Word: carmens
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Pops concerts, made famous through their 41 years of performances, have their official opening tonight in Symphony Hall at 8.15 o'clock under the direction of the new conductor, Alfredo Casella. Their program tonight will be: Prelude to "Carmen" Bizet Two Marches Schubert Arranged for orchestra by Casella First performance in America "Fountains of Rome," Symphonic Poem Respighi Prelude to "The Mastersingers of Nuremberg" Wagner Overture to "Cinderella" Rossini Three Dances from "Othella" Verdi "Italia" Rhapeody Casella Indian War Dance Skitton Valse Triste Stbelius Caprice on Spanish Themes Rimsky-Korsakov
Among many who support the theory of English opera by native singers is Mary Garden of the Chicago Opera. Several months ago, she journeyed to Rochester to sing with the students in a presentation of Carmen. While they used the English libretto, she sang the role in French, "just to do something to indicate her sympathy...
...Newark, N. J., the orchestra played Carmen. A bull, goaded by the lances of the picador, careened madly about the ring. With graceful, measured step the matador advanced, rose on tiptoe, plunged his sword into the bull's breast, squarely between the shoulders. A bell rang. That bell was inside the bull. That bull was mechanical, controlled by an electric switchboard. Sportsmen were having their bi-weekly fun in a building on the banks of the grimy Passaic River...
...Cohen-McNamara comedy combination will make the Beery-Hatton one look to its laurels. Charmaine of France, Shanghai Mabel, and Carmen of the Philippines are amusingly sensuous. . . . . and the picture makes no bones about it either. The real credit for the excellent work in the picture should go to Raoul Walsh, the director. He has caught the idea of Stallings and Anderson to teach pacifism by examples from the horrible side of war. With this in mind his scenes centering around the "Mother's Boy" are gripping and moving. The underground dugout scene, so powerful on the stage, has increased...
...engagement will open with the most colorful of Grand Opera presentations, melodious and spectacular "Aida," with its Eastern atmosphere of extravagant pomp. "Faust," "Lucia," "I Pagliacci," "Carmen," "La Boheme," and "II Trovatore," some of the most popular works of the lyric repertoire, are included in the program...