The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-01-30

Toscanini, who is meticulous
about interloping anything into
composers original work, will in
troduce strains Of the "Star Span
gled Banner" into the Verdi COM
position to emphasize It's meaning.
The concert will be widely broad
cast overseas as well as through
out America.
The Westminster Choir Of 80
voices and Jan Peerse, Metropoli-
tan Opera tenor, will provide the
choral and solo parts Of the 10
minute composition.
It was necessary to search for
the score, which was not available
in this country. A complete copy
was located In London and was
transferred to microfllm for aerial
transmission to New York.
THE Metropolitan Opera will pre-
l. sent It's annual "Ring" cycle
Of Richard Wagner on four consec-
utive Tuesday evenings this year,
abandoning the former matinee
cycle.
The series will open with "Das
Rheingold" on February 8, with
"Die Walkuere," "Siegfried" and
"Gotterdammerung" coming in Or
der on succeeding Tuesday nights.
In line with the Metropolitan's
new reduced price policy, subscribe
ers will be able to get orchestra
seats for the entire series at SIC
plus tax. Seats in other parts Of
the house will be scaled accord
ingly.
All performances will be con-
Quoted by Erich Leinsdorf. Helen
Traubel and LauritZ Melchoir viii
head the casts.
The Metropolitan incidentally is
having difficulty with arrange
ments for Its annual spring tour,
because Of wartime transportation
difficulties. The tour may be can
celled almost entirely unless con-
ditions improve. Negotiations for
presentations In such comparative
ly nearby cities as Boston and
Baltimore have been suspended
and 1t Is far from certain that they
will be resumed. The outlook for
more distant cities Atlanta or
Dallas, for instance - Is not good.
lose ITURBI, who currently has
y to commute between Hollywood
and the East, has plenty Of trans
portation difficulties, but is man.
aging to solve them.
1turbi Is at work on his first mo-
vie. Private Miss Jones" and also |
has to be regularly in Rochester,
where he is the regular conductor
of the Rochester Philharmonic Or
chestra. In addition, he fills some |
concert engagements, including a
recent appearance as piano soloist |
with the New York Philharmonic |
Symphony, during which he played |
one Of his own compositions.
Iturbi already has made nine |
round trips from coast to coast,
covering about $4,000 miles. In
Hollywood, he has met the gaso-
line shortage by using motor
cycle between his Beverly Hills |
Home and the Metro oldwyn-
Mayer studios.
VICTOR RECORDS, resuming
v monthly Red Seal releases, fea-
lures on its February list record
ig of the Sibelius Seventh SYM
phony in G Major. 1t is a studied
performance by the st. Louis SYM
phony under Vladimir Golschmann,
who does a good Job In interpreting
the latest symphony Of the Finnish
master.
Also on Victor's February list is
1.-THE Moldaus', by the
National Symphony Orchestra, di-
rected by Hans Kinder. There are
three singles. the most appealing
Of which Is q recording BY Fritz
Krelsler Of his arrangements OF
the gavotte from Bach's Partita
No. 8 In e major and "R0ndino on
4 Theme by Beethoven" The others
are Militia Korjus, in ia Danza,"
By Rossini and "Funicili- Funicu-
"a" and John Charles Thomas. IN
Where My Caravan Has Rested"
and Stephen Fosters Gentle An.
ME-"
Victor announces that Il win
make monthly releases during iel3.
mostly selected from recordings
which have proved most popular
with the American public. The re-
issues viii be accompanied by some
new releases. Victor appeals 10 the
public 20 continue turning into
dealers old. broken o. unwanled
records 10 BE- converted into scrap
md make the Issue q freeh records
ooable. I