Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-07
NEWS OF MUSIC
NEWS OF MUSIC
Summer Season Gets Under Way
With Good Idea at Towson, Md.

He hopes to put on II to 10
concerts, and he also hopes
to go ION tour" again.
In one of the 1868 con-
certs, he expects to utilize
the services of the distin-
glished Claremont Quartet,
in residence at Goucher
throughout the summer ses-
sion. With that group, he
will do what is undoubtedly
the first American perform
ance of Louis Spohr's Con-
certo for String Quartet and
Orchestra. The piece may
not turn out to be the great
est masterpiece ever written,
but I daresay you'd have to
travel a far piece to hear 1t
played.
Good For d. c.
There is no reason why a
similar project cannot be
developed in the Washing
ton area in which the
tremendous potential of the
National Symphony Orches-
ira, could be drawn upon.
Surely there are plenty of
local academic institutions
as enterprising as Goucher.
Now that DR.. Galkin has
laid down the bluepr in t,
somebody else ought to make
use of his plans.
Given a million dollars or
so, it doesn't take too much
imagination to accomplish
som ething worthwhile in
music.
But to accomplish some
thing worthwhile in music
with some $4,000 is pretty
close to q miracle-and that
is what DR.. Galkin has man
aged.
Let us hope that the
anonymous foundation con-
tinues to support him-the
Music Performance Trust
Fund so ably administered
by its public-spirited Trus-
tee, Samuel r. Rosenbaum,
surely will.
And maybe the Galkin Plan
will spread, as it surely de-
serves to do.
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NEWS FROM HERE -
There is q full week Of grand
opera. six nights, six differ
ent operas, coming to the
Carter Barron Amphithe-
alter July is. The troupe is
the New York Opera Fes-
tival, with Felix w. Salmaggi
as general manager, Guido G,
Salmaggi as artistic director,
and conductors George Ba-
rati, Anton GuadagnO, Al
fredO Silipigni. The list, with
conductors and principals:
Monday. Rigoletto. Verdi
Tin Italian. Anton Guadag-
no conducting. Cesare Bar
deIli, Rigoletto; jeanette
ScOvOtti, Gilda; Jan Peerce,
Duke Of Mantua; Louis
SgarrO, Sparafucile; Maria
MarteIl, Maddalena.
Tuesday. Aida, Verdi Tin
Italian). Anton GuadagnO
conducting. ElinOr Ross,
Aida; Nell Rankin, Amneris;
Jon Grain, Radames; Frank
Guarrera, Amonasro; Louis
SgarrO, Ramfis.
Wednesday. The Barber
Of Seville, Rossini Tin Ital-
ian). Anton GuadagnO con-
Quoting. Cesare BardeIIi,
Figaro; Salvatore BaccalOni,
DR.. Bartolo; Josephine
Guido, RoSina; Louis SgarrO,
Don BaSilio; EnricO di Gu
seppe, Count Almaviva.
Thursday. Carmen, Bizet
Tin French. Anton Qua
dagnO conducting. Jean Ma
deira, Carmen: Eddy Ruhl,
Don Jose; Louis SgarrO, Zu-
niga; Dolores Mari, Micaela;
Russell Christopher, Esca-
milo.
Friday. La Traviata, Verdi
lin Italian. George Barati,
conducting. Olivia BOneIli,
Violetta; Barry MOrelI, Al
fredo; Calvin Marsh, the
elder Germont; Judith NAL
lin, Flora.
Saturday. La Boheme,
Puccini Gin Italian). Anton
Guadagno conducting. Fran
cesea Roberto, Mimi; Calvin
Marsh, Marcello; Brian Sui
Ivan, Rodolfo; Louis SgarrO,
Colline; Russell Christopher,
Schaunard; Salvatore Bac-
calOni. Benoit and Alcindoro.
1t is to be hoped tina dur
ing the week the rain will
fall mainly on the plain in
Spain, and nowhere near
Rock Greek Park. Sharp
eyed readers who note that
the above list cites only two
conductors actually working,
though three are on the