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WILMETTE - I.;IFE October 26, 1928 Music News and Events ·Numerous Debuts to Feature Opera Season's Opening Recitalist ·Lyric Soprano Mason and Lazzari in Joint ·Program Before Music Club Inability of Claudia Muzio, because of ilJness in her family, to make her scheduled appearance as the artist in the inaugural 1928-29 Winnetka Music club Artist-Recital series, Monday, October 29, has brought a change in program which promises to measure up in every detail to the high standard of these concerts. This program will be a joint recital by Edith Mason, lyric soprano, and Virgilio Lazzari, basso, both celebrated members of the Chicago Civic Opera company. The program has been announced as follows: L Aria-Roberto II Diavolo .. . . . . Meyerbeer Mr. Lazzari II. (a) Romance . ... ... . . ......... . Debussy (b) Fantoches ..... ... . .. .. .. . . . Debussy (c) Noel . . .. . .. ... ........ ·.. Old French (d) Vergebliches Stand chen .. ... Brahms (e) Serenade .... . ..... : . ... .. R. Strau ss Miss Mason III. (a) In Questa Tomba . . . . .. . .. Beethoven (b) Bel Nume .............. ... Cimarose (c) L'Ultima Canzone .. . . .... .... . Tosti (d) On the Shore ... . ..... . . . . Neidlinger (e) Volga Boat Song .... .. .. Kehamaha Mr. Lazzari IV. (a) The Little Shepherd's Song ... Watts (b) At the Well .... . .. . ..... . . Hageman (c) The Cuckoo Clock ... Grant-Schaeffer (d) April (this song was written for Madame Mason) .... .. . . . St. Leger Miss Mason Duet-La ci Darem La Mano (Don Giovanni) . .......... . .... . Mozart Miss Mason and Mr. Lazzari Isaac Van Grove, at the piano Announcement of the first weck".s repertoire of the 1928-29 season of the Chicago Civic opera at the Auditorium theatre coincides with the announcement issued recently of the largest advance subscription sale recorded by the Chicago company in the eighteen years of permanent opera in Chicago. Opening W edne.sday evening, October 31, with Bizet's ucarmen"-the first time is has ever been chosen as a premiere-and followed by other old and new favorites just as popular, the eighteenth, and probably the last sea·son at the historic auditorium will have commenced, to continue for twelve and a half weeks, closing January 26, 1929. Featuring the opening performance of "Carmen" will be :the debut of Maria Olszewska, newly engaged contralto of the Vienna State Opera and Covent Garden, and a prime favorite of many well known opera houses throughout the world. Hailed as one of the outstanding artists of this generation, Mme. Olszewska will make her bow before a Chicago auaience in Isabel Richardson Molter is to give the name role, a work in which she has appear~d many times with great a recital at the Studebaker Sunday afternoon, November 4. It will be a success. ben~fit for the Chicago ] unior school Night of Debuts of Elgin. Beside·.; Mme. Olszewska, other debuts will be crowding upon each other, there being no less than four scheduled Organize New Club for to grace the Auditorium stage on the Students of North Shore opening night . . These are Alice Mock, young California girl who will appear The first try-out for the Students' as Micaela; Ada Paggi, Italian con- Music and Dramatic club, which is tralto, as Mercedes; and Antonietta being organized in Highland Park, will Consoli, a re·sident of Lawrence, Mass .. take place Sunday afternoon, N ovemwho will sing ~the role of Frasquita. ber 25, at 2 :30 o'clock, at the home of The other roles will be in the hands Mrs. John Benson on Woodpath aveof capable artists who have been with nue. Membership will extend throughthe Chicago company in former years ; out the north shore. Rene Maison in his first Chicago perEighth grade and high school stuformance of J ase, Cesare Formichi in dents, and those slightly older (up to his first appearance as Escamillo, and 20 years) interested in piano, voice, Edouard Cotreuil, Jose Mojica, and violin, violincello, and dramatic art Lodovico Oliviero will round out the are eligible to membership. Candicast. Vechslav Swoboda, Maria Yuri- dates in piano must be prepared to eva and the entrie corps de ballet will play by memory two selections, one also appear. Giorgio Polacca will con- of them from the early classic period. duct. All candidates for the .first try-out "La Boheme" will constitute the sec- must be registered before Monday, ond bill, t9 be given on Thursday eve- November 12, stating name, age and ning, November 1, and will mark the' subject in which interested. 'Registradebut, as Mimi, of Marion Claire, tion may be made by telephoning young Chicago girl, in this popular Highland Park 1138 or 380. Puccini opera. Antonietta Consoli, Antonio Cortis, Luigi Montesanto, De- elli, Chase Baromeo and Howard Pressire Defrere, Virgilio Lazzari and Vit- ton are listed to perform on this evetorio Trevisan will comprise the hal- ing. The ballet will appear in inance of the cast. Roberto Moranzoni cidental dances, and the production will conduct. will be staged under the guiding hand The Auditorium will be dark on Fri- of Henry G. Weber on the concluding day evening. stand. "Aida" Next Saturday German Opera Sunday The first Saturday matinee of the The Sunday matinee performance, season will usher in two additional the first of a new series of twelve new artists in the persons of Eva Tur- Sunday afternoon subscription perner, English dramatic soprano, who formances wiJl bring the first German has enjoyed great success in Europe, work of the season in Wagner'·s "Loband Ulysses Lappas, Greek tenor, in 1 engrin." Marion Claire, Maria OlsVerdi!s triumphant and spectacular zewsk~. Rene Maison, Robert Ringling, "Aida." The supporting cast includes Alexander Kipnis and Howard Preston Cyrena Van Gordon, Giuseppe Cava- will appear in the principal roles and dore, Cesare Formichi Chase Baromeo Henry G. Weber will conduct. and Virgilio Lazzari. The ballet will Monday evening, November 5, will appear in incidental dances, in which mark the first performance of "Romeo Maria Yurieva, premiere danseuse, and Julliet." It will be the occasion of will take a prominent part. Roberto the reappearance of two favorites of pa·.st seasons in Edith Mason and Moranzoni will conduct. For the popular priced Saturday Charles Hackett. The rest of the cast evening performance, the rich and includes Irene Pavloska, Maria Claesmelodiors "Rigoletto" will be presented sens, Jose Mojica, Cesare Formichi, with an attractive cast of artists, which Desire Defrere, Antonio Nicolich and is sure to result in a capacity audience. Edouard Cotreuil. The ballet will apAiice Mock, Ada Paggi, Alice d'Her- pear in incidental dance·s and Giorgio manoy, Antonio Cortis, Richard Bon- Polacca will conduct. 1 Miss Helen Mendenhall, a young lyric sorpano who is establishing an enviable reputation as a singer of marked ability, in instituting her second season of the professional concert stage is facing the most extensive itinerary she has yet essayed. She is booked for 32 engagements at the present time. She appeared last with the season in several programs I Little Symphony sextet and the ensemble of the Little Symphony orchestra of Chicago under the direction of George Dasch. She is possessed of an engaging personality coupled with a thorough knowledge of her "theater.'; Isabel R. Molter Gives Benefit Recital Nov. 4 Gabel Richardson Molter, soprano, will give her annual recital in the Studebaker theater Sunday afternoon, November 4, at 3 :30 o'clock, with her husband, Harold Molter, at the piano. In addition to an aria from "The Marriage of Figaro," -and a group of Schubert songs, Mrs. Molter will sing a group of five Scandinavian songs i~ English, and an American group. The proceeds of this recital are being donated by Mr. and M-rs. Molter to the Chicago Junior School located at Elgin. The object of the school is to provide a home and education for normal boys (and later girls) from broken homes, and to inspire them with ideals of right living. Its children come almost exclusively from Chicago and suburbs. Mrs. Molter was formerly a tr.ustee of this school. Mr. Molter, at one time its superintendent, is no\:V president of the board of trustees. Italian Music to . Feature Meeting of N. S. Society A program of Italian ·music has been arranged for the meeting of the North Shore M us.ical st>ciety, to be hdd at the Evanston Womans club Monday afternoon, October 29, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Ernau Akely, president of the society will have charge of the meeting. The program follows : Intermezzo No. 4 ···.········ Schumann The Juggleress ............ . Moskowski Rhapsodie, B minor ........· Brahms Frances Anderson Ave Marla .........·...... Luigi Luzz·i Sotto 11 Clel ........·..·.....·. 8ibeUa Children of Men .............. Rmsell Aspiration ........................ Cox Carolyn Fuermann Obbligato-Estelle Swigart Sonate ....................... Veracini Helen Lerch Neb~ie ....................... Respighi Nevteata .................... . Respighi Bondage ........ , ............... . Test The Velvet Darkness .......... Reddick Dorothy Cordts Siciliano ..................... Respighi Prel.ude ......................... Grieg Antics ................. 8turkow-Ryder Herself . . . She Boxes . . . She is Mysterious . . She is Playful She is Secretive . . . She Purrs She Scampers Jean Mac Shane Fresool Luoghl, Pratt Aulenti Dcntaudy 0 Del mid amato ben ........ Dona1tdy Pleading ........................ Elgar Sunshine and Rain ....... . Blumenthal Adelaide Jones Sonata D major .............. Nardini Adagio and Allegro CQnfuoco La.rghelo Elizabeth Welxel Accompanists Miss Austin Mrs. Neukranz Miss Anderson North Shore Rejoices in Marion Claire's Success North Shore music patrons are keenly interested in the appearance with the Chicago Civic Opera company this season of Marion Claire of Lake Bluff, who has achieved' a notable success in operatic roles abroad. Miss Claire has been engaged for the entire season of the Chicago Opera company, including its tour throughout the United States. She possesses a lyric soprano voice of a qu~lity which the German music critics 9elighted in comparing with the oboe, sweetest of all wood-winds. She made her operatic debut in Italy in the role of Mimi in "La Boheme," and was a sensational success. Other outstanding roles have been, Elsa in "Lohengrin," Desdemona in "Otello," and Sophie in "Der Rosenkavalier."