The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-15

chosen by a jury representing the
collaborating organizations.
Entries must be submitted not
later than Sept. /, 1945. Composers
and librettists wishing details of the
plan may obtain full information by
writing to Eric T. Clarke, admin
istrative secretary, Metropo itan
opera Association. Inc, New York
18, N. Y.
SIR THOMAS BEECHAM has ac-
cepted dictatorship Of Mozart Fes-
tival to be held in Mexico City be-
ginning July 8. He will produce and
direct three operas, "The Magic
Flute" "Don Giovanni" and 1.-THE
Marriage OF Figaro" all to be sung
in Italian.
The festival is sponsored by the
Mexican government under h e
auspices Of the Comision MeXicana
de Cooperation Intellectual. Sir
Thomas and Lady Beecham have
postponed their departure for Eng
land until August so that Sir
Thomas can fill the engagement.
THE summer outdoor music sea-
son gets under way this month in
cities from coast to coast and
promises to be on as elaborate a
scale as ever before, despite trans
portation and other wartime diff
culties.
The first Of the major annual
events to get started will be the
Watergate concert given under the
auspices of the National Symphony
Orchestra on the Potomac near the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
Opening tomorrow evening, June II,
there will be 10 concerts spread over
six weeks.
The 9th annual series Of con-
certs by the famous Goldman Band
will open on the Mall in Central
Park. New York, on June IA. A ser
les Of eight Detroit Symphony twi-
light concerts, conducted by Karl
Kruger, will start in the University
Of Detroit Stadium on June II. On
June 10, the Stadium Concerts Of
the New York Philharmonic SYM
phony Orchestra will open in Levi
sohn Stadium. Also on June 10, the
Robin Hood Dell Concerts will begin
in Paramount Park, Philadelphia,
to continue until Aug. 4.
Chicago's Ravinia Music Festival
will open on June q and continue
through Aug. Is. The Hollywood
Bowl follows with its eight weeks
of Symphonies Under the Stars,
beginning July 8.
The list of famous soloists and
conductors engaged for t h S e
events is almost a roster Of the
best talent now available in this
country. At Lewisohn Stadium on
opening night. Sir Thomas Beecham
will conduct the orchestra and Fritz
Kreisler will make the first oG.-
door appearance of his career as
violin soloiSt.
Hans Kinder, director of the Ma
tional Symphony will conduct at the
Watergate opening, with Mona Pau
lee, Metropolitan Opera mezzo-so-
prano, as soloist. The Watergate will
have an all-American program died.
icated to the armed services on June
90, to be directed by Stanley Chap
Pile, young English conductor. Chap
pie later will direct all the concerts
of the st. Louis Little Symphony
Orchestra at the University Tri-
angle in st. Louis between June 80
and Aug. IL.
MARJORIE LAWRENCE, Metro
politan Opera soprano, Is off to her
native Australia this month for
tour of several months through the
south and southwest Pacific war
theater. 1t will be her first visit to
her native Australia since 1899, and
she is making the strenuous trip
despite the fact that she is still sew
erely handicapped by the effects OF
paralytic attack two years ago.
Miss Lawrence can get around
with the aid of two canes and re-
Gently sang through performance
of Tristan und Isolde" at the
Metropolitan, although she had to
be carried on the stage and sang
reclining or sitting down. She is
looking forward to her trip with
out trepidation, cen though 1t in
cludes the remote New Guinea war
zone.
ANOTHER woman artist current.
ly doing a tour of duty In the Paci-
fic is Polyna Stoska. soprano Of the
National Operate Quartet. who has
arrived in New Caledonia to visit
military bases with USO unit