Word: metropolitanism
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...merged with the Philharmonic, Manhattan has felt keenly the need of a second orchestra. Last week the problem seemed solved when the Society of the Friends of Music announced that next year it would have an independent orchestra-to which Artur Bodanzky, now conducting his last season at the Metropolitan Opera, would give full time...
...Manhattan a fortnight ago came Composer Ottorino Respighi for the U. S. premiere of his Sunken Bell at the Metropolitan Opera House (TIME, Dec. 3). Last week he turned pianist, played with the Philharmonic-Symphony his new Toccata for piano and orchestra. Again critics marked his nice patterns, his smooth, glowing colors...
...Metropolitan Opera House, Manhattan, Spanish-soprano Lucrezia Bori made her first appearance of the season in Traviata, given under the patronage of the King and Queen of Spain for the benefit of the University City in Madrid. Importantly present in Box No. i were Don Alfonso of Orleans, Infante of Spain, first cousin of the King, his wife the Infanta Beatrice, sister of Queen Marie of Rumania. Ritually they joined the applause for tender, tripping tunes, for tender, tearful tunes. Gladly they heard next day that the performance had earned their home university some...
Faust at the Metropolitan Opera House. Pupil of Marcella Sembrich, onetime member of the San Carlo and Cincinnati Zoo opera companies, Soprano Besuner displayed a pleasant voice, an excellent technique. The audience liked her. Maria Jeritza sent flowers, good wishes...
...Hitherto the Friends of Music has used the Metropolitan Opera orchestra...