The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-05-01

80 cities in the United States and
Canada. The usual standard roper
tory was adhered to, with Wag-
ner's ''Lohengrin" as special fea-
ture,
Ballet was represented by S.
Hurok's Ballet Theater, which held
forth at the Metropolitan Opera
House all during April to COM
fortably filled if not always capaci-
ty houses. The absence of Alicia
Markova has been tied up with Billy
performances, was keenly felt. Miss
Markova has been tied u pwith Billy
Roses Seven Lively Arts" but
probably will be with the company
again next season.
The four novelties of the season
were Bronislava Nijinska's "Har-
vest Time" and Rendezvous" Leo
mid Massine's Moonlight Sonata"
and Anthony Tudor's "Undertow,"
OF these, the first three proved to
be run-of -the-mill stuff, but the
Tudor work, labeled psychological
murder ballet" was something of a
sensation. Whether it will prove
a popular hit only time will tell,
but there was no argument over its
artistic merit. Most of the first night
audience found it difficult to follow,
since no program synopsis was pro-
vided. Subsequent visits made its
symbolism more clear and height
ened the conviction that an out
standing contribution to the art Of
ballet had been made. 1t is Freud
ian study in psychoanalysis and is
perhaps better without a program,
for the individual can read many
different moods and meanings into
it. The music by william Schuman
is a perfect counterpart to the &C
ton.
The Ballet theater interrupted the
continuity Of its performances once
toward the end of its run, when
the house was turned over to Mar
ian Anderson for her only recital at
the Metropolitan this season.
The Sunday afternoon concerts
of the New York Philharmonic
Symphony orchestra at Carnegie
hall will continue throughout the
summer and up until the opening
of the regular subscription season
next autumn. The United States
Rubber Co. has signed, for the third
consecutive year, contract to
sponsor the Sunday afternoon
broadcasts on a 52-weeks-a- year
basis. The summer concerts will be
given before invited audiences.
Major conductors and solo artists
have been engaged.
Karl Kruger, conductor of the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, is
due in Brazil shortly to conduct a
series of concerts with the Rio de
Janeiro Symphony in that city and
in Sac Paulo. He is also scheduled
to visit England later to conduct
the London Philharmonic in a
group Of from u to 25 concerts,
at the invitation Of Sir Thomas
Beecham. Kruger has been re-
engaged as director of the Detroit
Symphony for the next ten years,
one of the longest contracts OF the
kind on record.
Stella Roman and Jennie Tourel,
of the Metropolitan Opera, have
been engaged for the summer opera
season at the Teatro Municipal in
Rio Gle Janeiro. The season will
open on Aug. l, with both singers
appearing in Norma"
On the way to Rio de Janeiro
Miss Roman will give concerts in
Puerto Rico. Trinidad and in Cara
cas-, Venezuela. After mid-Septem-
Der she will be heard in Buenos
Aires, Santiago de Chile and Lima,
Peru. before returning to the Unit
ed States in October.
Alexander Uninsky. Russian pian-
list has been invited by the Brus-
sells Philharmonic Symphony to
appear with the orchestra this sum-
mer in series OF concerts. He plans
to go II he can obtain travel priori-
ties and hopes to be able to play
in Paris and London as well.
Jaseha Heifetz has been enter
tanning the troops in Paris on his
third overseas tour for USO camp
shows. Previously he played in
Panama, North Africa and Italy
Leonard Warren, Metropolitan
Opera baritone. also has agreed
to so overeas on tour of the fox
hole circuit. In his company are