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Musical Courier 1895-11-06: Vol 31 Iss 818, 1895
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1superfluous. Mr. Buck made a successful début, though I have not yet come to any conclusion as to the rank this young man will take as a vocalist. I shall speak of him again later.
3Mr. Edwin Wareham sang the part of Siegmund in Die Walküre on Thursday night and made a decided success. His acting was an improvement on his Lohengrin, and his voice is well adapted to the dramatic part. We have in the young singer a coming Wagner tenor. Miss Susan Strong, who has sung the part of Sieglinde in each of the five performances this season, improves on each occasion as she becomes more and more en rapport with the part. Miss Strong, who, as I said before, is from Brooklyn, and the daughter of a Congressman, certainly has a bright future before her. The strength of her portrayal of this character at times suggests Calvé. Mr. Hedmond, who has now got his organization more complete, is entering more fully into the spirit of the work and is both a fine actor and singer.
5Mr. David Bispham's interpretations of Wulfram and Wotan have been equal to any work done during the last season of grand opera. We have in this artist a man who is destined to stand on the very pinnacle of success as an interpreter of Wagner music. His voice has greatly improved of late, and the experience he is having has ripened his talents so as to make as nearly as possible an ideal artist.
7Mr. Henschel has conducted each performance of Die Walküre, and I have nothing but praise for the admirable way in which he has brought out the orchestral music and accompanied the artists.
9Since the date of my last letter the performances have included Faust for Saturday afternoon and Tannhäuser in the evening, celebrating the fiftieth anniversary. Elizabeth was taken by Miss Margaret Macintyre, Mr. Hedmond was Tannhäuser, and Mr. David Bispham was Wulfram. Each artist entered into the performance with spirit, and undoubtedly it was one of the best all round representations that have been given this season.
11I learned last night that Mr. Hedmond is contemplating a provincial tour to follow his London season, which will close some time next month.
13F. V. ATWATER.
15NOTICE.
17This issue of The Musical Courier is twenty-four hours late because of Election Day, which fell on Tuesday, November 5.
19The Misses Sutro in London.
21THESE ensemble pianists gave the first of three recitals in St. James' Hall on Wednesday afternoon. The program opened with Schumann's Andante and Variations. These most conscientious artists gave an interpretation of this number that displayed their admirable technic and full command of expression. This was followed by Raff's gavot, Reinecke's impromptu and Bruch's fantasia, three admirably contrasted pieces, in which the two artists were so thoroughly in harmony that the effect was pleasing in the extreme. Moscheles' Hommage à Händel likewise received most artistic treatment. Brahms' two Hungarian dances and Tarantella by Liszt gave welcome variety to the program, and the spirited playing of Saint-Saëns' Variations closed one of the most enjoyable musical entertainments I have ever listened to.
23The next recital takes place on November 6. A large audience was present, many times showing its appreciation of these gifted artists. The Misses Sutro declined to give any encores. The London press is again unanimous in bestowing the highest praise on these youthful artists.
25Salvayre.—M. Salvayre has been appointed musical critic of the Paris journal Gil Blas.
27… MISS …
29MARIE BREMA,
30Dramatic Soprano.
31ONE OF THE WORLD'S FAMED ARTISTS.
32For Terms and Dates address
33MORRIS RENO,
34144 West 74th Street, New York.
36H. PLUNKET GREENE,
37THE Famous Basso.
38For terms and dates address
39MORRIS RENO,
40144 West 74th St.,
41NEW YORK.
43Moussorskij, Rimsky-Korsakow, Scriabine, Sokolow, Von Schtscherbatscheff, Wihtol and Wickström.
45Lubeck.—The newly discovered tenor, Ejnar Forkhammer, has been engaged on liberal terms for five years by the Dresden intendency. He will, however, remain next year at Lubeck.
47A Scrupulous Artist.—A change has been made in the cast of Xavière at the Opéra Comique, Paris. Mlle. Wyns is too refined to play the part of a bad mother, even if she does repent and amend in the last act, and was unequal to the task of calling her daughter a "beggarly wench" and a "mauvaise gale" and of flinging things at her head. Mlle. Lloyd has no such scruples and will play the rôle of Benoite.
49Moran-Olden.—Frau Moran-Oldén has asked for permission to resign her position at the Court Theatre, Munich, "as continual differences with the intendant render further artistic labors impossible." The intendant has published a letter stating that the trouble is caused by the lady's conduct during this year. She was absent at Meran half of January on the strength of a doctor's certificate. She was sick all February, but on March 6 obtained leave of absence for a tournée of four weeks. After eight weeks at Munich another doctor's certificate was handed in just before the first performance of Kunihild. On June 4 she had to restore her health by a seven weeks' stay at a watering place, during which she was well enough to sing at two concerts at Wiesbaden. On October 8, at noon, she threw up her part in Norma, that was announced for that evening; and so forth complains the poor intendant. Artists can make it unpleasant for managers even in Germany.
51French Opera in Germany.—Le Ménestrel has compiled the following list of French works to be produced this season in Germany and Austria: Vienna: Les Huguenots, Faust, l'Africaine, Carmen, le Prophète, Hamlet, Sylvia, la Fille du régiment, Manon, Werther, la Navarraise, Fra Diavolo; Berlin: Carmen, Fra Diavolo, Mignon, le Postillon de Lonjumeau, l'Africaine, le Prophète, les Huguenots, Faust; Dresden: Mignon, Faust, la Fille du régiment, la Part du Diable, la Juive; Leipsic: les Mousquetaires de la Reine, l'Africaine, la Muette de Portici; Hamburg: Carmen, les Huguenots, Werther, le Prophète; Cassel: les Deux Journées, l'Africaine, le Cheval de bronze; Wiesbaden: la Muette de Portici, la Juive, Carmen, Werther; Stuttgart: la Juive, Fra Diavolo, Guillaume Tell; Mannheim: l'Africaine, la Muette de Portici, la Juive; Cologne: la Fille du régiment, Carmen, la Juive, les Huguenots; Budapest: la Navarraise, Mignon, Sylvia, Guillaume Tell, la Korrigane, les Huguenots, la Muette de Portici.
53Spahr and the Vibrato.—There is perhaps nothing more annoying to a musical ear than an excessive use of the vibrato. Molique, the great violinist, never allowed his pupils to use it. Musicians who are known for their interpretation of the classics rarely use the vibrato. This himmeln, as the German calls it, is really sickening when it continues, as it does with some 'cellists and violinists, from the first note of a piece to the very last, even while playing runs and rapid passages. When Fritz Spahr was fifteen years old, though then already a good violinist, he was told that he used the vibrato too much. Spahr promptly went to a master and asked the latter to help him get rid of what some people describe as having the shakes, while others call it "playing with so much expression." Spahr accepted the master's advice, who told him that he would have to begin again at the very beginning, practiced ten hours a day and is now being rewarded for his diligence. The example set by him is worth following.
55Special Marsick Notice.—The hour of Marsick's first recital on November 12 at Carnegie Hall has been changed from afternoon to evening at 8.15. On the 13th and 14th December Marsick will play with Theodore Thomas in Chicago, on the 10th and 11th January with the Symphony Society in Cincinnati, and with the Boston Symphony Society on February 1 and 2. A tour is now being arranged for the violinist in California.
57MADAME
58Helene Hastreiter,
59PRIMA DONNA CONTRALTO.
61This eminent artist is available for Concerts, Oratorios and Festivals.
63For Terms and Dates address
64Morris Reno,
65144 West 74th St., New York.
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