The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-29

AFFAIR, With stars OF the new YORK
and artists from both the United st
The opera and the season of the
Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Of
Mexico, which will be running con-
currently, are truly international
In scope, the music as well as the
musicians representing the product
of many lands.
The opera will open with Iris
tan und Isolde" and the repertoire
will include Don PaSquale,'
81 Elisir d'Amore," Barber of Sc
Vile" Secret of Suzanne" Don
Giovanni Ravels Spanish Hour,
La Cora del Destino," La b.
heme,' "Rigoletto," Lucia" "Pel-
leas ct Melisande," "Werther' and
Ear Satan" One or two Spanish
operas also are planned.
The Metropolitan will be repre-
scented by some of its principal ar
lists, including Lily Pons, singing
for the first time In Mexico. Others
in leading roles will be Stella Ro.
man, Elizabeth. Rethberg, Kurt
Ddu1Al, CICQSLACA OdBCA, OuAfaNOAN
Baccaloni, Jennie Tourel, Raou
John, Armand Tokatyan, Ivan Pc
troff and Robert Silva. Licia Alban-
csc and Dusolina Giannini may be
added to the list. Visiting conduc-
eors will include Goetano Merolar
Jean Morel and Jascha Horenstein.
THE National Symphony Orches-
ira of Washington will be heard in
concerts at the Potomac Water
Gate near Lincoln Memorial again
this summer for six weeks begin
ming June II. Although the Asso-
citation was still about $23, 900 short
Of the $4,000 goal at the time OF
the announcement, arrangements
were continued in the expectation
that the money would be forthcom-
ing.
There will be IS concerts in all,
on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings, at popular prices. Noted
soloiSts and guest conductors will
appear.
THE schedule for the summer
broadcast series of the New York
MISUNDERSTANDING from Car
negie Hall, now in progress, has
been completed and includes four
noted conductors and II soloists, 1t
is announced by CHS. Artur Rod
zinski, who conducted on May 81
will conduct again on Oct. l. Via
di,,.iv Gnicak,xaop nOy1dupfOr nf the
st. Louis Symphony, will direct
from May % through June II and
Sept. 10 through Sept. "a; Fritz
Reiner. conductor of the Pitts
burgh Symphony, from June lG
through July %; and Dimitri
Mitropoulos, conductor Of the Min
neapolis Symphony, from July 30
through Sept. 8.
Soloists engaged are Helen Trau-
bel. soprano; Robert Casadesus
Rudolf Serkin, Ania Dorfmann
Beveridge Webster, Alexander Brai-
Iowsky, Rudolf Firkusny. William
Kapell and Sylvia Zaremba, pianists
Nathan Milstein, Isaac Stern, Erica
Morini, Carroll Glenn, John Corig-
liano and Michael Rosenker VOL
inists; Alexander Kipnis. bass, and
Leonard Rose 'cellist.
A highlight Of the season will be
the world premiere on June 4 OF
Norton Goulds symphony on
Marching Tunes" written for the
centennial of the Y. M. @. A.
xxyNnN fsov,. Tn,,Aa., fe that Yola,,
Barbiroli. formerly conductor Of the
New York Philharmonic symphony
has been invited to become perma-
nent conductor Of the London SYM
phony Orchestra. Jay Pomeroy. i'm
presario. said negotiations with Bar
birolli are still in their preliminary
stages. Barbirolli at present is con.
ductor Of the Halle Orchestra Of
Manchester. .
MAssIMo PRECCIA, newly APP
pointed conductor Of the New
Orleans Symphony, who is now au-
ditloning musicians to augment the
orchestra. said while on q talent
hunt In New York that he hopes To
build an organization that will rank
In every way with the leading or.
ehestras In other large cities Of thii
country. While on q visit to Ne.
Orleans TO look over the field
Freccia took a short excursion on
the Mississippi and came up with
an idea which he hopes TO try oui
after the war.
"Rimsky-K orsakoif conducted ar
orchestra on excursions that made
muscial history" Freccia said
what more inspiring setting could
you find than the broad sweep Of
the Mississippi? Some day I'D like
10 conduct some good music abroad
q Mississippi steamer"
Freccia, q native Of fRaly. Is for
mer conductor Of the Havana SYM