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Musical Courier 1913-05-28: Vol 66 Iss 22, 1913
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1Max Rabinoff to Manage Canadian Opera.
3Arrangements just concluded between Max Rabinoff, of New York, and a group of Canada's influential and wealthy citizens, have resulted in Mr. Rabinoff's engagement as managing director of the National Grand Opera Company of Canada, which is to make a tour of portions of this country upon the close of its regular season next winter.
5It is Mr. Rabinoff's hope to arrange, if possible, for the occasional use of the principals of both the Metropolitan and Chicago Opera Companies.
7Details already settled are reported to assure to a number of cities in the United States from two to ten presentations of grand opera, while the scope of the season's operations decided upon elsewhere for the National Opera Company of Canada are said to be quite comprehensive.
9In addition to giving an eight weeks' season in Montreal—succeeding the Montreal Opera Company, which held forth there for three successive years—and five weeks divided between Ottawa, Toronto and Quebec, there are to ensue ten weeks of opera in Havana, Mexico and Guatemala.
11Mr. Rabinoff in 1910 directed a successful grand opera season in the City of Mexico. As the manager of Anna Pavlova's first American tour, in 1910-11—which he is to repeat next fall and winter, when the distinguished Russian premiere danseuse is to make another visit to this country—Mr. Rabinoff has gained his principal recognition.
13"I believe," said Manager Rabinoff, "that the opportunity presented is one of exceptional breadth, and I am taking up the work with a view to making the season of the organization I have the honor to direct artistically satisfying. Above all else, we shall strive to give the finest opera we can—musically and scenically.
15"Canada is wonderfully progressive in fostering the arts. In all the large cities there is not only an inherent love for music, but a gratifyingly keen appreciation for that which is good. We shall shorten the Montreal season from its former length of twelve weeks to eight, a plan certain to work out to the advantage of all concerned.
17"The subscription guaranty already pledged by those public spirited men, equals that provided for the former company during each of the three years of its operation, and I am confident that through the superior performance I can supply the general attendance is to be materially larger than in other years.
19"I have just returned from Montreal, where steps have been taken to reconstruct the stage of His Majesty's Theatre, where the performances there are to be held, and also the balcony. I shall sail shortly for Europe to engage distinguished artists to appear with the National Opera Company of Canada and to make such additional engagements of individuals, and for operas which are novelties.
21"In the character of its repertory, its productions, and its ensemble, I feel confident that the Canadian organization will compare favorably with the best anywhere. The demand for a superior opera of serious nature is everywhere increasing on this side of the Atlantic. That makes the duties of the managers hard, but it creates tasks worth striving for."
23MUSIC IN SPOKANE.
25Spokane, Wash., May 19, 1913.
27The Lorelei Club made an excellent showing at its recent concert. With the forty fine voices, under the able direction of Joseph D. Brodeur, the chorus sang with excellent balance and attack. In Woodman's "Ashes of Roses," sung with delicate shading and tender feeling, the voices blended beautifully; in fact, this was the most finished work of the evening, soloists and chorus both being warmly applauded. A local critic seems to voice the opinion of all who attended, that "If the Lorelei Club continues to give us such novelties embodied in such good music, it will become far more than locally celebrated." The program follows:
29Prelude en forme de Marche (organ) …………………….Guilmant
30Lillian S. Ross.
31Gypsy Daisies …………………………………………..R. H. Woodman
32Ashes of Roses …………………………………………..R. H. Woodman
33Chorus.
34Chanson Provencal (by request), solo and chorus……Dell'Acqua one of two readings
35Chanson Provencale (by request), solo and chorus……Dell'Acqua one of two readings
36Pearl Hutton Shrader, soprano.
37Nocturne in E major ………………………………………Ernst
38Antoinette Burr, violinist.
39Louise Fisher at the piano.
40Chorus of Seraphim and solo, from Paradise Lost….Theo. Dubois
41Mrs. P. W. Lange, soprano.
42Song of the Mountaineer …………………….C. Despoursins (1698-1723)
43Shepherd Song (Gentils Bergers) ………….A. C. Destouches (1672-1749)
44Chorus.
45Rhapsodie, G minor ………………………………………Brahms
46George H Greenwood, pianist.
47A Page from Homer (prelude cantata) ………….Rimsky-Korsakov
48Trio and Chorus.
49Pearl Hutton Shrader, soprano; Marie Scammell-Smith, mezzo contralto; Mrs. A. A. Kraft, contralto.
50The Lost Chord …………………………………………..Sullivan-Bartlett
51Mrs. J. J. Cadigan, Mrs. L. L. Parent, Mrs. C. C. McEachran, Mrs. H. Crothers, Lillian La Rue.
53While plans are rapidly forming for the June Pow-Wow, there are rumors of consolidating the two leading musical clubs, the Lorelei and the Mendelssohn. Rehearsals have not been called, but the music has been selected, so that there is a prospect of an inspiring concert for the closing of the big celebration.
55G. Herbst, violinist, and Ina Herbst-Wright, soprano, made such a favorable impression when they appeared at the Mendelssohn Club concert late in April that they have been engaged for the Spirit Lake Chautauqua.
57Pupils' recitals have been very numerous of late, and announcements are rapidly appearing for other recitals to be held during the next month.
59Thyrza Burch, artist pupil of Sam Lamberson, gave an interesting and finished program on May 1.
61The violin pupils of Leroy Gesner will give an elaborate program on Friday evening, May 23.
63Master Frithjof Eid, a promising young pupil of George Buckley, will appear Friday, May 23.
65Assisted by Alma Dilworth, violin pupil of Leroy Gesner, Hulda Bogstad, a pupil of Edward Tillson, will give a piano recital at Eiler's Hall, Friday, May 23.
67Elmo M. Minehart.
69The Grand Ducal Music School in Weimar celebrated its fortieth anniversary by a festival concert in which characteristic compositions by its first three directors, Carl Müllerhartung, E. W. Degner and Waldemar von Baußnern, were heard. The school, which was greatly assisted by the efforts of Franz Liszt and Hans von Bülow, has grown from a modest beginning into an institution of importance, an operatic school having been added in 1884 at the desire of the Grand Duke Carl Alexander.
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