Show AN AJERICAN SCHOOLOF OPERA Of late the papers have been almost overburdened with stories about Maple son and Mlle Nevada andihei quarrels From aninterest in their affairs at first the public have come to look upon their bickering with disgust and properly so too < Mlle Nevadas course has been almost al-most as blamable as that of Maple son and were she not an American Ameri-can all interest An her i anal ana-l er voice would long ago have ceased The trouble in part if not wholly has arisen from the fact that when American girls have had superior voices it has been necessary for them togo to-go to Europe to have them trained With the usual European mrestro fijngeis looked upon as an inferior creature who is to be used merely as a means of making money Nevadas quarrel with Mapleson will suggest to every one the treatment which Marie Van Zandt received In Paris but recently This also was the i result of American girls being compelled to go to Europe for vocal ducation for opera or the concert But it is pleasing tb know that soon there will be in New York an American School of Opera where all can receive the best4of instruction without being subjected to insult The new school is being started by Theodore Thomas who will be < musical director Chas E Locke manager and Arthur A Vivian As these gentlemen Bay America presents the spectacle of a nation enthusiastically appreciative of real excellence and culture and yet America has no school where this vocal excellence and cullure can be had But the School and the Incentive have alike been lacking heretofore The time it is considered d has arrived when movement may and should be made towards supplying both and the gentlemen above named havo undertaken under-taken to supply them That our public may know what are the plans and scope of this undertaking we shall tell itinihe language of those who have started the movement FirstThe Academy of usichas been leased for a term sufficient to admit of fifty representations of opera being given by nath born American Am-erican artists Thesejrepresehtations will be commenced on January the fourth next r SecondThe spontaneous offer of his services byMr Theodore Thomas witho emolument of any kind is a proof alike of his own warm appreciation of the l scheme and of the invaluable assistance as-sistance it will receive Third The management been constituted con-stituted with a view to the highest attainable at-tainable officiency in every detail of business busi-ness and organization FourthPrizes will be offered for the best Libretto and the best Opera the competition being restricted to candidates born in the United States FifthThe Associated Artists of New York will be entrusted with all that appertains ap-pertains to the mise en scene I SixthThe best known and othfr artists of American origin are being communicated with Teachers of standing will be invited periodically to recommend pupils whose abilities indicate indi-cate special aptitude for a musical career During the present year such accepted r pupils will be placed from the first of Sep tember under the best pasters iuvocal ism dramatic acting fencing dancing and all that contributes to the formation i of an accomplished artist No charge will be made for the tuition of any applicant appli-cant Seventh Candidates should be in New York by September 1st It will be necessary nec-essary that they should shouiddefray their own expenses other than those of tuition until the following January After the fourth of that month a regular salary will be paid to them a formal contract will be entered into and in the cases of those whose talents shall be found to warrant it an opportunity wilf be at once offered for the assumption of important roles J The following are some of the Operas I included in the reuertoirfl nf tiio hM1Jn n w JV VW1 O first season Faust Oberon Figaro Flying Dutchman Martha Orpheus Merry t Wives pf Windsor iohengriny Hugenots 1 etc 1 ocr 0 JJLI JL This shows the aim of the new school and if carried out successfully which it no doubt will be it will give usa national opera in America such as the Grand Opera is to France and Bayreuth is to Germany Milan to ItalyandMadrid if Spain Musical talent is almost uni versal in America but is latent for want of proper training and the want of proper training has arisen from the want of a proper school in which it could be had This want is now to Tae supplied and in a few years America will have no need to import artists to render in a proper manner the works of the great t I iiiZoI j q Stf 4dc i uS J composers Our small town of Salt Lake hasls mefciyery superior vocal talent among the more prominent of whom maybe may-be mentioned Mrs Geo Careles3rMr33 B Young and Mr Robert Gorlinski i Already we have in our midst a School Singjng that is doing some excellent work ancPthere are in attendance upon it pupils from the surrounding Territories If we need NationalSchool for Singing fflTwelJKould encourage what talent theme is 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