Show t M Mus u c Student Abroad i OPERATIC PROPOSAL By Pictro Pietro r t 1 I 1 g I It be bo possible for our friends friend WILL at It home to understand nd the tho whoop of ot triumph that wont went up all aU OV over o the tho American Colony olon In In Berlin when 01 old reached u us that nervy tho ne nevi newa nl had got out a n. plan t to have a 0 chain of opera houses reaching We Well IhO rom San Francisco to Richmond chortling and thoro there wa was as such a buzzing such euch kindled hopes and sparkling eye eyes to scattered all through the conservatories leap 0 of lies ries lea ann ami lodging houses such a at atthe and bounding of oC tho heart a athe the prospect of ot such a musical the tho mere millennium that Oscar himself elf would woul have havo been stirred to the tho core coro Just t to of hundreds of 0 the spectacle witness students con congratulating cad each American of the possession o other and America j on enthusiastic Of or course courso oven an SUCh euch a man admit admi music student must sadly t to tobo looks too good that t the whole thing of In In- In have havo th tho Jo Joy Ibo bo true but let him havo hay which in a few reflections i arouse aroused by y this s startling news neso must bo be in every ever city it a a. taste tast There Thero is 18 ti to l. l if Jf grand opera Ifor grand opera I that tha Is not enough to say fillY exist It exist Inhabitants Inhabitant million or so has Boston a tenth one-tenth that tha Lake has only onh land Salt to b bo be something There Thero I is Js still number the tho presen present Salt Lake Up to eaid for tor in America has ha single city clU time no opera oper support its own been able ablo to without tho the aid ahi of ot rich people house i ouse various it through I really support vho l ml mighty ht good manager manager manger man man- manI I A EhO It requires ways going even In Now New NewYork ager ger to keep koep Boston opera Mr Jordan who I York or opera in Boston ha has hasmet founded sounded grand contributions net met large deficits b by fortune That fortune for fortune for for- Irom his own on great merchandising of out tune tune was wa made and It looks S as t if las tas everybody knows knoVs rid of getting Jordans Jordan's pot pet scheme Mr as expensive o a of f hi his money Is Fe almost as ns or buying yachting or ot Gaby I es L Lysing titles for daughters European Philadelphia has so 80 far failed to come conic orthe on or apathy of the woods of ot toneless out o Ion far norich no norich quest the grand philanthropist ha has bas rich Philadelphia this form of spending a J. hoefl Just yearly carly fort fortune e re COWIe of r Deficit the tho of thc these e expensive ex eX- cause Is Just what hat suc successes expensive pensive c failures res production and of grand grano In In the cesseR opinion It Is no not In m my candid first first- opera pora enjoyment for due to 10 an any lack of ot Is duo to tho the lavish class case opera but It must b bo be manner in which grand rand to bring opera tho public pubic In order produced who themselves Into Ino the house Singers yearly early make mako comfortable mammoth donnas conductors prIna staging and ensembles elaborate all these things costuming priceless of or giving new operas with the necessity o saddled with which are extravagantly antly make grand rand opera royalties combine to of ot the rich in an any cit city the pastime sit under tho tim while chile the proletariat out of et the real pleasure get und and caves cs the whole proceeding convinced If you ou will Again I feel a solution to tho the offering excuse me for tor agitating all Europe problem that is tho the general public that America and must depend on whom hom good od opera good second second- would and does patronize pC opera If It the class or even class third to the real public is Informed and as success In this sources sources' of failure accept the second- second matter the they will if It someone someone someone some some- and enjoy enJo th them m. m class operas provide pro such Ruch an to one has the courage short winter season sea sea- for a entertainment son each year theory l let t me call In support of ot my tho the continued and your attention to of the Aborn Ahorn and growing popularity companies I 1 keep the Savage opera them through the tho of ot pretty close track ack Musical America and Musical al Courier with some gingers sing ging through acquaintance attaches of these organizations ers era and who other find rind their way ay to Europe e In DoRton A SO Savage when I 1 was a- a student In is I remember England conservatory conservator conserva conserva- the thel New Boston at many years ears not so vcr wry very tor tory and that advertised visit tho the 3 ago afro 0 how hot grand rand opera troupe Savages Savage's of season would two week weeks weeks' for Cor a sensation In mu musical nu- nu u- u cause such a i well as among th the as Ical Boston to make mako seats general public as Inthe In Inthe through taking a place only line Une of ot purchasers ers which the long waiting street from the would line up street Now ow since sinco Mr Boyle Borle theatre to his wealth Into the poured Jordan has hilS the giving It on opera coffers cotters of grand it is produced ed at the Metropolitan Met Met- as same scale Bostonians in New York exacting and San Savage a takes have havo grown second place there But the tho point a a. L very S 'S still draws a large and enthusiastic enthusiastic en en- IB is I Savage Ravage audience In Boston as well as asIn asIn asin other city where he has once In every m been been What t has happened in Boston has hM duplIcated d in iii Chicago In Philadelphia In New ow ew Orleans although Mid and possibly conditions with not so so familiar i t am all flU down Bown there The great critics are opera on tho the same grand luxurious and extravagant extra scale scalo as It l 1 Is produced In Berlin London and Sand ParisI Paris I find rind from m my m musical papers that Nn Now Nov Orleans Richmond Pittsburgh and But Buffalo falo ralo have been en offering to raise ralo mone money enough to permit the tho M Metropolitan 01 of New York to give she each one week o of grand opera a l lear year ear Large sums 01 of money are required for tor this enterprise as ma may be Imagined But so flO far there thero are aro no Jordans nor nor Hammer Hammer- stoma steins to manage and finance them In Ir other cities Now all aJl this lea leads s me to tho the expression of ot the hope that Mr Hammerstein will wil m evolves O pomo flomo really persist until he lie scheme that will om give us In tho the west a n. achain i chain o of second second class opera companies companio that can cnn give good and be beautiful grand and opera oper whether In English or any other language for Cor a regular season each year car Mr Dipple the gifted ted and nd resourceful has manager of or Chicago grand Irand opera bc been n attempting to arrange e some scheme to give Ive the tho west a a. taste of grand and opera succeeded In convincing convincing con con- but BO so tar far he ire has not his financial backers that ho M has hasa a practical plan Now this matter h has a l local al application tion It Is admitted that Utah has more moro musical talent tt and love of music In In proportion proportion pro pro- portion to her population than any other state In tho the uni union m. m n. n Th This may bo be due to the composite population under her skies or to any ny of or several causes causes but but it ex ex- And most are reC l really lovers of opera Witness the success s of the which college e musical organizations org make mako any of us proud to bo be associated with music In Utah Will it not bo be possible to bring out of ot all this raw musical material enough professional singers Instrumentalists chorus singers singers singers sing sing- ers and conductors to evolve a n two weeks' weeks musical feast during the tho win winter tor season Might I suggest Bug to some somo Ut Utah h Ham Ham- mors eln that each cach school could be bo Invited in invited In- In riled every year ear to send up one ono operatic operatic oper oper- venture while the Utah Conservatory Conserva Conserva- tory tho the Tabernacle choir or some organized organized or or- d bod body could under undertake ako to present present pre pre- sent ont several operas during the season Is there not some spirited public person person person per per- son Utah In-Utah who would stand behind such a l scheme till it was an accomplished pushed fact It might bo be urged that the philharmonic concerts have not been successful but It must bo be remembered that hat concerts appeal to only one nc class elass of or music lovers while opera has its ita charm for lor all nIl classes Moreover such auch a plan could Include regular visits to Ogden Provo and Lo- Lo Lo Lo- gan ban Lunds Lund's Opera company Thatchers Thatcher's of or I. I Logan gan Coops Coop's of the tire U. U of U. U and especially the tho Whitney McClellan P Por organization could enter Into such a combination as would give ghe the opera opera- hungry people of Utah a n. veritable education education edu edu- cation along operatic lines 1010 find end Virtue I venture the assertion that nothing will rill more quickly raise the standard of f musical taste than the hearing of grand opera produced In a good and a manner It is 11 an education I In and of Itself The emotions roused I Ib b by such music are arp of all things esthetic and md elevating elc Vice VIre and Its associated evils p. vii do not linger in the cla classic halls of or f great musical productions It is true that hat society veneers over Its sins and I sits rite In the diamond horseshoe of every even rand grand rand opera house houM In the world But Blit Buthe the he masses of the people who visit grand opera as their yearly amusement amusement amuse- amuse ment are aro the steady stead loving homo-loving peo peo- musical plop plo It Is the tho beer halls the the upon extra I extravaganzas s which depend sensual appeal which form the gateway gato- gato wa way to o sin and all 1111 Its satellites s. s Grand Orand opera Is tho grand dame damo J oi of courteous and dignified musical society sung of ot it is Sin and its results aro are true for tragedy alwa always s 's centers around broken law Ian but tho the les lesson on even of the tho boldest plot of or grand opera is 18 after atter In ruin all that sin brings leaCh death and Its wake vake Sin Is not presented as ns a n attractive nov nov- commonplace and an elt city elty Jn In n grand opera sin bears on its Ita and taco faco the marks of sure decay death So I say n If It we wo could make up our minds wo we students who love our homes If art so called better than we we- love could CoUll together for a n un united t d we wo o group roup stand on this question we might win the general public over to our views There Thoro Is IR another side to this question question question ques ques- tion both In Utah and In America That Is 11 If It any such sueh scheme of amateur grand rand opera Is carried out wo would havo have a specially educated public who would bo willing to 10 accept students and second-class second professionals proCessionals on their for criticising them own merits not failing falling to be first class but stimulate and encourage them and thus prevent tho the really dreadful waste of time and means which goes to In lay the foundation Lion tion of or a professional career for tho the American student or debutante in Europe Eu Eu- rope ropa No 1 one has attempted to compute compute com corn what hat It costs America to educate educato and start out her tens of thousands of ot young men and women in European centers There Is 15 no chance or almost none nono for the tho musically educated ted man n or woman to use UlO his god given talent ex except except ex- ex celt to turn it Into teaching leaching other ambitious ambitious ambitious am am- pupils enough to prepare them thorn to go o to Europe and thero continue their studies arid and then return to teach others or perchance there thero make mako an nn expensive debut In Europe which continues continues continues con con- until tho American has haR won worm his reputation and can enn then return to America There Thero aro are literally tens of ot thousands of or American students like myself who love homo home and America bettor better than art But after all nil It Is discouraging to return to your homo borne prepared to conduct condu t a n great reat orchestra or to Rin sing a beautiful opera and then to find nothing to do but hut to give your our services free Iree to your religious or organizations for sweet charlt charity's s sake while you earn enough h b by teaching In time timeto to pay of off tho ho debts you ou have incurred In getting your our education over o In Europe That I Is why h wo we e have lost an Arthur Shepherd why Emma Luc Lucy Gates Is making her gallant fight for worldwide worldwide world world- wide recognition and why our noble and gifted S native singers ertl who could have havo won renown In Europe or America Amer Amer- ica lea have havo lost hope and have havo taken up other pursuits In life What hat would we wedo wedo do Io with a good and really deserving orchestral or operatic composition If one were to bo be proffered b by some somo local composer If It wo we had a regular operatic operatic oper oper- itic season our native composers would bo be enco encouraged raged to reach up Into tho the hel heights A composer must hear his work If he ho Is to write more and still more moro But there Is no chance chanco for tor such a n. hearing In Utah No city can grow row to any great reat artistic dimensions without grand opera It is the highest high high- est cst st form of music art and Is Salt Lake going oln to take her place |