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might be had, however, without in any de-
gree cutting the ground from under the
feet of sincere opera in the English lan-
guage.
The English language is the language in
which all vocal music has to take place in
the United States, if it is intended to be
intelligible to a miscellaneous audience.
Our people speak mainly this tongue. The
vernacular is the proper tongue for all
singing, because it leaves the listener free
to follow the text and music together with-
out effort, in such a way that the music in-
tensifies the text, and the text the music.
Moreover, we have in this country a
large and constantly increasing number of
young singers able to do well the leading
roles of the lighter standard opera, and now
and then coming in a most creditable man-
ner to the very highest, as the Castle
Square company in Boston to "Lohengrin."
It is just as possible to give enjoyable per-
formances of such operas as "Tannhauser,"
"Lohengrin," "Fidelio," and the standard
repertory generally in this country, as it is
to do the same thing in the smaller towns
of Germany or Italy. It is continually
done there.
Opera properly precedes symphony con-
certs. Opera is a more elementary and
less differentiated taste. It appeals to a
wider circle, and affords more enjoyment.
Symphony belongs later. We try to begin
at the top. It would pay us better to be-
gin with opera.
SIQNORINA C. COSENZA.
Signorina Carmela Cosenza, a young pi-
aniste, who by her marked talents has been
commanding considerable notice in musical
and society circles, will give a concert at
the Madison Square Garden Concert Hall,
on the evening of April 21, assisted by dis-
tinguished vocal soloists. The program is
an interesting one, and opens with Beetho-
ven's vSonata Op. 2 No. 3, followed by
"Hark, Hark the Lark," Schubert-Liszt;
Impromptu Op. 90 No. 4, Schubert; Im-
promptu, Op. 36, Etudes, Op. 25 No. 7,
No. 9, Berceuse, Op. 57, Valse brillante,
Op. 34, No. 1, Chopin; Pezzo Fantastica,
opus 44, No. 2, Martucci; "Barcarole,"
Op. 30, No. T, Rubinstein; "Campanella,"
Paganini-Liszt and several vocal numbers.
The concert is under the distinguished
patronage of Baroness Fava, Countess L.
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Olean, N. Y., is to have a music festival
on May 4 and 5. A chorus of 120 voices
will sing Rossini's "Stabat Mater" to-
gether with excerpts from oratorio. Prom-
inent artists will participate.
Sousa and his band will give a concert at
CARMELA COSENZA.
the Broadway Theatre to-morrow, Sunday,
evening. Elizabeth Northrop and Martina P. di Cesnola, Countess di Brazzi-Savorg-
Johnstone will be the soloists.
nan, Mrs. Seth Low and twenty other
Martinus Sieveking,the celebrated Dutch ladies prominent in the society world.
pianist, has been scoring many successes in Signorina Cosenza is a young American
his recent recitals. He has been termed pianiste who possesses the essential temper-
"one of the very great pianists," and ament and training to become a great art-
"might properly be called a second Rubin- ist. We trust her recital will be a great
success and we bespeak for all who attend a
stein." .
rare
treat.
Mme. Calve has closed a contract with
George Stewart of Boston to appear in
fifteen concerts after the supplemental
season of opera. She will sing in Albany,
Buffalo, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Min-
neapolis and other Western cities.
Two new operas, Mascagni's "Iride,"
a Japanese story, and "La Vie de Boheme"
by Leoncavallo, will soon be produced in
Italy.
Pinsuti's well-known song, " True Till
Death," recently changed hands in Lon-
don for $3,000. There is money occasion-
ally in a meritorious song; here is an
instance.
Gilbert and Sullivan's "Mikado" has
been adapted into French and will shortly
have a performance at Brussels.
That young old composer, Verdi, is said to
be learning to ride the bicycle at 82. What
next?
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capital interpretation by the Misses Agnes
Harcourt, K. Clorer, and the Messrs. Pas-
ternack, Moszkowitz and Schoner. Miss
Agnes Harcourt was heard to great ad-
vantage in Vieuxtetnps' Ballade and Polo-
naise. Miss Harcourt's technic is facile and
sure, and she uses her bow with freedom
and grace. One of the many features in
her playing is the beautiful tone she draws
from her violin. In conjunction with
Carl Schoner she also played Sarasate's
Navarra for two violins exceedingly well.
Both young artists were recalled several
times. Carl Schoner gave an excellent
rendition of that tricky and difficult Rondo
Papageno by Ernst. He took the last
movement at an immense speed. Carl
Moszkowitz played Vieuxtemps' Air Varie
op. 22, in which he had an opportunity to
exhibit his skill, especially in rapid down
and up bow staccato. David Pasternack
played one of Hermann Carri's songs ar-
ranged for the violin with much sentiment
and a mazurka by Wieniawski with much
verve. Moszkowitz and Pasternack also
excelled in Spohr's great concerto for two
violins. Mr. Gnyon Locke, a handsome
looking young man, played the two last
movements of De Beriot's Seventh Con-
certo with much brilliancy. He draws a
big tone from his instrument. Little Ida
Wanoscheck took the audience by storm.
It is really wonderful to see a child hardly
over eight years old, swing the bow as she
does. The Misses K. Eichhorn, Flora
Boyd, Jessie Everitt gave an excellent
performance of a brilliant Marche by Pa-
pini for three violins, and three talented
little boys, Valentine Eselgroth, Charlie
David and I. Moszkowitz, made a very
good impression in a Duo by Dancla and a
Trio by Carri. The Ave Maria by Bach-
Gounod performed on eighteen violins
with organ and piano produced a tremen-
dous tonal effect and was played by the
Misses Agnes Harcourt, K. Eichhorn, F.
Boyd, J. Everitt, M. Gray, I. Wanoscheck,
Nan Brown, C. Kenney and the Messrs.
C. Schoner, C. Moszkowitz, D. Pasternack,
G. Locke, C. Van Deventer, H. Bossert,
E. Cannon, V. Eselgroth, C. David and
I. Moszkowitz. The concert was all in all
a great success and an excellent illustration
of Mr. Ferdinand Carri's qualification as a
FERDINAND CARRI'S PUPILS' RECITAL.
There was a very large and enthusiastic violin pedagogue.
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audience present at the violin recital given
Victor Herbert and his Twenty-second
at Chickering Hall, Thursday evening,
March 18, by the pupils of Mr. Ferdinand Regiment Band, fresh from the inaugural
Carri, the well-known violin virtuoso, and ceremonies in Washington, gave a pop-
director of the violin department of the ular concert in Carnegie Hall on Sunday
New York Institute for Violin Playing and evening, March 7. The program was
School for Piano and Vocal Culture. The made up of selections played by the
program, which was composed exclusively band at the inauguration concerts. The
of violin music, wasinterpreted by theyoung principal soloists were Miss Marie Dona-
artists in amanner highly creditable to their vin, soprano fErnest H. Clarke, trombone,
instructor. True intonation, especially in and Victor Herbert, violoncellist.
the double stopping, and polyphonic play-
o
ing, sound tone production, good phrasing,
Marie von Hammer, the distinguished
and that rare accomplishment in violin pianiste and composer, gave a concert at
playing, free and graceful bowing, was Carnegie Lyceum March 8. The program
illustrated at this recital in the highest de- will consisted exclusively of her own com-
gree. A transcription of De Beriot's Scene positions. She was assisted by Sig. de
de Ballet for four violins and viola by F. Gogorza, Fraulein Gaertner,^'celliste, and
Carri opened the concert and received a Mrs. Katherine Bloodgood.