Noted Soloists to Appear with Orchestra To-day Although genefaty very much appreciated and enjoyed by the majority of the public, no Wagner music has yet been played by the Shanghat Municipal Orchestra this season. The announcement, therefore, for the Lyceum Theatre at 5.15 pin. to-day of a special concert exclusively dedicated to excerpts from operas by the "Genius of Beyruth" should be Of great interest to all music lovers, and in a special degree, to the Germans, whose greatest opera genius is thus honoured.
programme is an ambitious it includes many of the most beautiful pages of music ever written, and presenting great vocal and Orchestral difficulty of performance.
The Conductor is, however, confident of a successful and accurate performance of the programme, having obtained the collaboration of local singers who already enjoy the appreciation of Shanghai audiences.
The soprano, who will sing the beautiful and famous "Elsa's Dream" from "Lohengrin" and the enchanting "Song to Love" of Siegliende in "Walkure" besides the "Eva" in the quintet from "Meistersinger," is Mme. Julia Markovska who, a few weeks ago, rendering the famous and difficult aria by Beethoven, "Ah, was well received here. for the rendering of Lohengrin's "Farewell Song," Siegmund's "Spring Song" and Walter's part in "Meistersinger's" Quintet, is Mr, A. Slobodskoy, and he also has on previous occasions been given the applause of the public.
The bass parts of Wotan in and of Hans Sachs in *Meistersinger" the conductor, for the whose voice and vocal que are well-known nally, for the first performance n Shanghai of the "Quintet" from Meistersinger" the conductor, for the two smaller parts of Magdalena and David, has been fortunate to find two young singers in Mme. Z. Makarowa and Mr. B. Romaniuck, respectively alto and tenor.
The programme is arranged in three principal groups of vocal nnd orchestral excerpts respectively of the three operas: "Lohengrin," "Walküre" and "Meistersinger" and will conclude with the familiar and popular Overture to "Tannhäuser"
The programme follows.
1. From "Lonrxonm'" elude to the Opera (Orchestra)
's Dream (Act I); J. Markovska, Sir Frederic Maze, Captain C. Virolet, Captain F. Corn, Lieutenant J. Baudet, Mr, P. Bruneel, Mr. R, Saint Oyant, Miss A. Lessner, Mis, A. №. Young, Mr. Peh Viet tien, Mr. H. C. Chu, Mr. Ralph rөpi Mrs. J. C. McCracken, Mr. Moller, Mr. Y. T. Shen, Mr. Hue Yen-and Chang, Mr. Byron Stansfield, Zan, Mr. M. A. Cochen, Mys, E. Tong Schultz, Mr. P. de Schubert Mrs, I. Wou, Mr, A. Kausch, Mr. K. J. Chung, Mr. F. W. Quark, Mr. Hong Ka-zeng, Mr. Wong Chi-liang, Mr. Yang Tuck-fong, Mr. Chen Chun-jone, Mr Yang Nai rep ME Chang lid T Finger, hein "Bemberg. Mr Ena, E: Chow, Mr Gurtzmacher Tai King, E. Z. Pan, Mi Soprano. (ey Lohengrin's Farewell to the Swan (Act Ill): A. Slobodskoy, Tenor Prelude to Act il (Orchestra)
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