MUSIC.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 972, 12 November 1910, Page 9

MUSIC.

(By Tbeble Clef.) Another Lehar Operetta. Henry W. Savage will produce in New York this season Franz Lehar's now operetta, "The Prince's Child" (Das Fuerstenkind), making it one of the most important features of his list of novelties. The three men responsible for "The Merry Widow"—Franz Lehar, composer, and Victor and Leo Stein, librettists—are the authors of this new Vienna hit. The operetta has run 200 nights at the Johann Strauss Theatre, the home of light opera in the gay Austrian capital, and lias a like record of popularity in many other Continental cities. Incidentally _ the hero of the story is a young American.

Grand Opera Singers. Mile. Bel Sorel, who will always be remembered for her poetic impersonation of "Madarno Butterfly," will sail for. Italy from Sydney by the Orsova to-day, and after a brief rest in her home in Milan, will take up an imjiortant engagement for the carnival season at the Teatro Lirico in that city, opening in a prima-donna role in "Los. Coutes d'Hoffmann," the only serious opera Offenbach ever composed. The same vessel will bear away Mr. Frederick Blarney. This Englisli tenor, originally trained at the Guildhall School of Music, London, and afterwards in Milan, expects to be engaged cither by the Moody-Manners, or tho Royal Carl Rossi Opera Company, as he has uncompleted negotiations which lie will not close until his arrival in London. His stay in Australia has added Pinkerton, Jose, Rudolph, and Canio to his repertoire, which now consists of 20 grand operas. Mr. Blarney had' previously sung only in Italian .at- Turin, Cunco, and other centres, and lie was concerned in some fine casts at the fashiouablo resorts on the Italian Lakes, so that at Intra (Lago di Maggiore) ho sang with tho famous baritone Giovanni Giani. Mile. Sorei, who sails with her mother, a ono-timo dramatic soprano of note, equally with Mr. Blarney, has fallen in love with Australia, and intends to return again as soon as possible. The primadonna is especially impressed by tho fair and genial attitude of our audiences towards foreigners of merit, anci even moro by. tho camaradorio.. of. her 'Australian which made tho whole tour more enjoyable than is generally tho ease in Europe. Signor Hazon, who will be acmompanied on the voyage by Mr. Mario Hazon, regards Sydnoy as his "second home," and adds, "Naturally I do not wisli to stay too long away from it, and I have good prospects, which may fructify into a return at no distant dote."—Sydney "Telegraph."