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BY HENRIETTA 'M. REES.
N "Musical America" this
week an article appears
which mentioned that at a
recent performance of "La
Tosga" In Parle, In French
that everybody present had
libretto. It continues: "We, on the
contrary, sit back In our ignorance and
exclaim In dismay If when an opera is
sung- in English, we cannot hear every
thing. No audience that listens to an
opera In whatsoever language it may
be sung hears all of the text, no mat
ter how good the enunciation, or how sat
lsfactory the text one can hear only
when the orchestral dynamics and the
character of the instrumentation permit.
I have often noticed, for one thing, that
words are swallowed, up In the mass of
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i iuuo, nucu ids oouy 01 suing piay in
unison or In octaves with the voice. The
voice as such is audible; the words and
syllables are not"
This reminds me of a conversation 1
had a short time, ago with a friend who
had studied some In Berlin. He said that
at concerts there It was not an uncom
mon thing to see students rwith notes
open before them, following through the
program. Why isn't that a splendid idea
for the sight of notes at the same time
they are heard could not help but
strengthen the Impression and help the
listener to better understand the artist's
Interpretation .
Several pupils ofMassehet, headed by
Charpentler, Reynolds, Hahn and Kavier
Leroux have started to raise a fund In
Paris to erect a momument to the memory
of the late opera composer. The general
opinion is to erect " this in the "Cours La
Heine," the scene of the romance of
"Manon," one of his most celebrated
operas. The monument should represent
a bust of Massenet on a pedestal '.and
sitting on a bench beneath, Manon, with
her traveling basket -
Although the great composer died in
August the musical Journals and dailies
are stil filled with reminiscences and
anecdotes of his ch."d-like nature, his
gratitude to those who liked his work,
and of his lasting frlendshns. He was
one of those few people, that passed over
any unkindnesses, and the bitter attack
of his enemies (for anyone that is popu
lar cannot fail but have' enemies.) In his
memoirs, which ' were published shortly
after his death, he did not retaliate on
then), telling as far as possible only the
pleasant things. When he wrote of pas
toral scenes' he would go to them and try
to catch the spirit of them in that way.
At one time a rainstorm came up while
was writing which greatly aided him
in that special composition for he said
it reminded him of a flood of tears. . It
will be a long time before his name is
forgotten, on account of his many and
remarkable works for the French stage.
Bo great and truly French was his genius
that he Is worshipped by all alike. In
this conection I cannot refrain from tell
ing the following: All those who are well
acquainted with Mr. Slmms, the organ
teacher, know his fondness for a Joke
even If he Is an Englishman. ' -
The other day I happened to remark:
"Massenet was ' a peculiar character,
wasn't he?"
"Yea," replied Mr. Simms, "but a great
composer. He never wrote much church
musio, though, did he?"
"I don't know." I said. "I do not
remember that he ever wrote any."
"Strange, too," mused Mr. Slmms. "He
should at least have written a mass in
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Speaking of opera, why wouldn't It be
a successful venture for some club or de
partment of a club, to take up a system
atic study of the subject and Incidentally,
of the operas we are to have here this
winter? In this way the members could
become familiar with the ' libretto and
the music. . There are splendid records on
the various talking machines of most of
the standard Works, that would help out
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The history of the opera Itself in its
various stages of development the com
poser's life and rank In the world of
music and the place accorded the special
opera under v consideration, would 1 all
serve to make an interesting season for
such a club. It would be worth while
not only for students of music, but to
ell music lovers as well.
The Mendelssohn choir of Omaha, Mr
. Thomas J. Kelly, conductor, has entered
unnn lt fifth woann with an atiAndonnA
Iv- at Its recent rehearsal of 160 people, each
one of whom' has' taken the test for
membership and, has qualified. It Is
interesting to note- the changes which
take place from season to season in the
personnel or any organization in umaha,
- as there are . so many people coming
and going, and each year : the Men
delssohn choir sends out of its member
ship some to other cities, some to the
duties of business which Interfere , with
Omaha attendance on Monday nights,
and some to college and university life
elsewhere. ' But each year also brings In
members from other cities and it has
been ef special Interest to notice that
each year the addition of experienced
jiimamorF
people from larger cities become gradu
ally more marked.
The Mendelssohn choir, which presents'
here annually for a series of spring con-'
certs the famous Theodore Thomas or
chestra of Chicago, Is receiving -the genu-!
ine support of the principal business men
and the Interests . of , Omaha, Last sea
ton the Commercial club met In, execu
tive committee and put Itself on' record
seriously endorsing and supporting he
Mendelssohn choir, a most unusual ex
perience, for a . musical organization, and
one which the choir and lts conductor
have earned by sheer merit of work, net
through anything but -''delivering the
goods. ' .. ;. ;v..
In November the- Mendelssohn hoir
will give 1 4 concert" uridter-;' the1 ' Cm
merclal ' club's "auspices for the State
Teachers' Association of Nebraska, hav
ing been chosen to give an entire pro
gram of that very busy session. The
choir will be assisted by Marion Green of
Chicago, one of the most popular singers
of that city; Mr. Kelly has prepared a
very attractive program for the teachers,
knowing well that he will have a highly
appreciative and most discerning audi
ence. '
It is too early in the season to predict
with, any, certainty the work which the
Mendelssohn choir will present at the
next spring concerts, but It safe to hint
that Wagner's birthday and Verdi's birth
day will be receiving their hundredth
commemoration next year, . and Mr,
Kelly will offer something with the
Mendelssohn choir which will take spe
clal cognizance of the work of those two
great men. When Mr. Frederick Stock,
conductor of the Theodore Thomas or.
chestra, heard the choir sing their uni
accompanied selections last season at the
concerts, he remarked to the conductor,
, "Don't let- anything Interfere with this
branch of your work with the choir. It Is
by far the most Important, and the geat
Ht choirs fere specializing along this
line."
The Mendelssohn : choir is . doing some
very beautiful, v$ry difficult , and very
dramatic sli and eight-part work this
season, and there is an enthuslastio and
aggressive spirit 'among .-the ; members
who tackle difficulties wi(h. determinai
tlon and faith. ,
When onV goes to the. Orpljeum and
hears a number like the. Mountain Ash
choir, it -is like finding a perfectly de
llclous nut-meat in he midst of a.vegc-t
table salad. Splendid numbers' like the
Mountain Ash . choir Jmprdve th Wlot
the Orpheunv as nut-meats : improve
vegetable salad. X , ; .; ' , '
Rudolf Ganz. the noted Swiss pianist,
Is going to play a "rather sensational
work," as he calls it, at his New York
recital. This is a sonata by Erich Kom
gold, a young composer who has been
seriously accepted by Europe, even
though he, has' at present only attained
the 8 i Sorne of w tym
phonies are being played by the leading
orchestras in Europe and are decidedly
new In style.' ' It is without doubt that
we will hear more of the second Mozart
Carrie Jacobs-Bwid"w7ll again be heard
in Omaha on Thursday evening, October
M, at the Nortfiside Christian church
under the management of Mrs. H. X
Kirchsteln, wife of the pastor. The
church has a splendid new building at
Twenty-second . and Lothrop streets and
Mrs. Kirchsteln and her choir of twenty
five members, depided to assume the en
tire obligation of Installing a large pipe
organ. '
Mrs. Kirchsteln Is presenting Carrie
Jacobs-Bond to. try .to raise the money
now due on - the first payment. It is
this same courageous spirit that has
built the church up to its present posi
tion', and considering the very reasonable
price of ticket and the many admirers
of Mr. Bond,' the. auditorium of the
church should be taxed to its capacity.
When Jean de Reszke heard Mrs. Bond
In Paris he, wrote "I was. perfectly
charmed to hear, your compositions sung
by yourself. It has seldom been given
me to hear the poet, composer and in
terpreter all in one, and I wish you all
the success you so richly deserfe." Mr
Bond has been' in Omaha several times
and needs no- Introduction to Omaha
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Omaha after BpenuTn the last two
years studying violin with Prof. Marak
of the Prague Conservatory of Musio
in Prague, Austria. During the summer
she took a delightful trip through Nor
way and Sweden and also visited Eng
land before sailing. She gave several
concerts while in Sweden. Miss . Cleve
will start a class in Omaha and will be
welcomed back by Iter many friends.
Mrs. Lena Ellsworth Dale will give a
song recital at the Temple Israel ' the
evening of Tuesday,, October I, 1913. as
sisted by' Virnon 0. Bennett. The pro
gram Is very attractive and contains
songs by Franz. Brahms, Handel, some
modern composers and the airs from
"Madam Butterfly," by Puccini. One of
the numbers Is "X Lullaby of Nature,"
by. Mr. Landsberg. with a violin obligate
by .Mr. Cox. Mr. Landsberg himself will
play the accompaniment
Miss Mary Munchhoff returned last
week from her summer In Switzerland.
While in Europe Miss Munchhoff heard
a new opera by Dr. Willard Kelnsl, the
composer of the very popular "Evon Ge
hlnan," which has been translated Into
five different languages. The new opera
Is ''Kuhrelgen," and Is considered by the
critics to be better than the former opera.
Miss Munchhoff said she liked it lm
mensly herself that It sounded like a
most agreeable combination of Wagner
and Mozart. The opera was quite suc
cessful the first time it was performed.
Miss Emily Cleve has returned to
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