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MUSICAL COURIER
June 8, 1922
has recently been built for the Cathedral at a cost of £5,-000.	G. C.
Weingartner’s South American Plans.
Genoa, May 8.—Felix Weingartner has sailed for South America from here for the second time since the war. Before he sailed he was met by Mascagni and other prominent Italians, and interviewed by the papers. He said that he would conduct the entire Nibelungen Ring- and “Parsifal” under Mocchi’s management in Rio de Janeiro. After the arrival of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, in July, he will conduct a series of orchestral concerts there, in Buenos Ayres, Montevideo and Sao Paolo. A second opera series under his direction in Rio will include Weingartner’s own "Village School” (“Bushido”) in Italian, with Italian artists. He returns to Vienna in November.	G.
Zurich Festival Opens.
Zurich, May 11.—The 1922 Zurich Festival Plays opened yesterday with a new opera by Othmar Schoeck, the Swiss composer, entitled “Venus,” which was excellently received. Though the weather has not been auspicious so far, a good many visitors, including a number of English people, have arrived. The theater is decorated with white and blue flags and handsome posters are all over the town as well as in the other Swiss cities and in all the railroad cars. Among the foreign press representatives at the festival are Ernest Newman, of the London Sunday Times, Prof. Adolf Weiss-mann, of the Ullstein papers in Berlin, and Cesar Saerching-ger, representing the Musical Courier.	H. D.
Napoleon on the German Stage—with Music.
Berlin, May 10.—A remarkable production of Grabbe’s great historical drama, “Napoleon of The Hundred Days,” has just been staged, in modern style, at the State Theater (Schauspielhaus) under the direction of Intendant Jessner. Using almost no scenery except the now famous “Jessner stairs” the stage manager produces very powerful effects, by means of symbolistic groupings and gestures, heightened declamation, and incidental music which has been especially written _ for the production by Ernest Krenek, the young modernist, a pupil of Schreker. The play draws capacity houses, being sold out far in advance.	C. S.
Graz Opera Crisis Settled.
Graz (Austria), May 8,—The financial difficulties of the Graz Municipal Opera (recently recorded in the Musical Courier) which had resulted in the temporary abandonment of operatic performances, have now been relieved. Dr. Wutte, a wealthy local manufacturer, has provided the necessary financial means, and productions of opera will be resumed next fall.	p. B.
Frieda Hempel Arrives in London
A cablegram from Frieda Hempel tells of her safe arrival in Paris, May 29. After a few days in the French capital, Miss Hempel left for London where she will sing in Albert Hall on Sunday, June 11. Her assisting artists, Coenraad V. Bos, pianist, and Louis P. Fritze, flutist, will join her there and also appear with her at her concerts in Copenhagen and on the continent. Mr. Bos, who preceded the prima donna to Europe, will spend his vacation at his home in The Hague. Mr. Fritze sailed later via Montreal and will go to Oberammergau to witness the presentation of the Passion Play.
An Interesting Program at Wanamaker’s
Saturday June 3, the program at the Wanamaker auditorium was given by the Kriens Symphony Club, Christiaan Kriens, conductor, and Louis Robert, organist. The Kriens Symphony Club was heard in the “Freischütz” overture (Weber), “Pomp and Circumstance” (Elgar), and Kriens’ suite, “In Brittany.” The latter is an interesting set consisting of the following:	“A Sainte-Malo,” “Gavotte de
la Duchesse Anne,” “La Plage de Parame,” and “Fete Bretonne.” They were performed with vigor and good tone and were enthusiastically received by the large audience. “In Sleepy Hollow” (Eastwood Lane) was charmingly rendered. S. Lontos, a member of the orchestra, conducted an arietta composed by himself.
At this concert Louis Robert, Dutch organist and conductor, made his American debut. Mr. Robert was formerly assistant to Willem Mengelberg and also organist of the famous St. Bavo Cathedral of Haarlem, Holland. He rendered in very masterly style the fantasia and fugue in G minor by Bach, displaying sound musicianship and thorough technic. “The Bells of St. Anne de Beaupre,” from “St. Lawrence Sketches,” written by Dr. Alexander Russell, was especially interesting with its bell effects and effective registration. Mr. Robert also performed with fine feeling and individuality of interpretation the andante from a sonata by A. Mailly and “Finale” by L. Vierne. He was enthusiastically applauded after each number.
being the amount collected by the singer from her New York friends for the suffering population of Austria.
P. B.
Vienna Cafés Without Music.
Vienna, May 15.—Vienna cafés and bars, once famous for their fine orchestras and pianists, will be altogether without music starting today. This decision was taken by the owners of these popular amusement places by way of protest against the enormous luxury tax imposed upon such “musical cafés” by the municipality of Vienna. P. B.
New Lehar Operetta Disappointing.
Vienna, May 14.—Last night’s première of “Frasquita,” the latest operetta by Franz Lehar, at the Theater an der Wien, was a mild success, and the piece is being gently “roasted” by all critics. Its music is tuneful but too ambitiously approaching grand opera, and its effectiveness is weakened by the libretto, which is a poor copy of Bizet’s “Carmen.”	p. B.
“The Witch’s Burial.”
Barcelona, May 12.—One of the most interesting works' heard lately is the symphonic poem by Barbera “El En-trerro de la Oruja” (“The Witch’s Burial”). Being largely developed and having quite a modern technic sometimes reminiscent of Strauss, it is long without being wearisome and shows its author to be one of the best in Spain for this kind of music.	T. O. C.
A New Orchestra in Berlin.
Berlin, May 16.—The “Kapellmeister-Grossverband” of Germany, section Brandenburg, has organized a new orchestra which will add a new series of subscription concerts to the Berlin season. The concerts will take place in the “Scala” and will be conducted by Ignatz Waghalter, conductor of the Deutsches Opernhaus.	A. B.
A Literary Memorial to Nikisch.
Berlin, May 17.—A book about Arthur Nikisch, containing biographical contributions by Richard Strauss, Gerhart Hauptmann, Ferdinand Pfolh, etc., and correspondence between Nikisch, Tschaikowsky and Brahms, will appear on the occasion of the late conductor’s birthday in October. It will be edited by Heinrich Chevalley, the critic of the Hamburg Fremdenblatt.	.	A. B.
Kussevitzky’s Concerts in Paris.
Paris, May 1.—Kussevitzky who has been conducting a new cycle of concerts at the Opéra here, has recently given first performances in France of two unpublished works, “La Forêt païenne” by Charles Koechlin and Prokofieff’s new pianofortè concerto. The former displays a masterly orchestration. The critics are divided in their appreciation of Prokofieff’s new work, which in Paris is not considered a worthy successor to the same composer’s ballet-music “Chout.”	G. C.
Storms at the Salle Gaveau.
Paris, May 1.—A stormy reception was accorded to the first Parisian performance under André Caplet of Arnold Schonberg’s five orchestral pieces (op. 16). The scene resembled the occasion of the first performance of Stravinsky’s “Sacre du Printempts,” some of the listeners having to use brute force in order to enforce their right to listen peacefully to the music.	G. C.
Carnegie Trust Publication Awards.
Edinburgh, May 13.—From their headquarters in Dunfermline, Fifeshire, the Trustees today announce having received and approved the recommendations of the adjudicators upon the works submitted for the current year. Forty-three works were submitted, but the general standard of excellence was lower than usual, and only five are selected for publication, viz: a string quartet, by York Bowen; “Prince Ferelon” or “The Princess’s Suitors,” a one-act opera by Nicholas C. Gatty; fantasy for string quartet, by R. O. Morris; “Brown Earth” for chorus, semi-chorus and orchestra, by Cyril Roscham, and “The Nymph’s Complaint for the Death of Her Fawn,” for oboe (or violin), viola and pianoforte, by Felix White.	W. S.
London Royal Academy Centenary.
London, May 16.—A special Musical Festival is being held in London from July 10 to 22, to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of the founding of the Royal Academy. A special masque has been written for the occasion by Louis N. Parker, F.R.A.M., and other arrangements include six performances of English opera, a series of twelve chamber concerts by past and present students and three orchestral concerts to be held at Queen’s Hall.	G. C.
Important English Festival Program.
London, May 15.—British music is largely represented in the program for the great Thee Choirs’ Festival, which is taking place at Gloucester during September. Twenty-five British composers are represented, some by works which have been composed specially for the occasion. A special feature will be the use of a magnificent new organ which
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Vienna Staatsoper Officials Charged With Corruption.
Vienna, May 11.—In the course of her lawsuit for damages from the Staatsoper, Malvina Szterenyi, a soprano who had been discharged by Richard Strauss for alleged breach of contract, has made some sensational disclosures in open court, charging some important officials of the house with corruption and intriguing. The lawsuit which is still in suspense, is the talk of Vienna just now and it is expected will have far-reaching consequences .	P. B.
More Theatrical Strikes.
Vienna, May 9.—The strike fever is spreading in the opera houses, of Central Europe, ever since the singers of the Vienna Staatsoper set the example. The Municipal Theater at Innsbruck (Austria), where the entire company went on strike, has been obliged to close its doors, and Budapest seems to be next in line. There the actors and singers of all theaters have threatened to open a strike on account of the decision taken by the Peoples Opera of reducing its personnel of singers.	P. B.
Orchestral Crisis Averted.
Munich, May 10.—The crisis, which threatened the existence of the Konzertvereins-Orchestra through the resignation of Siegmund von Hausegger, the eminent conductor, has been averted. Hausegger has, on the basis of most liberal conditions, been induced to remain at his post, an announcement which resulted in the application of several hundred new subscribers for the coming season.	A. N.
Bayreuth’s Three Million Marks.
Bayreuth, May 10.—The committee working for the reopening of the Bayreuth Festival reports that over 3,000 patrons have been secured, guaranteeing more than 3,000,-000 Marks calculated to be necessary for the scheme. It remains to be seen whether this amount will suffice, with the constantly rising prices in Germany, when the time for reopening arrives. It is projected for 1923.	R. P.
Dessau Opera to be Built.
Dessau, May 11.—A great collection, which is being made for the building of the Dessau Theater (opera house) has already netted over seven million Marks. The State of Anhalt, of which Dessau is the capital, has contributed nine millions, and the former duke’s household, though the duke no longer reigns, has given nearly twenty millions. Many contributions have been made by the various coal mines, which are the chief source of the country’s wealth. L. K.
Dohnanyi Receives an Ovation.
Budapest, May 10.—It is now twenty-five years since Dohnanyi began his career as a concert artist. Many of his countless friends desired to celebrate the event, but he evaded all attempts and it was therefore only possible to give him an ovation at today’s Philharmonic concert, where he appeared for the last time this season.
Pie played three Beethoven concertos and before the third the orchestra received him with a fanfare and Prof. Dr. Manninger of the University presented him with an artistic casket containing an illuminated address with over 2,000 signatures, comprising those of the ministers and representatives of art, science, the municipal council and the aristocracy. The well known poet, Andor Kozma, recited an ode which he had written for this occasion and much time was taken by stormy applause before Dohnanyi could begin the E flat minor concerto which he played with his usual mastery. The University of Szezed conferred the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa upon him. During the past twenty-five years Dohnanyi has appeared at about 1,100 concerts.
S. K.
Reger’s Ashes Interred.
Weimar, May 12.—In the presence of Max Reger's family the ashes of the deceased composer, hitherto kept in the Reger home at Jena, were interred in the Municipal Cemetery here yesterday. The president of the Max Reger Society, Prof. Anschutz, made an address and deposited a wreath. Representatives of the state ministry and the provincial government as well as the city and the national theaters were presented and also deposited floral tributes.
L. K.
Jeritza’s Relief Fund.
Vienna, May 14.—The opposition of the Austrian socialist press recently recorded by the Musical Courier, against Maria Jeritza (who had been charged with anti-democratic political convictions) has been cleverly counteracted by the soprano. She has now donated the sum of thirteen million Austrian Crowns (approximately $1,300) for various Viennese relief organizations and charity institutions, this sum
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