BULLETIN

CENTRAL SERVICE

sponsored by THE NATIONAL COUNCIL of the ASS'N 147 West Thirty-ninth Street, New York 18, N.Y.PE6-120O

APRIL/MAY 1962 NEW AND PREMIERES With the assistance of the New York State Council, the Tri-Cities Opera Company commissioned Myron Fink to write an opera. It is called "J e r e- m i a h" and will receive its premiere on May 25 in the Harpur College Audit- orium in Binghampton, N,Y. performed by the Tr-Cities Opera. (The existence and operation of the New York State Council on the Arts has been assured un- til March 1, 1967, by a recent vote of the Assembly in Albany, N.Y.)

"The Good Soldier Schweik" has inspired Italian composer Guido Turchi, and his opera was premiered on March 22 at Milano's . Richard Kurka's opera with the same title had its first performance during the 1957-58 season at the Opera Company.

****** The Washington Irving fable "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" was made into an opera, with John White as the composer and Martin Nurmi as librettist. It had its world premiere in February at Kent State University in Ohio.

****** The Biblical tragedy by Racine is the basic story after which fashioned his short opera "A t h a 1 i e". Its premiere took place on April 9 at Town Hall, performed by the group that commissioned the work, namely, The Little Orchestra Society.

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A "First" on these shores seems to be the production of "L o S p o s o D e 1 u s o", a one act opera by Mozart, which he never completed. It is edited by John Coombs and we thank the Inwood Chamber Players for taking the trouble of unearthing the material from Chappell in London for their produc- tion on May 6. It will play under the English title of "The Deluded Bridegroom". ******

Another New York premiere of a one act opera by a famous Austrian master took place at the McMillan Theatre at Columbia University on April 28. "Die Zwillingsbrueder" (Twin-Brothers) was written by Franz Schubert when he was twenty-one years old and was presented in a translation by Chester Kallman.

*****•>.- • From our Canadian neighbors we hear of two productions, new for their country, Paisiello's "World of the Moon" (Engl. by Andrew McMillan) per- formed with "Dinner E n g a g e m e n t" by British composer Lennox Berkley in April at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.

****** A new opera by Hans Chemin-Petit by the name of"Koenig Nicol had its first performance recently at the Aachen opera, Germany.

TRANSLATIONS Oxford University Press informs us of a new translation of Tchaikovsky's "Queen of Spades" by ARTHUR JACOBS. The English libretto is available from them at the price of $1.50. (417 Fifth Ave., New York 16, N.Y.)

****** All English translations by GEORGE and PHYLLIS MEAD are now available through G. Ricordi, 16 West 61 Street, New York 23, N.Y.

****** DANIEL STERNBERG is responsible for a new English translation of "Rigoletto", performed in April at Baylor University, Waco, Texas.

****** The Company will present six of their ten operas in English. The operas sung in their original language are Salome (German), Persephone (French), (Latin), and Le Rossignol (Russian). For complete listing see February Bulletin.

****** Are you in need of a Lithuanian translation of ""? If so, do get in touch with the Lithuanian Opera of Chicago. They just had three performances of it, with the Lyric Opera orchestra assisting.

PUBLICATIONS The Music Committee of the People-to-People Program, at 734 Jackson Place, Washington, D.C. has recently published their 1962 INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CALENDER. The 282 page booklet comprises the International scene from Afghanis- tan to Zanzibar and lists of course all major musical events and festivals in detail. The same organization also publishes THE CALENDER OF MUSIC ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES (publication date October of each year). The 1961-62 issue is now available for $2. THE SUMMER MUSIC CALENDER OF THE UNITED STATES, which appears in June, can be ordered for $1.50.

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The 1962-63 issue of Marquis' WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA has just been published and contains many prominent names of the American musical scene. Available at Marquis Publication, 210 East Ohio Street, Chicago, 111.

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Quaintance Eaton's "OPERA PRODUCTIONS, A HANDBOOK" is going into its second printing. We have been able to offer it to COS members at a reduced price and are repeating the offer on the last page of this Bulletin. Just return the order with your check enclosed and the book will be mailed to you promptly.

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Pans of Gilbert and Sullivan will be pleased to hear that a FIRST-LINE INDEX to all vocal works by SIR has been compiled and is available from Information Service Inc., 10 West Warren, Detroit 1, Michigan, for $2.75-

EDUCATION

NATIONAL EDUCATION TELEVISION will present in November a series of seven pro- grams entitled "Lotte Lehmann Master Class" over Channel 13, its New York station. These film strips were made in California in July I96I, just before Mme. Lehmann's retirement from teaching. However, she will step out from re- tirement next fall to stage "Rosenkavalier" at the Metropolitan Opera. This summer Mme. Lehmann will be presented with one of Austria's highest awards, the Cross of Honor, First Class, for Art and Science.

The OF MUSIC has sent us a very impressive list of their alumni who are now professionally active. It is too long a list for public- ation at this time but we give here a few of the names, picked at random: Stefan Bauer-Mengelberg, Lee Cass, Gloria Davy, Rosemary Kuhlman, Gladys Kuchta, Mary McKenzie, Leontyn Price, Margaret Roggero, Regina Sarfaty, Jeanette Scovotti, Paul Vermel, Shirley Verrett-Carter and many others. Juilliard's former President, William Schuman, who has become President of Lincoln Center, still serves the school as President Emeritus. Dean Mark Schubart, who is also vice-president of Juilliard, serves as chief executive officer until a new president takes office.

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The UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA in Santa Barbara notifies us that Jean Cook, a former student, is now singing leading roles at the Zuerich Staatsopera.

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ANNETTE ROYAK SCHOOL OF VOCAL ARTS presented Daniel Rayelli in a recital of songs and arias on April 26 at the Penthouse of the Buckingham Hotel, New York.

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The DONNELL LIBRARY CENTER, 20 West 53 Street, New York, a branch of the N.Y. Public Library, was host to a Colloquium presented by the Mozart Festival -4- Orchestra. The subject matter was "Vocal Style in the Music of Mozart". The discussion was opened with a reading of a paper prepared and contributed by- Salzburg's Dr. Bernhard Paumgartner. Partaking in the panel discussion were Mrs. Ruth Martin, translator of many Mozart operas, Prof. Clarence H. Barber of Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., and Prof. Jan La Rue of New York Univer- sity. For further information contact The Mozart Festival Orchestra, 25 West 13 Street, New York 11, N.Y.

AUDITIONS VOCAL (Western) The 1962 DEBUT AUDITIONS, open to residents of the Western United States and Canada, are now accepting applications from singers aged twenty-one and over. Finals will be held on the stage of the War Memorial Opera House in July. Regional eliminations will first take place in Denver, Los Angeles, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Vancouver. Winners, considered for contracts with the S.F.O.C, will be presented in concert with the San Francisco Symphony.

INSTRUMENTAL (Eastern) The HEIGHTS OPERA ASS'N announces the formation of a volunteer orchestra to play in Central and in Cadman Plaza Parks during July and August. The operas to be performed are Fledermaus, Magic Flute, Boheme, Rigoletto, Aida, , and Traviata. Interested musicians of all ages and for all instruments are invited to the auditions in May. For information contact Mr. George O'Farrell, Heights Opera Ass'n, 69 Cranberry St., Brooklyn 1, N.Y. or telephone UL5-6354.

FUND RAISING CAN BE FUN

The TULSA OPERA COMPANY feels that way. On Saturday, May 5 they staged a Bal Masque with Champagne Supper, Masks and Black Tie, at a price of $25 a couple. We hope that everyone had a grand time and that Tulsa Opera wound up with a nice profit against deficits.

The OPERA REPERTORY GROU? of Jacksonville, Florida is presenting opera on Educational TV and their productions are underwritten by various business firms, together with a grant from the City of Jacksonville.

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The SYMPHONY OF MUSICAL ARTS, formerly the Xavier Symphony Society of New York, is planning a busy 1962-63 season of twenty-six operatic and symphonic perform- ances. The group plans to work only with professional artists and at the same time to maintain its "No Admission Charge" policies. In order to realize this, S.M.A. is starting a fund-raising campaign, accepting donations from $5 to $5*000. With each different amount goes a respective title to the donor, and one may become "Friend" or "Founder accordingly. For further information Symphony of Musical Arts, 2109 Broadway, New York 23, N.Y. OPERA HOUSES, NEW AND OLD

BOSTON is planning a new Civic Auditorium with facilities for grand opera and ballet, to be completed in the Fall of 1964. It will be located at the Prudential Center. ******

Plans for a performing arts center in SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York, were announced. The suggested structure is a fan-shaped, open-sided auditorium seating 5>2OO, pith lawns around it, allowing another 7,000 to attend. The Commission proposes to present symphony concerts, opera and ballet during the summer months, draw- ing an audience from many resort places near-by. The total cost is estimated at $2,400,000 with the state already having pledged a part and the rest to come from private contributors. If funds are raised in time, opening might be in summer I964. ******

Bid you know that LONDON'S (England) Covent Garden Market, adjoining the opera house will be removed to a less congested area. It gave its name to the world- famous opera house.

OFF THE RECORD

The INSTITUTE OF SOUND, INC., an organization dedicated to the rescue and pre- servation of important musical performances never before recorded, has in its archives some 350 Metropolitan Opera Broadcasts in addition to many other tapes. For membership information write to The Institute of Sound, , West 57 St., New York 19, N.Y.

Two contemporary operas are to be released on records in the near future; 's "The Crucible" and Theodore Chanler's "Pot of Fat", both with COMPOSERS' RECORDINGS INC., 2121 Broadway, New York 23, N.Y.

RCA has re-issued some of their unforgettable, discarded Camden series record- ing of famous singers. They have chosen ten of the greatest vocal artists of that time and made a five-disc set called "Ten Great Singers". Represented are Caruso, Flagstad, Gigli, Galli-Curci, McCormack, Pinza, Pons, Ponselle, Reth- berg, and Tibbett, with a Pons-de Luca duet as an extra. The introduction to this album is by Metropolitan Opera's Francis Robinson. ******

Another disc interesting to vocal fans, this one quite stunt and a challenge to your stamina, has forty tenors singing "Di Quella Pira" from "II Trovatore". TAP, who released the record, assures the listener of 80 high C'sJ -6-

STAGE-LIGHTING, PUBLISHING, STAGE-MANAGING WELCOME!

In welcoming our new members we express the hope that they all will find association with our group both stimulating and interesting. Here we address ourselves to our established members and would like to acquaint them with some new members of special interest to us all.

The LITTLE STAGE LIGHTING COMPANY, of Dallas, Texas (for address see New Member Listing) has been active in the field of opera for many years. They are no strangers to Tulsa Opera, Fort Worth, Houston Grand Opera, San Antonio and Dallas Grand Opera Companies who entrust them with all their lighting and elec- trical problems. Among many other special stage lights they have developed two different ellipsoidal spots. They are efficient and versatile follow spots equipped with a new framing shutter that allows for usage from positions and at angles never before possible. One of them is more economical to own and operate than most other equipment on the market today. LITTLE has extensive and modern facilities in Dallas and will be happy to supply our members with any further information on lighting. Address your correspondence to Mr. William Little and mention you COS membership.

The GALAXY MUSIC CORPORATION, another new member, is the publisher of con- temporary American operas. Their catalogue includes "The Crucible" (Robert Ward), "He" who gets slapped" (Robert Ward), and "The Wife of Martin Guerre" (William Bergsma).

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Another professional joining the COS ranks is Miss MARGARET FAIRBANK, who with- in the last two years has been assistant stage director with such companies as San Francisco Opera and Cincinnati Summer Opera and the Peabody Opera Workshop. A graduate from Radcliff (AB) and University of London (MA.), she is fluent in French, Italian and German.

METROPOLITAN OPERA 1962-63, at a glance

16 operas in Italian 133 performances 7 operas in German 30 performances 2 operas in English 15 performances 1 opera in French 7 performances 26 operas Total 185 performances

These figures do not include the Company's Spring Tour. The operas in English were "Cosi Fan Tutte" and "La Perichole", both in trans- lations. -7-

INSIDE INFORMATION, CENTRAL OPERA SERVICE

After devotedly giving his time and experience for the last four years, Mr. DEWITT MCLAUGHLIN TERHEUN has resigned as co-chairman of Central Opera Service and will be succeeded by Mr. ROBERT TOBIN of San Antonio, Texas. Mr. TerHeun will attend the two forthcoming regional conferences in St. Louis and Minneapolis.

Mr. JAMES S. SCHWABACHER, JR., has been appointed Central Opera Service Chair- man for the Western Region.

Mr. JAMES BROWNING, Staff Administrator for the National Council, has accepted an executive position with the National Cultural Center, 718 Jackson Place, Washington 8, D.C.

MARIA F. RICH, who has been helping with COS as a volunteer for the last two years and is therefore well acquainted with its program and problems, has con- sented to handle COS affairs. All correspondence should, therefore, be addressed to her. She hopes to receive numerous letters, announcements, pro- grams, and comments.

COS will close June 30 for the summer months, but when we re-open in Septem- ber, we will have a more complete reference library of operas, performances, and translations at the disposal of our members. We hope that we will con- tinue to increase our efficiency in service and that you will help us to in- crease our membership list, (information for publication in the Bulletin should be sent continually through the summer, addressed as mentioned above to M.F. Rich.)

There is a change in the BILLING DATE, which has been May until now. It is more convenient for our members to pay in September and therefore, you will receive your bills at that time. Members joining after March 1 will be allowed to apply their dues against the following season.

TV/0 REGIONAL CONFERENCES IN MAY

May 14, MID-WEST REGION, at Washington University (Ellenwood House),St. Louis,Mo. Tentative Program; Registration, Welcome and Introduction - Mrs. Stuart Chambers, Regional Ch'man. Morning Session - "Extending Opera Activities" - Robert Anderson, Chairman. Luncheon, - Miss Roberta Peters, Mr. DeWitt TerHeun, Mr. John Gutman,honor guests. Afternoon Session - "Musical Training and Preparation for Opera" - Russell Patterson, Chairman. Reception - St. Louis Grand Opera Guild.

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May 18 and 19, UPPER MIDWEST REGION, University of Minnesota, Coffman Memorial Programs Union, Minneapolis, Minn. May 18, Registration, Morning Sessions - "Creating a Major Opera Company in a Community"(Glenn Jordan) "The Lifeblood of Opera, English Translations" (Andrew White) "Opera Workshop" (Paul Knowles, Leon Lishner, Dr.Roger Hannay) -8-

Luncheon,- Met1 stars and opera officials, guests of honor. Afternoon Sessions - "Opera out of Non-Opera" (Karlos Mosor) "Organizing an Opera Workshop" (George Simpson) Presentation of one-act opera "Unborn in the Garden", comp. Russell Smith, adapted from James Thurber, perf. by Thursday Musical Opera Theatre. May 19, at Wulling Hall, University of Minnesota. Morning Sessions, -"Opera Invades the Secondary Schools" (panel discussion of music supervisors in high schools) "The Tools of Opera" (Paul Knowles, Jon Barkla), demonstra- tion and tour of U. of M. Opera Workshop. Box Luncheon.

Both COS conferences coincide with the tour visit of the Metropolitan Opera in the respective cities.

MEW COS MEMBERS

ALEXANDER RAMSEY HIGH SCHOOL,Mrs. D. Brost, 1261 Highway 36, St. Paul,Minn. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, Miss A.Denzel, 275 N. Lexington Pkwy., St. Paul, Minn. CONCORDIA COLLEGE, Music Dept., Dr. Roger Hannay, Moorhead, Minn. EDINA-MORNINGSIDE HIGH SCHOOL, D. Bezoier, 5701 Normanoale Road,Minneapolis,Min. MISS MARGARET A. FAIRBANK, 1269 Second Ave., New York ?1, N.Y. GALAXY MUSIC CORPORATION, Robert Ward, mng. edit., 2121 Broadway,New York 23, JAMES R. HESS, Central Methodist College, Opera Theatro, Fayette, Mo. LITTLE STAGE LIGHTING CO., 10507 Hines Blvd., P.O.Box 13211, Dallas 20,Texas UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA, School of Music, Fort Garry 19, Manitoba, Canada MOBILE OPERA GUILD WORKSHOP, Mrs. M. M. Davis, Pres., Loxley, Ala. RAMSEY JUNIOR HIGHSCHOOL, 49 St.-Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minn. MRS. A. LACHLAN REED, Route 5, Box 662, Crystal Bay, Wiyzata, Minn. ST. PAUL ACADEMY, P. Wilkenson, music dir., St. Paul, Minn. ST. PAUL ACADEMY, JR. SCHOOL, Mrs. Skalbeck, 708 Portland Ave., St.Paul, Minn. MRS. PHIL L. SIDLES, 2843 South 24 St., Lincoln 2, Nebraska SOUTH-EASTERN LOUISIANA COLLEGE, Dept. of Music, Hammond, Louisiana SYRACUSE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, B.E. Snyder, Mgr.,2710 E.Jenesee St.,Syracuse,N.Y. WEST HIGH SCHOOL, Mr. V. Haussn, Hennepin - 25 St., Minneapolis, Minn.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS (new address listed) Ir.James BROWNING, National Cultural Center, 718 Jackson Place,Washington,D.C. Mrs. John DeWitt PELTZ, I69 East 78 St., New York 21, N.Y.

ONE + ONE = ONE

Philadelphia's two opera companies, the LYRIC and the GRAND, have merged and will present a joint 1962-63 season. Louis Stein and H. Douglas Paxson, respec- tive presidents, have been nominated chairman and president to the new organ- ization. Aurelio Fabiani, formerly with the Lyric, will serve as general manager. NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS, bestowed by or on COS members

At a recent board of director's meeting the SHREVEPORT CIVIC OPERA ASS'N re- elected Mr. 0. Delton Harrison, Jr. president of their organization for another year. They also elected other officers and members to the board of directors.

On May 29 the LOS ANGELES CONSERVATORY OP MUSIC will pay tribute to Austrian composer Erich Wolfgang Korngold in performing excerpts of his operas "Die Kathrin" and "Die Tote Stadt".

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The UNIVERSITY OP REDLANDS, California, conferred an honorary membership in Phi Kappa Lambda, national honorary musical fraternity, on American composer Frederick Loewe. The ceremony took place on May 1, at which time three California musicians were initiated to the fraternity dedicated to scholarship and achievement in music. It was founded in 1918 at Northwestern University, and Chapters of the fraternity are located at leading schools of music throughout the country.

HARRY HORNER, designer-director of Seattle's "Aida" and of Vancouver's "Magic Flute" received an 0 s c a r in Hollywood for his sets for the motion picture "The Hustler".

SUMMER SCHEDULES OF OPERA AND OPERA WORKSHOPS (not previously listed)

COLORADO) CENTRAL CITY OPERA, Emerson Buckley, music dir.,Central City, Colo. June 30 - July 28 Puccini Festival"Tb.o Girl cf the Golden" West"(l5Pfs) "La Boheme" (19 pfs). Engl. transl. by R.H. Elkin and Thomas Martin respectively, sets by Robert O'Hearn, staging by Nathaniel Merrill,

DISTRICT OP COLUMBIA FELIX SALMAGGI OPERA CO., at Barron Amphitheatre, Washington, D.C. July 16 through 21 "Madame Butterfly", "Carmen", "La Traviata", "La Boheme", "Rigoletto", and "Aida" with many Metropolitan Opera artists.

OHIO CLEVELAND INSTITUTE, Summer Opera Workshop, Paul Berl,Dir., Cleveland Last week July-first week August "Bastien and Bastienne", "Introduc- tions and Goodbyes", "Emperor's New Clothes", "II Campanello" and "Malady of Love".

OPERA AT THE ZOO, , Cincinnati, Ohio Revivals of "Aida", "La Traviata", "Carmen", "Madame Butterfly", "Salome","Rigoletto", "La Boheme", and "". -10-

PERFORMANCES OF COS MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS (not previously listed)

ALABAMA MOBILE OPERA GUILD,Mme. Rose Palmai-Tenser, Mobile, Ala. 3/27,28/62 "Boris Godunov", Dr. F. Kurzweil, cond., Dr. E. Nagy, stage dir. and designer using his multiscreen scenery projection.

CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Carl Zytowski,dir. opera w'shop,Santa Barbara. 1961-62 season; Orff's "Carmina Burana" and Cimarosa's "Music Master". 4/6,7/62 "Pirates of Penzance". CALIFORNIA WESTERN UNIVERSITY, Dr. Walter Teutsch, dir.opera w'shop, San Diego 7, Cal. 4/6,7,10,11/62 "Bastien and Bastienne" (Engl. by Olga Paul) with "Old Maid and the Thief" at Salomon Little Theatre.

UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS, Larra Browning, Redlands, Cal. 5/4>5/62 "Rita" by Donizetti with Puccini's "The Cloak" at Watchorn Auditorium, University of Redlands.

SAN FERNANDO VALLEY STATE COLLEGE, Music Dept., Northridge, Cal. 4/6,7,12,13,14/62 "Le Pauvre Matelot" by Milhaud with Offenbach's "R.S.V.P.".

SANTA MONICA CIVIC OPERA, I. Beckman, 11325 Isleta St.,Los Angeles 49 2/24/62 "La Boheme", cond. Mario Lanza, stage dir. Rick Davis.

SPRING OPERA OF SAN FRANCISCO, produced by S.F. Opera Co., San Francisco 5/8/62 Massenet's"Manon", 5/12/62 "" (Engl.), 5/15/62 Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers"*, 5/l8/62 "The Abduction from the Seraglio"* (Engl.), 5/22,26/62 "Tosca", 5/25/62 "La Traviata". *indicates new productions.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, Dr. W. Ducloux, Los Angeles, Cal. 4/28, 5/4,6/62 Verdi's "Macbeth" at Bovard Auditorium.

COLORADO UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, Wm. Appel, dir. opera w'shop, Boulder, Colo. March '62 3 pfs. "The Rape of Lucretia" by Britten 7/27,28/62 "Joan at the Stake" by Honegger.

FLORIDA OPERA REPERTORY GROUP, Amelia Smith, Jacksonville, Fla. 4/19/62 "The Prodigal Son" by Debussy over Jacksonville's Educational TV station. Some participating artists were district and regional winners of Met auditions.

ILLINOIS CHICAGO AMERICAN OPERA CO., Chicago, 111. 5/5/62 "La Traviata", Fedor Kabalin, cond.

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Robert Gay,dir.opera w'shop, Evanston,111. 4/13,14/62 "The Barber of Seville" by Paisiello. -11-

PERFORMANCES (cont.)

ILLINOIS (cont) UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, Ludwig Zirner, dir. opera group, Urbana, 111. 3/25/62 "The Country Philosopher" by Galuppi with Toch's "The Princess and the Pea". 5/19,20/62 R. Strauss' "Ariadne auf Naxos" produced and conducted by L. Zirner. Both operas at Smith Music Hall.

IOV7A SIMPSON COLLEGE, Robert Larsen, dir.opera dept., Ii;dianola, Iowa 2/9,10,11/62 "" by Purcell with Puccini's "Suor Angelica".

LOUISIANA LOUISIANA TECH INSTITUTE,Mary Wallace,dir.opera w'shop, Ruston, La. 3/27,29/62 "Gianni Schicchi" by "Puccini with L? Bernstein's "Trouble in Tahiti" at Howard Auditorium, with two pianos.

MASSACHUSETTS , Ludwig Bergmann, ch'man music dept., Boston 15,Mass. 4/5,6,7/62 "Suor Angelica" by Puccini (Engl. by Herbert Withers) with Offenbach's "Pepito" (Engl. by Robert Simon, recitat. by William Tarrasch). Music dir. Ludwig Bergmann, stage dir. Rose Lan^ver.

NEW YORK CITY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, Music Dept., McMillan Theatre, New York.N.Y. 4/28/62 "The Twin Brothers" by Franz Schubert~(N.Y. premiere),Engl. transl. Chester Kallman.Cond. Howard Shanet, stage dir. Kirk Browning, presented with orchestral excerpts from "Rosamunde",

INWOOD CHAMBER OPERA PLAYERS, Susanne Popper, 60 Thayer St.,New York Ar 3/27/62 "The Telephone" and arias by Mozart and R. "Strauss. 5/6/62 "The Deluded Bridegroom" by Mozart (Amer. premiere) with "The Telephone" at Alma Gluck Concert Hall, 244 E 52 St.lNew York City.

JUILLIARD SCHOOL OF MUSIC, 130 Claremont Aye., New York 27,N.Y. 5/17,18/62 "The Wild Beasts" by Gordon Richmond, project of the Stu- dent Council, suggested and produced by Howard Perloff.

MANHATTAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC, Manhattan Chorus, Hugh Ross,cond.,New York 29 5/2/62Three scenes from "L'Amfiparnasso",commedia harmonica by Orazio Vecchi (1550-1605), with chorus selections by Gabriell, Bach and American Mabel Daniels.

MANNES COLLEGE OF MUSIC, 157 3 74 St., New York 21,N.Y. 5/16,17/62 "Introductions and Goodbyes" by Foss with Rossini's "Signor Bruschino" and with Offenbach's "lie de Tulipatan", cond. Carl Bamberger.

NEW YORK ADELPHI COLLEGE, Lawrence Rasmussen, Ch'man music Dept.,Garden City,L.I. 5/16,17,18,19/62 "The Tales of Hoffmann" (.Engl. Adelphi Coll. own/,with sets, costumes and orchestra. Adm.$1.25 4/13/62 idelphi Glee Club Mart's "Requiem".

HOFSTRA COLLEGE, Hempstead, Long Island, N.Y. 5/4/62 "The Mermaid in Lock Seven" by Siegmeister,opening of contemporary arts festival. cont. -12-

PBRFORMANCES (cont.)

HEW YORK (cont.) THE TRI-CITIES OPERA, Harpur College Auditorium, Binghampton, N.Y. 5/25/62 "Jeremiah" by Myron Pink,world premiere,commissioned by T.C.O. and W.Y. State Council on the Arts. (For information write to Mrs. Chandler Keller, 21 Matthews St.,Binghampton, N.Y.)

OHIO KARAMU THEATRE, Benno Frank, dir.,Helmut Wolfes,mus.dir.,Cleveland,Ohio 4/24, 6/2/62 "The Sap of Life" by Maltby and Shire. 4/14,21,28, 5/5/62 afternoons,"The Hither and Thither of Danny Dither", children's opera by Jeremy Gury.

TBWWESSBE MEMPHIS OPERA THEATRE,INC.,Blanche Byrant,Pres., Memphis, Tenn. 1/25,26,27/62 "The Telephone" and "The Medium" w. piano,B. Wood,Dir. 3/19/62 "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "", cond. Isaac Van Grove, at Ellis Auditorium.

PEABODY COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS, Robert B. Bays,music.dir.,Washville,Tenn. 2/16,17/62 "The Maid as Mistress" by Pergolesi with 's "The Devil and ", cond. M. Semanitzky,at Vanderbilt Theatre.

FALL PREVIEW (first announcements)

CALIFORNIA SAW FRAWCISCO OPERA CO., celebrating its fortieth anniversary, will open its Fall season on September 14 and will play until October 26 inclusive. The company announces two new productions, Stravinsky's "Rake's Progress" and Verdi's "Don Carlo", the latter will have designs by Andreas Womikos. Among the other operas scheduled for performances are Boheme, Carmen, Cavalleria and Pagliacci, , Faust, , Figlia del Regi- mento, Otello, Rosenkavalier, Trovatore and Wozzeck.

ILLIWOIS The CHICAGO LYRIC OPERA announces eight operas for its repertory this Fall, Boheme, Elisir D'Amore,Wozze di Figaro, Orfeo ed Euridice, Rigoletto, Samson et Dalila, Tosca, and a new production of Prince Igor.

WEW YORK COWCERT OPERA ASSOCIATION announces the plans for its first season. The subscription performances at Philharmonic Hall, Lincoln Center, will be: 10/22/62 Stravinsky's "Persephone" with Monteverdi's "Ballo delle Ingrate", l/2l/63 Spontini's "La Vestale", 2/11/63 ' "Intermezzo" (listed as American Premiere), and 3/18/63 Rossini's "William Tell".

TEXAS "DALLAS CIVIC OPERA will present "Otello" on Wov. 30 and Dec.8,'62, and "The Barber of Seville" (Rossini) on Dec. 1 and 7,'62.

Three operas are planned for performances at FORT WORTH OPERA CO. next season. They are "Lucia di Lammermoor",ll/26/62, "Cavalleria Rusticana" with "Mathis the Painter (ballet) l/l6,l8/63, and "" 3/27,29/63. -13- COMMUNITY OPERA GROUPS - TWO EXAMPLES

The Memphis Opera Theatre grew out of the Young Artists' Department of the Beethoven Clu"b in Memphis, Tenn. Six years ago someone in the group decided that more attention should be given to operatic perform- ances, and the M.O.T. group was incorporated.

In October '56, they presented their first program of operatic scenes and since then they have performed "La Traviata", "Tosca", "", "Die Fledermaus", "The Mikado", "The Impresario", "The Devil and Daniel Webster", "Carmen", "The Bartered Bride", and "The Medium and The Telephone". "Amahl" is brought to Memphis schools every Christmas.

Miss Blanche Bryant, President, informs us that the community has been most helpful with donations and with actual help. Whether it is letting M.O.T. use free space for storage or rehearsal or assisting them with manual work. They have accumulated hundreds of costumes and about $2,000 worth of sets, and in- cidentally, would not rental of these be another source of income to M.O.T. and a great help to other community opera companies?

The singers, too, are mostly local talent and give generously of their time which is usually spent in other professions. The only "import" was Memphis' own Mignon Dunn from the Metropolitan Opera.

Financially they manage to stay in the black, although they have to watch a tight budget. Still,there are times when they find themselves down to their last few dollars, but Memphis' citizens take pride in their opera company and come to its rescue. Memphis Opera Theatre has inspired performers, perfora- ances and audiences alike with its enthusiasm.

The success story of another group is quite spectacular. Community Opera Inc., of New York is by local-opera-company-standards a rather "old" group, since they will celebrate their tenth anniversary next year. They started in '53 with the intention of presenting two operas a season and found themselves at the end of that very first season as having performed eight different operas in fifty-two presentations!

Since the inception Community Opera Inc. has presented thirty-two different operas in three hundred performances. Each February they present a series of American works and have premiered five American contemporary operas, for which they received various citations from the National Federation of Music Clubs. (See performance listing in March Bulletin.;

Miss Gladys Mathew is the imaginative and enthusiastic president and with her help innumerable young singers have received their chance to be heard and to get professional experience.

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COMMUNITY OPEBA GROUPS (cont.)

The policy of the group is to have all participating artists also partaking in all meetings of artistic and financial planning and thus broaden their experiences in all phases of opera production.

Members trained in schools of theatrical design have helped to plan and to make costumes and scenery. Since Community Opera Inc. performs in different locals, scenery must be adaptable and it consists mostly of paneled screens 3x8 feet that can be hinged together. Thus transportation problems are brought dcwn to a minimum.

The yearly membership fee is $10, with donors and sponsors making it possible for this ambitious organization to flourish and to bring joy to thousands of their devoted audience. Community Opera Inc. also gives experience and the long awaited chance to hundreds of young talented artists.

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These are just two examples of Opera, USA, and what enthusiasm and perseverance and true artistic devotion can accomplish!

Many of our member organizations have similiar stories to tell. We can not tell them all, but we will be happy to publish other interesting examples and we therefore invite you to send us the history of your group. We have to reserve the right of choice for publication, but will, in any event, keep your story with your files in our records.

Should you have any questions concerning the two groups above, please let us know and we shall try to publish the additional information. It is vital to us tohear from you, your reactions, your interests and where we can serve you better.

We extend to all Central Opera Service Members our best wishes for a pleasant and successful summer full of good music J

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