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International who's who in music and musical gazetteer, 1918
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1other Italian cities and returned to Milan to sing in the Requiem in honor of Verdi; later toured Turkey, Greece, Egypt and England; then went to the Manhattan Opera in New York and remained with that organization until the end of its career; whereupon he joined the Chicago Opera Company. Address: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Ill.
3PARKER, Horatio William:
4Add to list of works: "The Spirit of Beauty," cantata f. male chor. and orch., op. 61; "King Gorm the Grim," ballad f. chor. and orch.; "A Song of Times," cantata f. chor. and orch., op. 73; "The Leap of Roushan Bey," ballad f. male chor., tenor solo and orch.; 7 Greek Pastoral Scenes, f. soli, chor., oboe, harp and strings, op. 74; "Alice Brand," cantata f. soli, 3-part women's chor. and piano, op. 76; "The Dream of Mary," morality f. soli, chorus, children's chor. and congregation, w. organ and orch., op. 82; aria, "The Spirit of the Red Cross Speaks," w. orch. (1918).
6PERALTA, Frances:
7Soprano; b. San Francisco; stud. there. in New York, Paris and Milan. After singing in grand opera in Italy for a season, returned to America, where she first appeared in lighter musical productions, and later joined the Boston Opera Company for two seasons; was engaged for the Chicago Opera, 1917, making her first appearance in November. Address: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago.
9PRUETTE, Juanita Lucile:
10Soprano; b. Westfield, Ill., d. George Darwin and Anna Margaret (Hays) Prewett; ed. Hardin Coll., Mexico, Mo., and Westfield (Ill.) Coll.; stud. singing w. Elizabeth Carrick in Los Angeles, William Shakespeare in London, also w. George Uttley and Victor Maurel, later w. Mr. and Mrs. Yeatman-Griffith. Made debut at Royal Albert Hall, London, Jan. 11, 1914, w. the New Symphony Orchestra; returned to America in Oct., 1914, appearing only in private concerts at first; participated in the open-air performance of "Aida" at Franklin Field, Philadelphia; engaged by Campanini especially for the role of Yniold in "Pelléas et Mélisande," Chicago Opera Co., 1917-18; operatic repertoire includes "Madame Butterfly," Mimi and Musetta in "La Bohème," Micaela in "Carmen," Gretel in "Hänsel und Gretel," Antonia and Giulietta in the "Tales of Hoffman," Nedda in "Pagliacci," etc.; specializes in song interpretation, has taught in London, California and New York. Comp. songs (MSS.). Address: care Mrs. M. B. White, 105 West 85th Street, New York.
12RAISA, Rosa:
13Dramatic soprano; b. Russian Poland; received a common school education; was obliged to flee from Russia at the age of fourteen because of her brother's revolutionary activities; after many hardships reached Capri, Italy, where she was befriended by a philanthropic woman who placed her under the vocal instruction of Mme. Marchesi; encouraged by Mme. Campanini (Eva Tetrazzini), who coached her in operatic roles. Made her debut in Cleofonte Campanini's own opera house in Parma with such success that Sig. Campanini took her to America for the Chicago Opera, with which she sang for two seasons; returning to Italy, she sang in many important opera houses there, and created the soprano role of Zandonai's "Francesca da Rimini"; after brilliant successes at Buenos Aires and other South American cities, returned to the Chicago Opera, 1916, and has remained a member of that organization to the present time. Address: Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, Ill.
15ROSEN, Max:
16Violinist; b. Roumania, 1900; s. Benjamin R., a barber and amateur violinist; was brought to New York in infancy; ed. pub. schs., New York; received his first lessons from his father; later was sent to the Music School Settlement, where he became a pupil of David Mannes; also stud. w. Alois Trnka and Bernard Sinsheimer in New York; won MacDowell Club scholarship at age of 11; enlisted the assistance of Edward J. de Coppet, who sent him to Europe to study under Auer in Dresden, 1912; on latter's return to Petrograd continued w. Willy Hess in Berlin, but on outbreak of war rejoined Auer in Christiania. Made his debut there, and subsequently played in Denmark, toured Germany, Norway and Sweden; made American debut w. Philharmonic Soc., New York, Jan. 21, 1918; now concertizing in the U. S Address: care Haensel & Jones, 33 West 42nd St., New York.
18ROTHAPFEL, Samuel L.:
19Theatre manager; b. Stillwater, Minn., July 9, 1881; married (2 children). Originated and developed the combination of good music and motion pictures now used in the leading photoplay theatres in America and Europe; is managing dir. of the Rivoli and Rialto Theatres. Mem. Lambs, Friars, Green Room and Screen clubs. Address: Rialto Theatre, Times Square, New York.
21RYBNER, Dagmar de Corval:
22Pianist, composer; b. Baden, Sept. 9, 1890; d. Cornelius R. (q. v.) and Claudine Pezet (de Corval) R.; ed. in private schools, Karlsruhe and Geneva; stud. music at Cons., Karlsruhe and Neuchâtel, Columbia Univ., New York; unmarried. Made debut at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Mar. 31, 1912; appeared w. the Met. O. H. Orch., Washington Symphony Orch., Philadelphia Symph. Soc., Russian Symph. Orch., Boston Symph. Orch.; has played at the White House and given recitals in Washington, Boston, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York, etc., also recitals w. Cornelius Rybner, and many private musicales. Temporarily relinquished career as pianist to devote more time to the study of composition, singing (w. Mrs. Theodore J. Toedt) and violin (w. her father). Comp.: songs, "Pierrot," "A White Rose," "A Lost Love," "Love's Question" (Schirmer); "Slav Cradle Song," "Te souvient-il," "Pastorale," "Chinoiserie," "Élégie" (Ditson); Gavotte, "Swans," "America" (Luckhardt & Belder); f. violin and piano, Intermezzo (Ditson), Romance (Breitkopf & Härtel); f. piano, Barcarolle (Breitkopf & Härtel). Address: 316 West 94th Street, New York.
24SATIE, Erik:
25Composer; b. France, 1866; stud. for a time at the Schola Cantorum, but is chiefly self-taught, while supporting himself by playing
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