Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-03-09 | Page 8 | Germany Called Nation of Music

GER ANY GALLED CULLED I NATION OF MUSIC I More Teachers There Than lu Tn Any Any 2 Other Countries LEIPZIG March 8 I A There fM W There Is scarcely a n town of any size alze lz In Germany that has ha ha- hanot not a state thea- thea theatre theatre tr tre or municipal opera house houe hou e and nearl all of or these have hao continued to operate oporto during and since Ince the despite the financial ups up and don o ono no of the th and cities Ot- Ot Officials Of Official have hav always alwaY taken the sies le that one on of the tir mot moil a wao ot of preventing conditions condition from coin go- go goIng going go Ing fro from roni bad to oe is to keep Site places of amusement open to the public Tho The idea It I is I point point- pointed ed II I Is out two told In Its purpose Jt it Keeps artl and gh e the people opportunity to attend an opera or a play pIty during which to totor tor forget get their thAIr troubles trouble even esen though only tor for n a few teW hours hour Ml ICH flO The Th musical education of or Ger Ger- Germany Germany her her- hermany many has hu been in progress for lor many generations Ther There I is a piano In neaily nealy every home homo where phone there thre are children many perhaps has hns more teachers of or music than nn any t tao 0 countries of ot Europe In InI early days th the rulers ruler of ot t Vie tr e I kIngdoms were wern th the chief t patrons or of and a majority of the great I composers at some ome som time In theIr careers were In the th services of ot a royal master ma tr The rho to mer kaiser always took a great Interest in good music and many a deficit In a stat state or municipal op opera ra house wa as made up out of ot hi his private privat purse pue to ai- ai ailt lt In keepIng the enterprise on Its feet reet and going Germans German say to roil rell opera frequent visits are Ire necessary and that It Is often necessary to hear the same grand raad opera opa piece pl ix times limes before one grasps the idea Iden In Its entirety F S s The musical feast offered at nt the Cologne opera house hous lat last la t season eaon In- In In Included 48 4 operas on antI and 1 was t or of the tho repertoires offered In other cities Many old ra favorites were In inthe inthe the tho list but t tao 0 new ones The Bird Dr Der Vogel and Den Der D r Vet Vet-ter et- et etter tr ter aus au appeared to be bethe bethe the most mot popular The Th former w was sung 18 1 times and the th latter at 17 11 performances The Ther e were 13 per per- per performances of ot Ca Rusti- Rusti cana can canIne cane Nine Ine Wagner operas opera ure ee gIven T tots total I of ot 40 performance with heading the list having been sing nin times time A Ba season jeason on ticket which In the ro- ro ro of ot t two tao 0 performances enables nables all holde holders of ot tickets to hea hear any ny opera deed dred sells sell to for 12 to 15 Some of ot the th to tons tonni ns 10 ses sees a theatre u 11 as ell a as an oper opera house home but th th- th smaller towns to one h Is used for tor operas as ssell ell QS as pIn pla s Berlin has four tour state I playhouses two r rf ef them de grand opera exclusively 00