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Show m : 1 IT New York Musical Chat M 1 WHAT UTAHNS ARE DOING. i-'ljeclal Correspondence to Tho Tribune. NEW YORK. Jan. 2. In tho wake of the enthusiasm for Wagnerian operas that was aroilsod a few years npo, what was known as "orchestral eflccts" became be-came the vogue. In fact, some con-l con-l ductors did not even recognize the Hin-Y Hin-Y iiations of the lighter Italian operas of tho lyric stylo and constantly strove for superlative climaxes. t is true that in the Wagnerian dramas groat dangers lie in the interpretations by the conductors with tho orchestras. The number and variety of instruments that aro called iuto play often cloud the beauties of the vocalization. In fact, it is remarked by .Angelo Neumann in his book "Personal Recollections of Wagner" that Wagner himself admonished admon-ished tho musicians at a rehearsal of one of the dramas of the '"Nibcluu-gen" '"Nibcluu-gen" ring, sayiug: "Gentlemen. I beg of you not to take mv fortissimo too seriously. Where you see an 'IT' make an 'tV of it. and for 'piano plav 'pianissimo.' Remember how many of K MORRIS ANDREWS, B Who is a member of the Salt Lake Symphony orchestra, a pupil of Georgo K S. Skelton, and who is described as "the wizard of the violin." He is one V of Salt Lake's woll-known musicians. 'W vou there are down ihere. against the H "lie poor single human throat up here w alone on the stage." Consequently, it K was with a great deal of pleasure "that B the' audience listened to tho perform-K. perform-K. ancc last Wednesday evening of "Tris-F "Tris-F tan and Isolde." with Mr. Gustave Moh-Ht Moh-Ht ler m the conductor's stand. Ir. jUoh-M jUoh-M W had a very definite purpose in in-K' in-K' ) terpretating tho orchestral score as he k did that is. that tho voices of the mt singers may be accorded all their rights-Mr rights-Mr Notwithstanding that, he kept the orch-B orch-B cstra .subordinated to the voices, yet Hf in his orchestral rcadinir there was H; abundance of sonority when there was K' need of it. and details wero brought Nt out with an unerring appreciation of It their significance. Both Mr. Burgstal-m Burgstal-m ler and Miss Tremsiad were more than pleasing in the title roies of Tristan M and Isolde. K Christmas evening was made most K notable at the Manhattan opera house bv the performance of "Othello." The mt production was iu most respects ad-fir ad-fir mirablo and it was carried through with a strong dramatic spirit by Mr. Cam-Mp Cam-Mp panini's powerfnl conducting a spirit IIP lhal in no wiso eliminated or narrowed lie the beauty of tho entrancingly lvric 111 moments with which the score is filled. nw Mme. Melba sang tho music that falls lo her in tho opera with entrancing beauty of tone and b cant 3' of style. It ML is not to be expected that sho will .disclose all the charm of-personal pros-TtV-C' a tn" fragile tenderness that are kelp associated with Desdemona, but there lis was much to give pleasure in her im- IIk personation. The musical beauty of Its. her singing alone was a boon for which 111 her listeners could sincerely bo sufti- lt eientlv grateful. Mime. Melba divided III the honors with Messrs. Zenatello and Hit Sammarco. Zanotello. as Othello, was Ml at his best. He gave a strongly dra- 91 matic interpretation of the part and .S hang beautifully, as did Saminarco in the role" of L-igo. Tho opera was heard by a very large and enthusiastic au-menoe. au-menoe. Not more than once before bus the Manhattan opera house been so crowded, and hundreds were oven denied admission. "L'Eliscr D'Amorc." after an absence ab-sence of two years from the repertory, was revived Friday evening at the Metropolitan Met-ropolitan opera house. Mine. Sembrich and Bonci were in tho cast. It Sr Homer Norris had an unusual musical service at St. George's church Sunday evening, when ho performed the new Picrne "mystery" "The Children at Bethlehem.- Ben Greet had the important im-portant part of tho narrator, and tho Russian Symphony orchestra played the score. One hundred children from St. George's parish had becu in' training for the cantata since October. Mondav morning Mine. Scmbricb and Victor Herbert's string orchestra wcro the artists at the Bagby musicalo at the Waldorf-Astoria. The grand ballroom ball-room was filled as usual with prominent members of societj'. Colonel and Mrs. Wall are spending tho holiday season in New York with their daughters, tho Misses Alice and Mary, who are at Miss Spcnce's school. Francis, George and Maurice Critch-low Critch-low arc up from Princeton to spend tho holidays in New York. Julian Bamberger is also up from Princeton for tho vacation. lie is the guest of his aunt. Mrs. Nelsson Rausa-hoflT, Rausa-hoflT, on West Ninety-third street. Clarence- McCornick of Salt Lake is a New York visitor. Will Harris, who is a student at Cornell, Cor-nell, is spending I'mo holidovs iu New York. Mr. and Mrs. Karl Scheie! aro expected ex-pected in New York toiuoirow to spend some time with Mrs. Russell C. Woodruff. Wood-ruff. Russell Woodruff is down from New Haven to spend his holidays. Little Lit-tle Adelaide Woodruff, who is quite ill with typhoid fever, is now on the road to recovcrv. M Mrs. J. Bamberger of Salt Lake, accompanied ac-companied by her son and daughter, is making a tour of Italy duriug the holidavs. Miss Eloanor Peterson is spending the 1 vacation season in New York. Mark McCune and Paul Keysor arc I New York visitors. . - Lioutenaut and Mrs. Parker and their guest. Miss Richards, are down from West Point for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Houston are in New York, spending the holidays with their two daughters, the Misses Bryan and Grizclle, who are in school at Miss Bennett 's. Mi-s Ada Sassoli and Miss Borkhool will spend the New Year "a holidav at Metuchcn, N. J., the guests of Mrs Georgo W. Litterst. |
