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Title: The grand opera singers of to-day : an account of the leading operatic stars who have sung during recent years, together with a sketch of the chief operatic enterprises
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Lahee, Henry Charles, 1856-1953
Subjects: Singers Opera
Publisher: Boston : L. C. Page
Contributing Library: Harold B. Lee Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Brigham Young University

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rk Philharmonic — a memorable occa-sion, when a Boston audience rose to its feetand shouted after a performance of BerliozsSymphonie Fantastique, which was simply arevelation. In 1908 Mr. Weingartner succeededGustav Mahler at the Vienna Opera and as con-ductor of the concerts of the Vienna Philhar-monic. Last year Mr. Weingartner resignedthe directorship of the Vienna Opera, and apartial reason for this step was the charges offavoritism that were brought against him onaccount of extended concert tours in which heconducted and played the accompaniments ofMiss Marcel.,, Lucille Marcel is an American from NewYork, whose family name is Wasself. Shestudied piano with Alexander Lambert andsinging with Madame Serrano in her nativecity for four years when a young girl. Early in her teens she went to Berlin tostudy music and thence, in 1904, to Paris, whereshe was engaged by Carre, director of the OperaComique. Jean de Eeszke, hearing her singbefore the date set for her debut, influenced her
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LUCILLE MARCEL The Boston Opera-House 407 to postpone her appearance and study underhim, which she did. He thought so much ofher voice and promise that he gave much timeand care to her training. On March 24, 1908, Miss Marcel made herfirst operatic appearance as Elehtra, in theopera of that name by Eichard Strauss, andshe thus achieved great distinction. It is re-lated that Madame von Mildenburg, the dra-matic soprano of the Imperial Opera Companyat Vienna, did not feel equal to so trying a part,and declined to sing it. Likewise also the seconddramatic soprano of the company. Some timebefore Jean de Eeszke had recommended MissMarcel to Felix Weingartner, who now thoughtof her and offered her the part. She accepted,and at the performance made a profound im-pression. It is said also that Eichard Straussasked her to learn the part of Salome. Miss Marcel afterwards sang Eva in the Meistersingers,M Marguerite in Faust,Tosca and Aida. In April, 1910, Miss Marcel resigned her posi-tion at th

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