhevinne, Igor
stsvinsky. Taune Hannikainen,
Guiomar Novaes and Darius
hilhsud.
Deems Tsylor's new opera third
on hrs list "Hamunteho," got
fine send-off AT its world premiere
over In Philadelphia Academy of
Music by that up-and-coming
group Of youngsters the Phila-
delphis Opera company. Audience
was the usual polite American
array which applsuded and APP
plauded. But some critics say the
opera hasn't much dramatic
strength nor much musical
strength. Some agreeable spots.
only. The two chief singers were
Dorothy Ssrnoff. and tenor Will
lam Hess. who used 10 sell tickets
in the Metropolitan opera box
office.
The cap Of n drum major Is
called shake"