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Musical Courier 1926-04-22: Vol 92 Iss 16, 1926
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1MUSICAL COURIER
2DOHNANYI OPERA HAS PREMIERE IN DUSSELDORF
3Hungarian Composer Collaborates With Hans Heins Ewers
5DÜSSELDORF.—A new opera, Iva's Tower, has just had its German premiere in Düsseldorf. The music, by Ernest von Dohnanyi, is based on a novel by Hans Heins Ewers, well known in America through his books and lectures.
7A previous performance, under the title, The Tower of the Woiwoden, was given in Budapest in 1922. The story, simple and gripping, is taken from an old Hungarian legend. A tower in a mountain pass is to be the symbol of security for the little tribe of Szekler. Three attempts have been made to build it, but the Mountain Spirit has each time destroyed it and at last announced to the old Woiwoden—leader of the tribe—that the tower will never stand until a woman is buried alive in it. Thereupon the Woiwoden commands all the women of the tribe to appear before him next morning and determines to sacrifice the first comer.
9He reveals his plan to his eldest son who immediately confides it to his wife. She, in turn, goes to Iva, her brother-in-law's wife of whom she is jealous, and advises her to be at the tower very early next day. The scheme is successful and Iva is sacrificed. Shortly after, the Szekler's neighbors make war upon them, their water supply gives out; they are sorely pressed and the eldest son of the Woiwoden is killed. His wicked wife succeeds in marrying his brother, who kills her, however, upon her confession of her share in his first wife's death. This act of justice has a most salutary effect, for immediately the water rushes out of the tower, the Hungarians come to the assistance of the Szekler and they are saved.
11The somewhat old-fashioned music contains two very effective Hungarian folk melodies, a spinning song and a sword dance, and the orchestration is especially good from the point of view of the singers. There are no leit-motifs.
13Particular praise is due Director Hille for his excellent stage management, the crashing of the huge tower being especially impressive. Erich Orthmann, who has won a reputation in Aix-la-Chapelle as well as here for his enterprise in producing new works, conducted with great finesse. The singers were entirely equal to their exacting parts, both vocally and histrionically. The performance had a genuine success and both author and composer were called out many times.
15H. U.
17N. Lindsay Norden a Versatile Musician
18That N. Lindsay Norden, of Philadelphia, is an exceptionally busy and versatile musician is evident from the fact that he is conductor of the Mendelssohn Club, Philadelphia,
20Photo by Hehmke-Winterer, Düsseldorf
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