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...Schubert, Vienna held last week its Saengerfest, the tenth Congress of German Singing Societies to which no less than 200,000 singers lent their services. In Vienna, grandstands seating 400,000 persons were constructed along the Ringstrasse in which the Viennese watched an almost interminable parade of singers. Richard Strauss, Vienna's chief musical luminary, opened the choral singing which was conducted in a huge hall specially constructed for the purpose on the Prater...
...Metropolitan Opera Company enjoys many unique advantages, none more noticeable than the prestige and humility which greets every pronouncement made by its Giulio Gatti-Casazza. Last week he announced plans for the coming year. There would be several premieres including: Strauss's already famous Die Aegyptische Helena, in German, with presumably Rethberg or Jeritza, both of whom have sung the role in Europe, singing Helen; Fra Gherardo, Ildebrando Pizzetti's new opera which was sung for the first time a month ago in Milan; and Jonny Spielt Auf, by Ernst Krenek, which is called a "jazz" opera...
When, in 1905 he began to write operas, Strauss seemed already to have reached the top of his reputation. It was impossible any longer to regard him as a musical poseur, an esthete of loud noises; his phase of being "the new man" was over and he was already established as well as celebrated. Salome, like most of his other works, produced a new storm of discussion. It was performed once in Manhattan but Metropolitan-goers, disgusted with Oscar Wilde, were disgusted with his story on which the opera is based. It has never been given by the Metropolitan since...
...confused with Johann Strauss (1825-99) famed composer of waltzes, including The Beautiful Blue Danube...
Following is the symphonic program for tomorrow evening, starting at the same time: into the Wartburg Wagner Valse triste Sibelius Suite, "Namouna" Lalo Overture to "Der Freischutz" Weber Two Nocturnes Debussy "Rossiniana," Suito Rossini-Respighl Hungarian Dance Brahms Waltz from "The Bat" Strauss Italian Caprice Tchaikovsky...