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Marchi, the new tenor, has sung here in opera
although not at the Metropolitan. Mmes.
Sembrich, Calve and Eames are again to be
in the company, after a year's absence, and
Mme. Sanderson has not been heard here for
five years. Mmes. Ternina, Breval, Schu-
ARTISTS' DEPARTMENT.
mann-Heink, Adams, Gadski, Scheff, Bride-
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well and Homer remain from last season's
The Artists' Department of The Review is
published on the first Saturday of each month. organization. Among the men MM. Dippel,
Salignac, Van Dyck, Camipanari, Scotti, Bisp-
GRAITS GRAND OPERA PLANS.
AURICE GRAU, the impresario of the ham, Edouard de Reszke, Plancon, Van
Metropolitan Opera House, arrived Rooy, Gillibert and Dufriche were all here
from Europe last week and confirmed what in the past.
"M. de Marchi is one of the best known
has already been announced in The Review
of
Italian tenors and I think that he will
that he has determined to produce M. Pade-
make
a great success in the roles he at-
rewski's opera, "Manru," this winter, prob-
tempts,"
said Mr. Grau. "M. Bandrowski,
ably early in February. "It is quite likely,"
who
comes
to sing the title role in 'Manru,'
said Mr. Grau, "that M. Paderewski will
has
already
made
a great success in the opera.
come over to help with the rehearsals. I
Albert
Alvarez,
who takes M. Jean de
have engaged M. Bandrowski, the tenor,
Reszke's
place
in
the
company, was here two
who sang the leading role in the opera with
years
ago.
M.
Reiss
is
a new buffo who was
success at Lemberg and Cracow.
very
successful
in^
London
this spring. He
" I heard him a few years ago at Frankfort-
has
been
taking
part
in
the
performances
on-the-Main, where he has been for a long
at
Munich
during
the
summer.
M. Declery
time. He has a fine voice and a good stage
is
a
French
baritone
who
has
sung
at Brus-
appearance. He sings all the leading roles
sels
during
the
past
two
seasons.
M.
Gilibert
of the German repertory, and will be heard
is
a
French
tenor
of
reputation.
M.
Ta-
here in many of those operas, as well as in
vechia,
who
is
to
have
the
Italian
buffo
roles,
'Manru.' Others in the cast of that opera
will be Mme. Sembrich, Mme. Sohumann- is well known in Europe and made a great
Heink, Frl. Fritzi-Scheff", Mr. Bispham and success last summer in Berlin with Mme.
Sembrich's company at the Royal Opera in
Herr Blass.
Berlin.
Mme. Reuss-Belce is a German so-
"I shall also do de Lara's 'Messaline,'
prano
who
has sung regularly at the Bay-
which has only been heard at London and
reuth
festivals.
She takes the place of Mme.
Monte Carlo and once at Milan. Mme. Calve,
Susan
Strong
in
the company."
•who returns this season, will sing the lead-
ing role in this work. Whether or not we
OPERA AND MUNICIPAL AID.
shall present 'Thais' depends upon how long HTALKING recently about State, or Mu-
Mme. Sibyl Sanderson can stay with us. Her
•* nicipal aid for opera, Ignace J. Pade-
engagement ends early in January, but I rewski said to a London journalist:
hope to be able to extend it. If that is im-
"It is painful to think that in the two great-
possible it will scarcely be wise to make a est cities in the world, London and New
production of 'Thais.' The revivals will in- York, the musical theatre is not on the same
clude 'L'Elixire d'Amore' for Mme. Sem- level as in some of the small towns in Ger-
brich, 'La Navarraise' for Mile. Calve, 'Ma- many.
non' for Mme. Sanderson and 'II Ballo in
"Let me instance Saxony. The King of
Maschera' for Mme. Ternina, and 'Otello,' Saxony has only a small private fortune.
'Ero e Leandro' and 'La Tosca.' If I give the Yet he devotes 600,000 marks ($150,000) a
contemplated Verdi cycle I shall also revive year to opera. If be can give $150,000,
'Erniani' with Mme. Sembrich as Elvira."
could not the city corporation or the Lon-
Mme. Emma Eames, who, Mr. Grau said, don county council easily set aside, say,
has recovered from the indisposition which $100,000?. That would probably be quite
prevented her singing ait the Worcester fes- sufficient for the purpose, for, you see, you
tival, and Mme. Calve, with several other have so many more people to go to the
members of the company, have been arriving opera here than the comparative few there
through the week.
are in Dresden.
The company will begin its tour at Albany
"Nowadays art is a necessity of life. It
on Oct. 7th, and will then proceed to Mon- ought to be looked upon by your public
treal and Toronto, where a State concert bodies as being within their necessary care
will be given in honor of the Duke of Corn- in much the same way as they look upon the
wall and York. The tour extends to the Pa- provision of pure water and fresh air. It is
cific Coast and no less than twenty cities an element of cultured life."
will be visited. The season at the Metropol-
Here we find a truism expressed which
itan will not begin until Dec. 23.
might be put into practice were it possible
In reply to questions, Mr. Grau said that to get into public office—either Municipal,
it was definitely settled that M. Jean de State or National—men broad enough to
Reszke would not visit America this season. comprehend the important part which music
"Mme. Nordica is coming over, I hear," and the arts generally play as uplifting and
he added, "but not as a member of my com- refining agencies in our civilization.
pany. She may, however, sing a few times
In New York our municipal authorities
with us. Yes, Mile. Breval will be heard quibble over an appropriation for music in
here this winter as Brunnhilde, in 'Die Wal- the public parks, wthile vast sums are squan-
kiire.'
dered in divers ways. Even after this appro-
"Nearly all of the singers who come this priation is cut down, political considerations
year have been heard before. Even M. de govern the selection of musical organizations,
KEMffl
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which, as a matter of course, reflect discredit
on the city. Hence, it is not surprising that
in our public parks last summer the music
was so poor and the programs of such a
frivolous character that people displayed an
anxiety to avoid the location wherein the
bands were playing.
Yes, in very truth, "art is a necessity of
life," but it will take a long time to bring
this fact home to our political masters. From
their viewpoint, art, or an appropriation for
its support, would not be as prolific in mak-
ing voters as the well tried plans now in
vogue. Talking about municipal aid for art
in New York seems like an indulgence in
a "pipe," to use a colloquialism popular with
our political friends. It may win in Lon-
don, where salaries and "jobs'" are not con-
sidered greater than character and public
service. It was well Paderewski spoke in
London and not in New York.
MUSIC FOR KING] EDWARD'S CORONATION.
will be asked to compose the cor-
W HO onation
hymn in honor of Edward
VII., and who will preside at the organ at
Westminster Abbey at the ceremonial, are the
questions which are at present agitating mu-
sical circles in England. The greatest dis-
sensions, it appears, will ensue over the or-
gan question, owing to the fact that by a
fiction of State, the choir, though not the rest
of the Abbey, is on Coronation Day consid-
ered a Chapel Royal over which the Chapter
have no control. The Bishop of London, in
his capacity as Dean of the Royal Chapels,
has the right to appoint a composer to "His
Majesty's Chapel," and this composer is en-
titled to the place at the organ on Coronation
Day, regardless of who the regular West-
minster organist may be. Meanwhile, Sir
Frederick Bridge will press his claim to pre-
side at the Westminster organ as his perquis-
ite, and the same differences which arose at
the Coronation of William and Mary will
be resuscitated. Then Purcell not only re-
tained his place at the organ, but had, more-
over, the happy thought of selling the space
behind the instrument, the money for which
he was compelled to disgorge later. His
successors, however, had to yield their places
to the "composers" appointed by the Bishops.
x\t the coronation of Victoria, in 1838, George
Smart got this function. He, too, had a
happy thought. For a goodly sum of money,
it is said $250 and upward, he allowed a
number of wealthy persons, who were eager
to be present, to take their place among the
musicians, with instruments, which they pre^
tended to play. The secret, of course, leaked
out, and there was a pretty scandal; but the
smart muscian managed to keep his boodle.
It is likely that the organist, whoever he may
be, will be closely watched this time and no
such scandal will be permitted next year.
Meanwhile, it is best not to be too prema-
ture.
OCHILLER, the husband of Yvette Guil-
^ bert, who last year gave a series of sym-
phony concerts at the Vaudeville in Paris,
intends to give another series of fourteen
under direction of Taffanel, Messager, Lui-
gini, Richter, Weingartner, Mottl, Nikisch,
Strauss, Muck, Sembach, Zumpe, Pauzner
and Muller.