COVENT GARDEN

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17241, 24 April 1930, Page 4

COVENT GARDEN

MUSIC NOTES

WORLD'S BEST SINGERS L.S. ORCHESTRA Behearsals for the 10-woeks season of international grand opera at Covent Garden, London, begin tliis month. One of the less familiar operas will he Montmezzi's roma.itic work, "L'Amore dei tie, lie," which has not been heard in London since 1914. Alms. Rosa Ponselle will sing in this opera. The scenery will be a reproduction of that used at La Scala, Milan. The composer is coming from Italy for the occasion, The syndicate promises exceptionally good orchestral playing this season. The London .Symphony Orchestra, the members of which have been together continually for the last six months without deputies, will play throughout the 10 weeks, with Mr. John Barbirolli, Mr. Vincent Bellezza, Mr. Robert Heger, and Mr. Bruno Walter as conductors. For Wagner's "King," the orchestra will be augmented to nearly 100 players by members of the Covent Garden touring orchestra For the first time the chorus will be all-British, in addition to the chorus which has been with the touring company, a number of British singers who were in the chorus in the 1929 season will be engaged to fill the places taken in tie past by foreign choristers. Best Since Caruso "Wo have tried to get the best people I'm' (ho international season," Colonel Eustace . Blois, the managing director, told a reporter, lie continued : "The artists will include the pick of the singers of the United States, Germany, Austria, France, and Italy. "An interesting opera in the repertory is Flotow's "Marta," an old light opera which is being revived for 1 the tenor. Beniamino Gigli, who is coming from the Metropolitan, New York. He is said to be the best Italy ha, l produced since Caruso. Edith Mason, from the Chicago Opera, will probably be the soprano. "Another attractive feature which will be new to most people is Johann Strauss' "Die Fledermaus." This is an operetta, full of delightful Viennese waltz tunes. Th •■ production will be something of a departure at Covent. Garden. "Die Flsdermaus'' will be done earlv in the season."