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orchestra of picked players. Among the guests present who expressed their enthusiastic approval of the performance were Mme. Sembrich, Frieda Hempel, Mme. Alda, Cecil Arden, Germaine Schnitzer, Willem Mengelberg, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hadley, Mr. and Mrs. Paolo Gallico, Louis Gruenberg and many others. After the performance Mr. and Mrs. Untermyer’s guests followed them through the beautiful grounds of the estate to their palatial mansion, “Greystone,” where luncheon was served.
This was the first time “The Impresario” has been heard by a New York audience for several seasons, and much interest was attached to its presentation. Many of those present heard the delightful little opera when it was given by the Society of American Singers in May, 1917, when the title role was sung by the late David Bispham. The cast in this performance was the same that has sung the work in over 100 cities and towns on concert courses during the past season; it included Percy Hemus, Francis Tyler, Thomas McGranahan, Hazel Huntington, Regina Vicarino and Gladys Craven, who acted as accompanist to Schicka-neder.
“The Voice from Calvary” Becoming Popular
“The Voice from Calvary,” a beautiful song which Katherine A. Borland has dedicated to the memory of Caruso, is becoming a favorite with patrons of hotel concerts. Among the hotel orchestras which have played it with success are the Waldorf Astoria, the Ambassador, Pennsylvania, all of New York, and the Brighton and Sea Side of Atlantic City. “The Voice from Calvary” also has been presented on many occasions by Vessella and his band, and Franko de Gregorio, tenor, has scored with it as a concert number.
Althouse and Middleton for Honolulu
Paul Althouse and Arthur Middleton, who leave New York the first week in July en route to their joint concert tour of Australia, will appear in recitals at Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 19 and 21, before proceeding to Sydney, New South Wales, where the opening date of their tour is scheduled to take place on or about August IS. The singers will not be back in America to resume their individual concert tours in this country before the first week in December, when they are due in San Francisco.
Marie Zendt Sings Summy Publication
Marie Zendt, Chicago soprano, uses “Joy,” by Beatrice Macgowan Scott, on her programs with continued success. In April Mrs. Zendt sang “Joy” on the following programs: At the Sunday Vesper Recital at Elgin (111.) ; recital in St. Louis (Mo.), April 17; Chicago Beach Hotel, April 22, and at the Hays (Kan.) Festival, April 30. This is one of the most popular of Clayton F. Summy publications.
EUROPEAN DEPARTURES
Frieda Hempel.
Frieda Hempel sailed last Tuesday, May 23, on the Aquitania. She will sing in Albert Hall, London, on June 11, later going to Copenhagen, where her debut last summer created such a furore, for a number of concerts. A trip to Paris for gowns will be made before the prima donna goes up in the Engadine, near St. Moritz, for her vacation days. It is Miss Hempel’s favorite resort and every child along the mountain trails knows her and eagerly awaits her annual visit. In September, Miss Hempel will sing the “Rosenkavalier” in Budapest, and the King of Sweden has invited Jter to sing in Stockholm on October 6, the 102d birthday of the Swedish Nightingale.
Miss Hempel will be accompanied by her husband, W. B. Kahn, who is making a business trip abroad, and her father, Emil Hempel, who came over with the prima donna, last fall for his first visit to this country.
Harriet Van Emden.
Harriet Van Emden, the young soprano who made such a favorable impression here last season in two Aeolian Hall recitals, sailed on May 20, on board the Ryndam. Miss Van Emden will go to Holland, the native country of her parents, for a visit before going to Berlin. She will sing throughout Germany in concert, beginning in the Fall, under the concert direction of Wolff & Sachs. Before returning to America, she will probably be heard in London.
Ernest Knoch.
Ernest Knoch sailed on May 13 on the Orbita bound for Hamburg. Conductor Knoch will go to Munich where he will remain until August. During his stay abroad he will conduct some concerts and operatic performances in the different German cities. Early in September, he will reopen his New York studios in the Metropolitan Opera House building. He will again conduct for the San Carlo Opera Company in New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
Raisa and Rimini.
Raisa and Rimini sailed on the S. S. Christopher Columbus, May 18, for Naples. They will spend their vacation on the Island of Capri, which is situated ten miles from Naples— in the Bay—and they will have as neighbors such artists as Mme. Tetrazzini, Titta Ruffo, De Luca, Tina Filipponi and John Charles Thomas. The Island of Capri is a delightful summer resort.
Randall Hargreaves.
Randall Hargreaves, the well known singer, will sail for Europe on June 2, and while abroad will visit England, France and Germany. He will return to America in October, settling in New York.
Coenraad V. Bos.
Coenraad V. Bos, the eminent pianist-accompanist, sailed for Europe on May 20, and will spend the warm months in London, Holland and Berlin. He will return to America September 20.
Jules Daiber.
Jules Daiber sailed last week on the Reliance for a trip to Europe. He will visit London, Paris and Berlin.
retire every few seasons from public appearances for a brief period and devote himself to the enhancement of his own gifts. He had always looked forward to such an opportunity and found it in the interim between his Australian tour and the coming American tour. His decision made up, he steadfastly refused flattering offers to appear in Budapest, Berlin, Paris, London and other European centers, but spent his time in seeing the life of _ the world and hearing the music of the world rather than in being seen and heard himself.	.	, .,
There is no doubt that this temporary retirement ot Mr. Levitzki will result in increased dividends by his audiences. He is recognized as one of the few completely equipped pianists before the public today. As one Australian critic aptly put it, “The immense enthusiasm which his playing arouses is justified by his truly remarkable union of the highest qualities of heart, head and _ hand in piamsm. Neither his technic nor his interpretation and musical insight left anything to be desired even before he took leave of America over a year ago, but if new impressions, reflection and introspection mean anything in an artist’s life, then a new and greater Levitzki should be revealed next season.
Another feature of Mr. Levitzki’s return is the fact that he has definitely joined the ranks of our younger composers. One had a glimpse of his promise in this field at his farewell recital, but it was in Australia that he gave full scope to his gifts in this direction. Several of his compositions figured prominently on his Australian programs, and they found such favor with his audiences that he was finally prevailed upon to have published at least one of them._ The waltz in A major was therefore published and within a few days the first edition was completely sold out. According to the musical column of a recent edition of an Australian newspaper, three editions of the waltz have been sold out and a fourth one is off the press. _ It is_ understood that this waltz will shortly be published in this country by Schir-mer’s and it is to be hoped that Mr. Levitzki will include it in the programs of his next season’s recitals.
Mr. Levitzki will leave shortly for his summer home at Avon-by-the-Sea, N. J. He will remain there until the beginning of his tour in late October. A busy season awaits him. His forthcoming tour will take him from coast to coast, and he will appear with most of the leading symphonies of the country, will tour California in March, and will appear in practically every musical center of the country. His tour will be directed by his manager, Daniel Mayer.	B .
“The Impresario” Given Outdoors
William Wade Hinshaw’s production of Mozart’s opera, “The Impresario,” which had such a long and successful tour through the country during the past season, was given a unique performance on Saturday afternoon, May 13, ill the Greek Theater at Samuel Untermyer’s beautiful estate, Greystone-on-the-Hudson. Beautiful draperies in old gold furnished the background for the play and the stage was set with genuine antique furniture and rugs of the period from the Untermyer residence, the singers appearing in powdered wigs and costumes of Louis XV. Back of the stage was the Greek pool and fountain, surrounded as far as the eye could see by an exquisite garden of row upon row of tulips m full bloom with a carpet of pansies growing between the rows, and the blue heaven, with its occasional moving clouds for the cyclorama, all lighted by the soft warm afternoon sun—all this furnished a stage setting which would defy imitation even by the great genius of a Joseph Urban.
The performance was marked by the perfection which is bound to come to any company that has played a work as many times as the little band of singers has given “The Impresario”; and the work itself, with its rococo atmosphere and the exquisite music of Mozart, was particularly fitted for the setting. Percy Hemus, as Emanuel Schickanedef, and Hazel Huntington, as Mile. Uhlic, scored notable successes in the leading roles, and were more than capably supported by the balance of the cast. The performance was conducted by Sam Franko and the score played by a small
Levitzki to Tour to Coast Next Season
One of the features of the coming musical season will be the return to the American concert field of Mischa Levitzki. He comes back after an absence of eighteen months, during which he conquered (musically speaking) a whole continent and made a leisurely tramp around the world, He comes back unduly modest of his own achievements, but full of enthusiasm about what he has seen and about his return to American audiences.
The entree of Mr. Levitzki only six seasons ago into our concert field was not merely a meteoric flash. It was rather the appearance of a new bright light, which has since been constantly growing more powerful until it has come to occupy a prominent place in the musical firmament. His five American seasons were a succession of triumphs, and now there is no artist before the American public today more beloved by his audiences for his art and personality than Mr. Levitzki. According to all reports, he duplicated this achievement in Australia and has become firmly intrenched in the affections of the concert going public of the Antipodes.
Mr. Levitzki consistently maintained that an artist should
On tour with
GERALDINE FARRAR’S
Concert Company, Spring 1922

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