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JANUARY, 1964

NEW OPERAS

Backed by a Ford Foundation grant and a commission by the Metro-politan Opera, Marvin David Levy ("Escurial", "Sotoba Komachi","The Tower") is currently completing "MOURNING BECOMES ELECTRA",adapted by Henry Butler from O'Neill's play. The original six-hour length of the play is telescoped into a three-hour opera.The second act was presented to the Metropolitan Opera managementand other prominent individuals in the field of opera at a readingat the Overseas Press Club. A piano was used to replace the 80-piece orchestra for which the opera is scored. It is understoodthat the Metropolitan Opera has the option for the premiere ofthe work, but is under no obligation to present it. Messrs. Levyand Butler stated that "Mourning Becomes Electra" could be readyfor the 1964-65 season.

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Celius Dougherty , known to singers and concert-goers as a com-poser of many songs, has written his first opera. "MANY MOONS",an adaptation of James Thurber's story of the same title, wascommissioned by Lucy Benjamin Lemann for performances by YoungAudiences Inc. The one-act work is ideally suited for productionby college workshops. Trinity University of San Antonio has pre-sented it in various high schools and will also perform it at theState Music Teachers Convention in Dallas. To be published byG. Schirmer, the 40-minute opera is scored for a minimum of fourvoices (lyric soprano, contralto, tenor and baritone) and can beaugmented by more singers, if available.

*******Dominick Argento, faculty member at the University of Minnesotain Minneapolis and best known as the composer of "The Boor", haswritten another short opera entitled "THE MASQUE OF THE ANGELS."The libretto is by John Olon who also directed the premiere ofthe work on January 9 at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis.

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It was presented on a double-bill with "The Masque of Venus andAdonis", an English baroque opera. A commission by the CenterArts Council of the Minneapolis Walker Arts Center was grantedto the composer, and a Rockefeller Foundation grant to the Guth-rie Theatre made the performance possible.

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Gian-Carlo Menotti, whose "The Last Savage" had its Americanpremiere this month at the Metropolitan Opera is already workingon his next operatic venture. "MARTIN'S LIE" was commissionedby the Friends of Canterbury Cathedral in memory of Miss MargaretBabington, O.B.E. It tells the story of an orphaned boy broughtup in a monastary in the 14th century. The premiere of the workis scheduled for June 1964 during the Bath Festival.

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After some experimental previews given at the Actors' Studio,the anti-war opera, "DYNAMITE TONIGHT", is to have its officialpremiere in an off-Broadway production in the very near future.The work, described as in the Weill-Brecht style of "The Three-penny Opera", was composed by William Bolcom with a libretto byArnold Weinstein. A five-piece orchestra was employed at thepreviews, Paul Sills was the stage director.

AMERICAN PREMIERES-

The Santa Fe Opera Co. will celebrate the 100th anniversary ofthe birth of Richard Strauss with the American stage-premiere of"DAPHNE". The first performance will be on July 29 with anotherscheduled for July 31. A complete schedule of the company's 1964season will be published in the next issue of the Bulletin.

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Another American Strauss premiere will take place on April 5 atthe University of Southern California in Los Angeles when Dr. W.Ducloux's Opera Workshop will present "THE LOVE OF DANAE". Theopera will be sung in an English translation by Dennis Wakeling(Boosey & Hawkes). Subsequent performances will take place onApril 10 and 12, all at Bovard Auditorium.

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The New York Pro Musica 's Christmas presentation of "THE PLAY OFDANIEL" at the Cloisters has become an annual welcomed event inNew York. Last Christmas, however, Noah Greenberg, musical direc-tor of the group, came up with a new, medieval music drama, "THEPLAY OF HEROD". Combining two 12th century manuscripts, "The Playof Herod" contains more singing and less instrumental solos thanits predecessor. Set in the time of the New Testament, "The Playof Herod"is published by Oxford Press and will be available on

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Decca Records. The New York Pro Musica is now touring withthis production and is presently performing in Chicago.

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The Har t t College of Music w i l l present what i s believed to be thef i r s t American performance of Gluck's "LE CADI DUPE" at the MusicEducators National Conference in Philadelphia on March 17. Thesecond half of the double -b i l l w i l l be "The Old Maid and the Thief."

EUROPEAN PREMIERES OF NOT-SO-NEW WORKS

A chamber opera by Pel ix Mendelsohn "TWO PEDANTS." wi l l be giveni t s world premiere on March 19 by the Kammeroper in Vienna. Thesame group performed the Austrian premiere of Wolf -Ferrar i ' s"AMORE MEDICO" in December 1963.

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Shostakovich's opera "LADY MACBETH OF MTSENSK" was revised by thecomposer and presented in Moskow under its new title "KATERINAISMAILOVA" in January of last year. On December 2, 1963 the operawas done at Covent Garden for the first time with six more per-formances scheduled in December and January.

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Both La Scala and the Vienna Staatsoper will present Hindemith's"CARDILLAC". The Milano premiere is scheduled for January 30,and Vienna audiences can expect to hear the work in February.

THEATRES TURNING TO THE LYRIC STAGE

The TYRONE GUTHRIE THEATRE in Minneapolis and the ACTORS' STUDIOTHEATRE in New York, are both venturing into operatic productions,as a result of two different grants. The Minneapolis stage re-ceived its funds from the Rockefeller Foundation for expansioninto lyric theatre productions and formed the CENTER OPERA CO. ,while the New York group was subsidized by the Ford Foundation.

ASSISTANCE TO MUSIC SCHOOLS

This time the FORD FOUNDATION'S Program in the Humanities and theArts has turned from aid to performing companies to assistance toyoung artists. Grants totalling $2 million will be distributedamong music and arts schools, to be used for scholarships for thetalented student who is not or cannot be a recipient of alreadyexisting scholarships. The eight music schools receiving a totalof over one half million dollars over a five-year period are: The

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Juilliard School of Music, the Manhattan School of Music, andthe Mannes College of Music in New York; the New England Con-servatory in Boston; the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore; theCleveland Institute of Music; the San Francisco Conservatory;and the California Institute of the Arts School of Music inLos Angeles.

TWO EUROPEAN TRAINING CENTERS

The LONDON OPERA CENTRE for Advanced Training and Development wasopened on September 23 of this season. In association with theArts Council of Great Britain, the Centre has complete operaticcourses and master classes. (Some scholarships are available.)The stage at the Centre is the same size as the one at Covent Gardenand is at the disposal of the Royal Opera House Co. for rehearsals.The auditorium may be used for performances at some later date.

The INTERNATIONAL OPERA CENTER in Zurich, sponsored by the ZurichOpera Guild and the Zurich Opera Company operates a forty-weekformal program of operatic courses for young, talented studentartists. The program is geared to complete the professional trainingof the participants and to assist them in finding positions oncethey have graduated. Students are expected to attend rehearsalsand performances of the Zurich Opera Co. in addition to thevaried opera courses. (Some scholarships are available.) Porfurther information, contact the Executive Secretary, InternationalOpera Center, Stadttheater Zurich, Zurich 1, Switzerland, or itsrepresentative in New York: Thea Dispeker, 35 W. 53rd St., New York19, New York.

TRANSLATIONS

"LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR" was performed on NBC-TV on January 19 in anEnglish version by Ann Grossman.

The Denver Lyric Theatre produced Puccini's "LA RONDINE" in anEnglish translations by Robert Hess.

Pergolesi's "II Geloso Schernito" will be performed by the Comm-unity Opera Co. in an English translation by Gladys Mathew underthe title "THEJEALOUS HUSBAND".

Dennis Wakeling is responsible for the English translation ofStrauss' "DIE LIEBE DER DANAE" which will be performed at theUniversity of Southern California in April.

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SETS AVAILABLE

The Tri-Cities Opera Co. of Binghamton, New York, informs us thatit has complete sets and costumes for "RIGOLETTO" for rent toCOS members. After the performance of Gounod's "FAUST" on March22, the company will also rent the new, 16th century sets forthis opera.

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The Dallas Civic Opera has concluded an arrangement with theTeatro Massimo in Catania, Sicily, whereby the Sicilian companywill rent the new sets for "INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA" designedby Attilio Colonnello for Dallas.

APPOINTMENTS

The WESTERN OPERA ASSN. announces the appointment of Herbert Weiss-kopf as its new artistic director and conductor.

Craig Hutchison has been chosen as the new manager for the SANANTONIO SYMPHONY and the SAN ANTONIO GRAND OPERA FESTIVAL.

Glynn Ross has been named general director of the SEATTLE OPERA ASSN.

AWARDS FOR SINGERS

The SINGERS CLUB OF LONG ISEAND announces the Olive Dutton VoiceScholarship. The winner will be awarded a cash prize of $500.Eligible are high school graduates between the ages of 18 and 25.Deadline for application is March 15. For further information,contact Mrs. Ernest Blaich, Chairman, Singers Club of Long Island,135 Madison Drive, Manhasset, Long Island, New York.

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The COUNT CINZANO SCHOLARSHIP for singers offers its winner a cashaward of 250 pounds sterling and four months trainhg at La Scala,Milan. For further information, contact The Royal Opera House,Covent Garden, London, England.

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On January 1, 1964, Central Opera Service published an AMENDMENTTO THE 1963 AWARDS FOR SINGERS brochure. Requests for this pub-lication should be addressed to COS, 147 West 39th St., New York18, New York.

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BOOKS

Norman Demuth, Professor of Composition at the Royal Academy ofMusic in London,gives us a new book on early French opera. EntitledFRENCH OPERA: ITS DEVELOPMENT TO THE REVOLUTION, the book is asource of information on music, libretti, performers, designs,patrons and audiences starting with the Mystery plays to Gluckand Rameau. The 368 pages are illustrated and contain 100 printedmusical examples. The book can be ordered directly from ArtemisPress Ltd., Sedgwick Park, Horsham, Sussex, England. The priceis 65 shillings. Also for sale with the book are excerpts fromrecordings mentioned in the book. The one hour tape sells for45 shillings.

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Delightful and beautiful, are the adjectives that fit THE LASTSAVAGE book, which the Metropolitan Opera Guild is offering for$5.95. Printed by the New York Graphic Society, known for itsfine work, the book contains 12 pages of full color illustrationsand 10 black and white sketches of the Metropolitan Opera produc-tion done by the original designer, Beni Montresor. Gian-CarloMenotti tells the opera's witty story in a narrative style toaccompany the pictures.

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CREATIVE AMERICA, a book published by Ridge Press for the John F.Kennedy Center for the Performing "Arts»formerly National Cultural Centerwill include a heretofore unpublished essay by tue late President.Written last summer, it deals with the very favorable aspects ofthe future of the arts in America. Also included in this volumeare articles by former Presidents Eisenhower and Truman, as wellas others by Louis Kronenberger, John Ciardi, Mark van Doren,the late Robert Frost and others. Thirty-two pages of photographsadd to the visual interest. The book will be available afterFebruary 3 and will sell for $5.95. It can be ordered fromAffiliated Publishers, 630 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York.

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Commemorating the 100th anniversay of Richard Strauss, a StraussLibrary-Museum will be inaugurated in Munich in June of thisyear. The Munich America house will be the temporary home ofthis Richard Strauss Institute and will exhibit books, recordings,programs, posters and reviews.

OPERA ON TOUR

Bor i s Goldovsky ' s NEW ENGLAND OPERA THEATRE r e c e n t l y completedi t s eleven-week t o u r of 20 s t a t e s . S t a r t i n g in the E a s t on . ..;>:<•: ~r t

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September 29, it travelled with "Tosca" throughout the East, Mid-west, North and South. The company is now preparing "The Barberof Seville" which will play New York State and Washington, D.C.from January 23-29 and move west to California, Colorado, Wyomingand Oregon for four weeks starting February 24. In the Spring,Mr. Goldovsky will resume his lecture-demonstrations and seriesof children's matinees at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.During the Summer, he will lead workshop classes at Denver, Colo.,Northwestern University in 111., and at the Oglebay Institute inW. Va. Through October, November and December 1964, the NewEngland Opera Co. will tour with the following operas: "La Boheme","Cosi Pan Tutte" and "Don Pasquale". The West Coast Spring 1965tour will present "Don Giovanni".

The NATIONAL OPERA CO., sponsored by the National Grass Roots OperaFoundation of Raleigh, N.C., is currently playing the southeasternstates. "The Barber of Seville" and "Hansel and Gretel" are to bepresented later this season to public school audiences in NorthCarolina. "Cosi Fan Tutte" and "The Merry Widow" will be takenon tour next season.

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The TURNAU OPERA PLAYERS start their four-week Florida season onFebruary 14 in Sarasota (see performance listing Dec. Bulletin)with "Rigoletto" adding "Rape of Lucretia", "Abduction from theSeraglio" and "Barber of Seville" to the repertoire. On April 9the group will start touring for three weeks with "Barber of Seville",visiting New York, Penn., Mich., and 111., and early May willsee it back at Antioch College for one week residency, performing"The Medium" together with an 18th century comedy. During Julyand August the company plays at its home in Woodstock, N.Y#| whilein October and November there will be a two-month tour throughoutthe East with "La Boheme."

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The BOSTON OPERA PLAYERS INC. and its director, John Ring, are thelatest members of Central Opera Service. "Cosi Fan Tutte" wastheir first venture last season when they were playing Boston andits surrounding area. The group is now booking the 1964-65 seasonwhen they will present again "Cosi Fan Tutte", and »n a triple-bill, "The Telephone", "The Night Bell" and "Gallantry".

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The CANADIAN OPERA CO. is starting its tour through the Easternprovinces in Nova Scotia on January 24, concluding the tour inOntario on April 19. "Fledermaus" is the opera to be presented.From October 14 through December 20 the company gave 51 performancesof "Cosi Fan Tutte" travelling west from Ontario, performing in

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Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and also inWashington.

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The METROPOLITAN OPERA STUDIO will have over 100 performances toits credit when the 1963-64 season is over. Most presentationsare staged at high schools in and around New York City, which initself can be considered touring, since sets and props have to beadapted to many varied stages. The group will also spend one weekin March in up-state New York, two weeks in April in New Hampshire,New York State and Ohio, a week in May at Clarke College, Atlanta,and has booked a two week tour through Iowa in Fall 1964. Rossini's"La Cenerentola" will be added in March to the two existing pro-ductions of "Cosi Fan Tutte" and "Don Pasquale". (see performancelisting at Lincoln Center.)

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New York City Opera Co. *s tour — see Sept/Oct. Bulletin

San Francisco Opera Co.fs tour — see April 1963 Bulletin

Metropolitan Opera Co.'s tour — see performance listing this issue

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

I have received your Bulletin dated Nov/Dec. 1963. The fourthitem on page 1 states there will be an American premiere of Rimsky-Korsakov's opera "KASCHEI". I sang the American premiere of thisopera on November 23, 1963 at Nourse Auditorium in San Francisco.The performance was sponsored by the Russian Musical Society inSan Francisco.

Henry Neuber

(Editor's note: We are grateful to Mr, Neuber for his information.The performance in San Francisco in Russian must have indeed beenthe American premiere, Washington University's forthcoming produc-tion constitutes, therefore, only the American premiere in English.)

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The Opera Theatre of the University of Oklahoma is seeking a grad-uate assistant for the academic year 1964-65. Interested personsshould write directly to me,

Lelan Fox, Ph.D.Director, Opera TheatreUniversity of OklahomaNorman, Oklahoma

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Next March, the American Choral Foundation will issue a listingof summer choral workshops to be given in the United States.Reports have indicated that our previous listings were extremelyhelpful to conductors, teachers and students. If you know ofany summer choral programs, please provide our office with thefollowing information: under whose auspices, name and addressof director,conductor, outline of program, fee, housing, duration,and college credit given.

B. L. Jessup, Jr.Administrative DirectorAmerican Choral Foundation, Inc101 West 31st StreetNew York 1, New York

(Editor's note: If you have any information regarding the above,please write directly to Mr. Jessup.)

COS NATIONAL CONFERENCE MAY 1 and 2t 1964

Conference Headquarters: Park-Sheraton Hotel, 56th St. and Seventh Ave.

Tentative Schedule

Thursday evening:April 30

Friday morning:May 1

Friday luncheon:

Friday afternoon;

Friday evening:

Reception for COS Members attending Conference

9 AM Registration and Coffee10 AM Operation Opera USA—MThe State of the Union"

Individual capsule reports representingAmerican opera from coast to coast

11 AM Support for Operaa) State Councils for the Artsb) The Role of the Foundationc) The Guild and Community Interest

12:30 Guest Speaker: "Opera as a Cultural Force"

2 PM Building for the Lyric Theatre3 PM The Stage Director in OperaMetropolitan Opera and Juilliard School of MusicPerformances (see performance listing)

Saturday morning:May 2

10 AM Opportunity USAa) Undergraduate and Graduate Programsb) Plans to Assist the Young Artistc) Auditions, Young Companies, Touring Cos.

12 PM Guest Speaker:'Perspective: Opera, USA"Gala Finale: Metropolitan Opera NationalCouncil Winners in a program of ariasMetropolitan Opera performanceMetropolitan Opera and Juilliard Schoolof Music performances

(Speakers will be announced at a later date)(Registration forms will be mailed separately)

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Saturday afternoon;Saturday evening:

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PERFORMANCE LISTING - 1963-64 SEASON

The Metropolitan Opera Spring Tour

BOSTON: 4/13 Falrtaff, 4/14 Aida, 4/15 La Boherae, 4/16 Don Giovanni,4/17 Manon, 4/l8mat. Tosca, 4/18 Ariadne auf Naxos, 4/l9mat. Luciadi Lammermoor.

CLEVELAND:4/20 I I T r o v a t o r e , 4 /21 Aida , 4/22 F a l s t a f f , 4 /23 Lucia d i Lammer-raoor, 4/24 Don Giovanni , 4/25mat . La Boherae, 4/25 F a u s t , 4/26mat.Manon.

NEW YORK CITY:4/27 - 5 /10 . Two-week Gala a t the Met ropo l i t an Opera House, co-o r d i n a t e d wi th the New York Wor ld ' s F a i r . D e t a i l e d program l i s t e dbelow for the convenience of C.O.S. members. (Na t iona l conferenced a t e s May 1 and 2 . )

ATLANTA:5/11 Aida, 5/12 La Boheme, 5/13 Manon, 5/14 Don Giovanni, 5/15Faust, 5/l6mat. Lucia di Lammermoor, 5/16 Falstaff.

DALLAS:5718" Manon, 5/19 Aida, 5/20 Falstaff.

MINNEAPOLIS:5/21 La Boheme, 5/22 Manon, 5/23mat. Lucia di Lammermoor, 5/23Falstaff, 5/24mat. Don Giovanni.

DETROIT:5/25 8:30pm La Boheme, 5/26 Lucia di Lammermoor, 5/27 Aida,5/28 Faust, 5/29 Manon, 5/30mat. Don Giovanni, 5/30 Falstaff.

* * * * * * *The Metropolitan Opera - New York World's Fair

Two-Week Gala Season

4/27 FALSTAFF: Tucci,Raskin,Resnik,Elias;Colzani,Alva;Bernstein;Zefirelli.4/28 MACBETH: Nilsson;Bergonzi,McNeil,Tozzi,Shirley;Santi;Ebert;Neher.4/29 DONifilOVANNI: Price,Delia Casa,Peters;Siepi,Gedda;Rosenstock;Graf;4/30 OTELLO: Tebaldi,Dunn;McCracken,Merrill,Alexander;Santi;Graf;Berman.5/1 AIDA: Nilsson,Gorr;CoreHi,London,Flagello;Varviso;Merrill;O'Hearn;5/2mat TROVATORE .-Price ,Dalis ;Tucker,Bastianini;Schippers;Graf ;Motley.Dunham.5/2 MANON: Moffo;Morell,Guarrera,Tozzi;Schippers;Rennert;Maximovna;Markova.5/3 LA SONNAMBULA: Sutherland,Scovotti;Gedda,Hines;Varviso;Butler;Gerard.5/4 FALSTAFF: same as 4/27 except Corena for Colzani.5/5 CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA, PAGLIACCI: Farrell;Tucker;- Amara;Corelli,Col-

zani ,Marsh;Santi;Quintero;Gerard.5/6 MACBETH: same as 4/28 except More11 for Bergonzi, Hines for Tozzi.5/7 AIDA: Price,Dalis;Bergonzi,LondonFlagello;jsame as 5/15/8 IL TROVATORE: Tucci,Gorr;CoreHi,Bastianini; same as 5/25/9mat. OTELLO: same as 4/30 except Franke for Alexander5/9 LA SONNAMBULA: same as 5/3 except Tozzi for Hines.5/lOmat. DON GIOVANNI: same as 4/29 except Alva for Gedda,Flagello for

Corena.Ticket orders may be addressed to Metropolitan Opera Assn.,1425 Broadway,Room 418, New York 18,j»ith checks and self addressed envelopes enclosed.(Orchestra,Boxes,Grand Tier - $15.- Guild and Club Boxes $15.-,13.-.8.-)(Dress Circle $12.-,10.-,8.- Balcony $7.-,6.- Family Circle $5.-4.-)

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PERFORMANCE LISTING - 1963-64 SEASON (not previously listed)

ARIZONAUniversity of Arizona,Opera Theatre , Eugene Conley,Dir. , Tucson1/10,11,12,16/64 "The Abduction from the Seragl io" (1/16 at Scot tsdale)4/16,17/64 "La Boheme"

CALIFORNIACalifornia Western University,Opera W'shop,Dr.Walter Teutsch,San Diego12/6,7,10,11/63 "Luisa Miller"Riverside Opera Co.,Mrs.F.Calkins, 3940 Chapman PI..RiversideNov. '63 "La Traviata" Feb.T64 "Tales o± Hoffmann"April '64 "The Gypsy Baron" There will be 3 perfs. of each opera.Sacramento Civic Opera, Dr.Lucas Underwood,Mus.Dir.,SacramentoDec.'63 Underwood's "The Holy Night" perfs. at Sacramento,Woodland,Davis, and Oroville. - Dr Underwood, also Prof.at the University ofthe Pacific, will present a paper "Similiarities and Contrasts inthe Stylist ic Development of Verdi and Wagner" at the InternationalMusicological Society's Congress in Salzburg this summer.Spring Opera Co. of San Francisco, William Kent III,Ch'man, S.F.5/6/64 season's opening. There will be 14 performances of the follow-ing operas: "Faust"(new prod.), "Der Freischuetz" Eng.(new Prod.),"Susannah" (new prod.), "L'ltaliana in Algeria" Eng.(new prod.),

'The Pearl Fishers", "The Abduction from the Seraglio" Eng., and"La Boheme ".Performance details will be published later .

COLORADODenver Lyr ic T h e a t r e , Ar thur Schoep ,Di r . ,Denver .11/9 /63 "La Rondine / r Eng.by Robert Hess

FLORIDAOpera Lyrica of the Palm Beaches,Jules Gyori,Dir.,West Palm Beach11/30/63 "Amahl and the Nightvisitors"1/11/64 "Pagliacci" 4/4/64 "Tosca"

ILLINOISSouthern I l l i n o i s University,Marjorie Lawrence, CarbondaleFeb. '64 "The Marriage of Figaro" 3 p r f s . , a l s o taped for Educational TV

INDIANABall State Teachers College,Opera W'shop,John Campbell^Dir.,Muncie12/12,13,14/63 "The Barber o± Sev i l l e"2/14,15,2?,22/64 "Sing Out Sweet Land"4/3,4,10,11/64 "Regina"

MASSACHUSETTSBoston U n i v e r s i t y , Muisc T h e a t r e , Prof .Ludwig Bergmann, Boston2 / 2 0 , 2 1 , 2 2 / 6 4 "Susannah" m u s . d i r r B e r g m a n n , s t a g e d i r :Thommen,choreog ;

MINNESOTA GiffordCenter Opera Co.,Tyron Guthrie Theatre,Minneapolis1/9/64 Argento's "The Masque of Angels" and Blow's "The Masque ofVenus and Adonis" (see new operas)

MISSOURISouthwest Missouri State College,Opera Workshop,R,G,Ruetz,SpringfieId1/10,11,12,13/64 "The Telephone" and "Down in the Valley"

NEBRASKA9"}5^a Civic Opera Society, Joseph Levine ,Mus.Dir. ,Omaha1/30, 2/1/64 "Aida" McGowan,Dunn,Lacona4/30, 5/2/64 "The Barber of Seville" cond:Levine;stage dir:G.Ross

NEW JERSEYPaterson Lyric Opera Theatre, Armen Boyajian,Dir.,Paterson10/5/63 "Carmen1*

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Amor Musicae, a t Kaufmann Concert H a l l , YMHA, Lexington Ave.1/11/64 Handel 's "Acis and Galatea" Ranung,Bressler,FarrowBroadway Grand Opera Assn .Marguer i te Moor,Pres.171 W 71 S t .1/19/64 "Lucia d i Lammermoor" ( s u b s t i t u t i n g formerly announced Trovatore)Brooklyn Opera Co. , Brooklyn Academy of MusicDec. '63 "Hansel and Gre te l " Turner, Roggero; cond.F.WaxmanBrooklyn Philharmonic,S.Landau,Mus.Dir.Academy of Music,BrooklynMarch '64 "Salome" Tynes, MeredithClarke Center Opera Workshop, Mrs.M.Gates,Dir.,West Side YWCA1/18/64 Opera Scenes - Figaro,Puri tani ,Magic F l u t e , B u t t e r f l y .1/25,26/64 "La Boheme" mus.dir:Kenneth Newbern,stage dir:Naomi OrnestCommunity Opera, Gladys Mathew,Art.Dir., 160 W 73 S t .11/3/63 "Carmen"12/27,28,29/63 1/5/64 "Hansel and Gre te l "2 /2 ,7 ,8 ,9 /64 "The Impresario" and "The Jealous Husband"(see t r a n s l . )3/1 4/10,11,12/64 R.R.Bennett ' s "Maria Malibran"3/20,21/64 "Adriana Lecouvreur"4 / 5 , 5/15,16/64 "The Marriage of Figaro"5/3 ,8 ,9 ,10 /64 "Der Rosenkavalier"Henry S t ree t Settlement Music School6/1,2/63 Wol f -Fer ra r i ' s "Le Donne Curiose"I t a l i a n Lyric Theatre,Alfredo Salmaggi,7118 Third Ave.,Brooklyn1/4/64 "La Boheme" l / l i / 6 4 "Lucia d i Lammermoor"1/18/64 "Caval ler ia"and"Pagl iacci" 1/25/64 "Aida"J u i l l i a r d School of Music,Gil Waldrop,Dean,120 Claremont Ave.5/1,2/64 Janacek 's "Katya Kabanova" Eng. (Evening performances attime of Nat ional Conference of C.O.S.)Lyric Arts Opera, Grace Panvin i , a t Fashion Arts Audit . ,225 W 24 S t .i l / 1 6 / 6 3 "La Boheme» l / l i / 6 4 "Don Pasquale' '2/15/64 "La Trav ia ta" 3/21/64 "Forza del Destino"4/25/64 "Carmen"Metropolitan Opera Studio , George Schick,Mus«DJr.,at Lincoln Center3 /5 ,7 ,9 /64 2:30 pm R o s s i n i ' s "Cinderel la" Eng.Gallagher;stagerLandverNational Opera Club, Marco S o r i s i o , D i r . , 24 W 76 S t .1/9/64 "Pagliacci" 3/12/64 "La Sonnambula"New York City Opera Co.,Julius Rude1,Gen.Dir., W 55 St.3/18 - 4/5/64 Spring Season or Gilbert and Sullivan operas: "TheYeomen of the Guard" (new Prod.), "Patience" (new prod.),"The Gon-doliers", "H.M.S.Pinafore", "The Mikado", "The Pirates of Penzance",and "Iolanthe". 27 performances,incl. 17 matinees.New York Pro Musica,Noah Greenberg, at Metropolitan Museum's Cloistes12/10/63 "The Play of Herod" (see American Premieres)Nights of Opera, Virginie Mauret, at Finch College Audit.Dec.'63 'The Marriage of Figaro" 1/6/64 "Faust"2/17/64 "La Boherae" 4/6/64 "La Traviata"Rossini Opera School, Luigi Rossini,at Seamen's Institute,25 S.St.1/26/64 "Tosca" 6 ^^~^ l

NEW YORKAdelphi Un ive r s i t y Opera Assn. ,L.Rasmussen,Ch'man,Garden C i t y2 / 1 3 , 1 4 , 1 5 , 1 6 / 6 4 "Madame But te r f ly '* Eng.High Tor Opera C o . , 88 Market S t . ,Poughkeeps i e10/19/63 "Madame B u t t e r f l y " M a i n e Maibin

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Long Island Showcase I n c . , F lora l ParkI l / i 6 ,17 /63 "La Travia ta"T r i - C i t i e s Opera Workshop, Inc . ,P .Hibbi t t ,C.Savoca,Dirs. ,Binghamton3/6,7,14,20,21,22/64 "Faust" (new prod. ) se t s and costumes for rent3/1,8,15/64 student matinees "Faust"

OHIO^ y t o n Opera Assn. , Donald Schoel ler , 15 E 2nd St.,Dayton173/12/63 " I I Trovatore"l / H / 6 4 "Madame But te r f ly"4/11/64 "Boris Godounov"Mansfield Symphony,R..L.Cronquist, 1354 Lexington, Mansfield2/9/64 "Faust" (concert p e r f . )Toledo Opera Assn. , Lester Freeman, 611 Jefferson,Toledo10/5/63 " I I Trovatore"1/18/64 "Madame But ter f ly"4/4/64 "Boris Godounov"

OKLAHOMAUniversi ty of Oklahoma,Opera Theatre ,Dr.L.l11/20,2122,23/63 "Wonderful Town"2/21,22/64 Schenk's "Der Dorfbarbier" Eng.4/16,17,18/64 "Lakme"" produced in co-operation with School of Drama

ONTAR10Eaton Operatic Society, Eaton Auditorium, Toronto2/11-15/64 "The' Land of Smiles'1

PENNSYLVANIAAcademy~of Music, Anniversary Concer t , Ph i l ade lph ia1/25/64 "Der Rosenkavalier" (excerpts) Curtin,Rothenberger ,Elias,

Slezak,Herbert.Music Educators National Conference, Philadelphia3/14/64 "The Magic Flute" perf.by Philadelphia Public Schools3/17/64 Gluck's "Le Cadi Dupe" (see Prem.) with "Old Maid and the Thief"

perf. by Hartt College of Music,Hartford,Conn.Rittenhouse Opera Society,Marco Farnese,Dir.,Philadelphia10/19, 11/7,9/63 "La Boheme" (10/19 at La Salle College's Centennial)1/13/64 "L'Arlesiana"2/12,14,15,19,21,22/64 "The Saint of Bleeker Street"3/16/64 "L'Amico Fritz"4/11/64 "La Boheme" at Morristown,N.J.4/20,21/64 "Gianni Schicchi" and "II Tabarro"5/21,22/23/64 "Luisa Miller"

QUEBECLa Boutique d 'Opera , Cha r lo t t e B o i s j o l i , D i r . , M o n t r e a l10/31/63 "Der Schausp ie ld i r ek to r " and "L'Oca de l Ca i ro"12/17/63 "Amahl and the Night V i s i t o r s " and "Les Noces de J e a n e t t e "

by MassesMcGil.l Repertory Opera Workshop, Del ia P e r g o l a , D i r s . ,Montreal1/12/64 Opera Excerpts - Boheme,Rigoletto, B u t t e r f l y , F iga ro .Apr i l '64 "Suor Angelica" and "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame"May '64: Opera Excerpts - Hoffmann,Trovatore ,But te r f ly ,Gioconda ,

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Montreal Symphony Orchestra,at Grand; Saile de la Place des Arts,Montreal11/11/63 Operatic Highlights; cond: Pelletier2/10,:2/10,13,16/64 "Tosca" E. Lee, R. Verreau, G. London; cond. Zm MehtaLe Theatre Lyrique de Nouvelle Monde,at Palais-Montc&m, Quebec City10/15-20/63 "Werther" R. Verreau, J . Guihard; a r t . d i r r R . Gosselin2/64 "Les Pecheurs de Pe r l e s " J . Martel , P. Duval

SOUTH CAROLINABob Jones Univers i ty , School of Fine Arts.Dwight Gustafson,Greenvil le12/12,14/63 "Faust" Amara, Dickie , Berberian5/21,25/64 "The Merry Wives of Windsor"5/23,24/64 "La Boheme"

TEXASHouston Grand Opera Co. , Walter Herber t , Di rec to r , Houston10 /3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ,8 /63 "The Barber o± S e v i l l e "12 /3 ,5 ,6 ,7 /63 "La Boheme"1/16,18/64 "Ote l lo" Tatum, McCracken, Dooley4 /1 ,2 ,3 ,4 /64 "Don Giovanni"

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LATE NEWSThe METROPOLITAN OPERA NATIONAL COUNCIL announced the formation ofthe Regional Ballet Auditions Program. It will be under the chair-manship of Howard J. Hook,Jr.,together with the Regional Auditionsfor singers and will be administered in a similiar fashion. DameAlicia Markova, director of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet, will be thejudge. Prizes will range from cash of $100 and $200 to scholarshipsfor the Metropolitan Ballet School and possibly a chance to competefor a Metropolitan Opera contract with the Corps de Ballet. First Re-gional Audition will be held in Atlanta, Ga., on March 12. Inquiriesshould be addressed to Mrs. Thorwald Eros,Jr., 223 W. Paces Rd., N.W.,Atlanta, Ga.

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