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Musical Courier 1901-11-27: Vol 43 Iss 1131, 1901
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1NORDICA IN CHICAGO.
2[SPECIAL TO THE MUSICAL COURIER.]
3CHICAGO, November 25, 1901.
4NORDICA alone in song recital appeared at the Auditorium to-night, before an audience that taxed the capacity of the large house.
6MACONDA ON THE COAST.
7A LUCKY star pursues Mme. Charlotte Maconda through her tour on the Pacific Coast. In God's own climate the weather does not hamper the singer as it does in sections where the rigors of winter too often tell upon the voice. Everywhere in the Far West Maconda has captured her audiences, and from the critics received discriminating tributes. Madame Maconda was the soloist at the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra concert on November 15, and in their reports the local papers accorded the singer high praise. The criticisms follow:
8The soloist on this occasion was Mme. Charlotte Maconda. Madame Maconda sang "Ah! fors e Lui" ("Traviata") and the Mad Scene from "Lucia." The latter was substituted for the "Bell Song" from "Lakmé" (Delibes), advertised, as on arrival the orchestral score of the "Lakmé" selection was found unsuitable. Madame Maconda won a deserved triumph. Her voice is a coloratura soprano of extreme flexibility and great sweetness and purity. Her bird-like trills and her cantilene are beautiful. The liquid quality of her middle register is a delight—rather a rare delight in a strictly coloratura soprano. Madame Maconda's voice has a breadth and warmth, too, which add greatly to the charm of her singing. Her greatest triumph yesterday was undoubtedly the glorious Mad Scene. Its execution was as nearly faultless as the human voice can be, but besides execution, there was that appealing, melting sweetness of tone which delighted the ears and stirred the emotions of all who were fortunate enough to be present.—Los Angeles Times, November 16, 1901.
10The greatest success was made by Mme. Charlotte Maconda, an importation from the far East. She has been singing in New England and came here from a successful music festival.
11She captivated her audience yesterday before she had sung a dozen bars, and she received an ovation. Her little encore was especially happy, and the substitution of the Mad Scene from "Lucia di Lammermoor" for the "Bell Song" met favor.
12Madame Maconda has won more than a success d'estime, and her pretty manner of responding to encores won her a firm place in the hearts of Los Angeles music lovers.—Los Angeles Record, November 16, 1901.
14Mme. Charlotte Maconda, the coloratura soprano, sang "Ah! fors e lui" ("La Traviata") and fairly took the house by storm. Her voice, of great clearness and flexibility, has all the airy graces that go with Verdi and the Italian school. * * * Madame Maconda responded with an encore no less lovely than her first number, and later in the program gave the mad music from "Lucia" in a bewitching way.—Los Angeles Express, November 16, 1901.
16The first concert of the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra for the season of 1901-2 was given at the Los Angeles Theatre yesterday afternoon.
17The soloist was Mme. Charlotte Maconda, one of the best of the light coloratura sopranos now on the concert stage. Her selections admirably displayed her warm, rich voice; its flexibility, her exquisite taste in phrasing and a facility of execution that made of the rather trivial "Sempre Libera" a thing of joy and beauty. The "Lucia" Mad Scene, which was substituted for the "Bell Song," and the encores, arias from "The Sicilian Vespers" and "Mignon," were uttered finely, and these brilliant and embellished airs were given with charming effect. Madame Maconda has a sympathy and warmth that bring her closer to her audience.—Herald, Los Angeles, November 16, 1901.
19WILLIAM A. WEGENER.—William A. Wegener, the tenor, filled three important engagements in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Chicago last week.
21MINNE HUMPHRYES.—The music at the dedication of the new Greenwood Baptist Church, Brooklyn, was a feature. At the morning service Mrs. Minne Humphryes, the soprano soloist of the choir, sang Whitney Coombs' "Galilee" with violin obligato. In the evening Mrs. Humphryes sang "O Divine Redeemer," by Gounod. Fourteen hundred people attended the service, and many members of the church congratulated Mrs. Humphryes upon her beautiful singing.
23NEVADA TRIUMPHANT.
24[BY WIRE.]
25WORCESTER, Mass., November 25, 1901.
26"ME. EMMA NEVADA and her company opened their tour here to-night at the Worcester Theatre. Madame Nevada was received with enthusiasm. The individual members of her company proved to be excellent artists."
27The company supporting Madame Nevada is made up of Pablo Casals, 'cellist; Moreau, pianist; Maquarre, flutist, and Heathe Gregory, basso.
29TO WELCOME KUBELIK.
30Societies and Musicians will Meet the Steamer To-day—His First Program.
31GREAT preparations are under way for the reception of Jan Kubelik, the young Bohemian violinist, who will reach here on the Majestic to-day. Several Bohemian, Hungarian and Austrian societies, as well as a large number of musicians, will be at the pier to welcome the talented boy. If the predictions of his managers are verified, and there seems every possibility of it, Kubelik will be one of the sensations of the season.
32"How often do you find Carnegie Hall almost sold out in advance for a first appearance in America?" they asked yesterday. "Up to Saturday evening two-thirds of the seating capacity of the hall and twenty-nine of the boxes had been sold, and we expect to sell every seat in the house before Monday night, when Kubelik makes his debut."
33Here is Kubelik's program for next Monday night in Carnegie Hall, with Emil Paur and orchestra and Miss Jessie Shay pianist:
34Overture, Tannhäuser…………………………………………..Wagner
35Concerto, D major (with cadenza by Sauret)………………Paganini
36Herr Kubelik.
37Piano selection, Larghetto, Allegro Agitato, from Concerto, op. 16………………………………………………………..Henselt
38Miss Shay.
39Concerto No. 8 (in form einer gesang scene)………………Spohr
40Herr Kubelik.
41Preludes from Lohengrin, Acts I, and III…………………….Wagner
42Carneval Russe…………………………………………………….Wieniawski
43Herr Kubelik.
44Rudolf Friml, accompanist.
45Kubelik will give his first recital the following Saturday, December 7, in Carnegie Hall.
47THE TONKUNSTLER SOCIETY.
48LAST Tuesday evening this society gave an interesting musical entertainment at the Aschenbrodel.
49The following program was presented acceptably:
50Sonata I. for piano and violin, F major, op. 8………………Grieg
51Miss Pauline Sennacher and Ernst H. Bauer.
52Scene for contralto, Die Wallfahrt nach Kevlaar, op. 17……..Klein
53Mrs. M. J. Scherhey, accompanied by the composer.
54Piano soli—
55Prelude from G minor Suite, op. 31………………………….Bargiel
56Scherzo, E flat minor, op. 4………………………………….Brahms
57Johannes Ziegler.
58Contralto soli—
59Poème d'Amour, op. 46, No. 1……………………………….Klein
60Hush Thee, Baby, op. 65, No. 2……………………………..Klein
61The Bridegroom, Ballade, op. 46, No. 4……………………Klein
62Mrs. M. J. Scherhey, accompanied by the composer.
63The audience was appreciative and even enthusiastic. Miss Sennacher and Ernst Bauer gave a capital performance of the Grieg Sonata.
64The singing of Mrs. Scherhey was a delight, and she was forced to give a repetition of several of the songs. Mr. Klein shared in the honors. His songs sung on this occasion are among the best he has written. The accompaniments he played irreproachably.
65Mr. Ziegler revealed a polished technic and much musical intelligence, playing his solos so effectively as to win an encore.
66The audience was made up principally of musicians.
68ZUDIE HARRIS.
69[BY CABLE.]
70BERLIN, November 26, 1901.
71Musical Courier, New York:
72"ZUDIE HARRIS, the pianist, had great success with orchestra here last night. HARMONICA."
74RICHMOND NEWS.
75Rose Cecelia Shay Successful.
76RICHMOND, Va., November 22, 1901.
77THE Rose Cecelia Shay Opera Company gave three performances in Richmond last week, "Carmen," "Il Trovatore" and "Martha" being the operas presented. The chorus did excellent work, singing and acting with spirit and great enthusiasm. Each opera was well mounted and much care was given to details.
78Miss Shay's singing was always a feature of the performance, and there seems nothing in the way of the company making a completely successful tour.
79Monday evening the "Peabody Faculty" gave a concert at the Academy, this being the second of the course of musical attractions promised by Mr. MacLachlan. The members of the faculty who took part in this recital are young musicians, but artists of thorough technic and exquisite musical culture. Miss Clara Ascherfeld, the pianist, pleased everyone, her artistic interpretation and skillful execution being unusual. Mr. Rabold, the baritone, made an impression which will not soon be forgotten. Miss Margaret Cummings has a lovely soprano voice and sings well. Abram Moses is already a good violinist and is a growing musician.
80The program was admirably arranged and the audience became so enthusiastic that they tried to induce the musicians to give numerous encores. The program was as follows:
81Three piano solos—
82Scherzo in E minor…………………………………………..Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
83On Wings of Love…………………………………………….Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
84Caprice Espagnol……………………………………………..Moszkowski
85Baritone solo, Recitative and Aria from Tannhäuser……..Wagner
86Soprano solo, Aria from the opera Lucia di Lammermoor……..Donizetti
87Three violin solos—
88Romance in F major…………………………………………Beethoven
89L'Aubille………………………………………………………..Schubert
90Czardas………………………………………………………..Hubay
91Duet for soprano and baritone, Recitative and Aria from Oratorio Elijah…………………………………………Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
92Two piano solos—
93Waltz in C sharp minor………………………………………Chopin
94Polonaise in E flat major…………………………………….Chopin
95Two baritone solos—
96Who Is Sylvia?……………………………………………….Schubert
97Gypsy John…………………………………………………….Clay
98Three soprano solos—
99Nymphs and Shepherds………………………………………Purcell
100Die Rose, Die Lilie…………………………………………..Franz
101Sng. Smile, Slumber (with violin obligato)…………………Gounod
102Violin solo, Romance Sans Paroles et Rondo Élégant……..Wieniawski
103Duet for soprano and baritone, from Don Pasquale ………Donizetti.
104MARY HOWARD BRUCE.
106NATIONAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.—The second of the students' monthly concerts was given at the National Conservatory of Music last night (Tuesday). We will publish program and comment next week.
108GERTRUDE BENNETT.—Miss Gertrude Bennett gives a dramatic recital, assisted by Dudley Buck, Jr., on Thursday afternoon (December 5) at 3:30, at the Waldorf-Astoria. Miss Bennett is making this appearance through the courtesy of Daniel Frohman, Esq. She is the daughter of Madeline Schiller, the celebrated pianist.
110MINNIE TRACEY.—Minnie Tracey is having great success in opera in Stockholm, and has been engaged for a tournée of twenty-one concerts in Sweden, ending the 12th of December; following which engagement she will give fifteen concerts in Norway, beginning at Christiania, September, 1902.
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