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Sept/October 1963

Dear Member:

As we begin a new season together, I would like to take thisopportunity to extend to you my very best wishes for a very success-ful, a very rewarding 1963-64.

Looking back at last season, we believe that Central OperaService has done much toward accomplishing its objective of servingits members and American opera. The Awards-for-Singers was repub-lished in its first revision in seven years. Surveys were conductedin the following fields and the results published: ProfessionalOpera Producing Companies in the United States, Performed Operasby Contemporary American Composers, World and American Premieresin the United States during the 1962-63 season. The Bulletin hasbeen enlarged to include month-by-month listings of all operaticperformances in this country. Our information service has handledan average of forty inquiries a week from our enlarged membershipand we are gratified by the enthusiastic comments on its efficiency.

In addition, I have been privileged to visit many of the com-munities producing opera througout the country. These numerousvisits and consultations have been most gratifying and have streng-thened my belief in the tremendous vitality of American Opera.

Looking to the future, I am pleased to announce that we havescheduled a NATIONAL CONFERENCE to be held in New York o n May 1and 2. We have chosen this time with particular thought for ourout-of-town members who, we feel certain, will be happy to be inNew York during the World's Fair. As you may know, the MetropolitanOpera has scheduled a non-subscription Two-Week Gala Season at thattime, with American Express as its ticket agent. We will have manyexciting guests, many interesting sessions at the conference andlook forward to seeing our members on that occasion. As plans becomemore final we will inform you of them and of the necessary proceduresfor registration. In the meantime, please reserve fyay 1 and 2 forthe C.O.S. Conference. ~~

With the promise of an active and stimulating ye^r ijar Opera,I send my good wishes to all.

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NEW OPERAS, ON THE CREDIT-ON THE DEBIT SIDE

Edward Albee, celebrated author of the Broadway hit "Who's Afraidof Virginia Woolf" will collaborate with composer William Flanaganon a new opera, tentatively entitled "THE ICE AGE". It is to bepremiered by the New York City Opera Co. next year. The two haveworked together previously when the composer set a poem of Mr.Albee's to music and most recently in "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe"which is to open this Fall on Broadway.

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Two short operas by young American composers were premiered togetherat New York University's Auditorium in September. Michael Miller's"A SUNNY MORNING" is based on a play by Seraphim and Joaquin Quniteroand Thomas Wagner's "THE CROCODILE" is a lighthearted version ofthe Dostoevsky story. A small orchestra was furnished by the Record-ing Industries Trust Fund in collaboration with Local 802 and thecomposers conducted their respective works.

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Martin Kalmanoff informs us of recent premieres of some of his newworks. "NO BED OF ROSES" is a musical version of the Broadway play"The Fourposter" which toured during the summer, starring WalterCassell and Gail Manners; "YOUNG TOM EDISON", first performed inNew York last Spring, will be presented by the Little OrchestraSociety at Philharmonic Hall later this season; "HALF MAGIC INKING ARTHUR'S COURT" with a book by Edward Eager was performed inNew York in May for the first time; the premiere of "THE BALD PRIMADONNA" by Community Opera was reported in the summer issue of theBulletin.

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A pioneer story will be the theme of Douglas Moore's next opera,commissioned by the State of Kansas for its centennial in 1965.Mr. Moore is presently working on a revision of his prize-winningshort opera "GIANTS IN THE EARTH'II!

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Julius Rudel, Director of the New York City Opera Co., and Mrs.William Cowan, President of the Artists' Advisory Council announcedwith regret the termination of the national contest, which had offer-ed $3,000 to the composer and librettist of a prize-winning Americanopera. The contest, originally announced in 1958 and with itsdeadline extended once, was terminated and the money withdrawn. Inthe selection process 150 libretti were screened of which 36 hadbeen accepted for completion. However, none of the 25 finishedoperas finally submitted met the standards for production by theNew York City Opera Co.

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Since Lee Hoibee's opera "NATHALIE" has not been completed the NewYork City Opera Co. has announced the postponement of the scheduledFall premiere. "GENTLEMEN BE SEATED" will be the new work presentedthis Fall, with Paul Draper as choreographer, and a cast includingDick Shawn, Alice Ghostley, Avon Long, and Carol Bryce.

THREE EUROPEAN PREMIERES OF SPECIAL INTEREST

On July 2 London saw the world premiere of Malcolm Williamson's three-act opera "OUR MAN IN HAVANA" performed by the Sadler's Wells Co.Fashioned after the Graham Greene novel of the same name, with alibretto by Sidney Gilliat, the opera unfolds as comedy turning intoan effective melodrama. The setting is pre-Castro Cuba. The Britishmagazine Opera, in praising the composer says "I found this not onlyan exceptionally promising first opera, but a genuine achievement -clever, resourceful, sometimes exciting, sometimes funny, sometimesevoking genuine pathos". Of the opera it says "An opera on a present-day plot, in straight dramatic form and in readily comprehensiblemusical language".

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Am almost forgotten opera by Dmitri Shostakovich was performed inDuesseldorf in West Germany for the second time since it was composedin 1930. Its premiere in Leningrad that year was its only previousperformance. "THE NOSE" is published in the Soviet Union but avail-able through Vienna's Universal Edition (its American representativeis Theodore Presser Co.). In Germany the opera was commended for itsoriginality and avant-gardism, while retelling with biting humor analmost surrealistic phantasy by Gogol.

Figaro,with his Susanna, the Count and Countess Almaviva and Cherubinoare back on stage again in a "new sequel" to the Rossini and Mozartstory. With music by the young German composer Giselher Klebe and abook by Oedeon von Horvath "FIGARO LAESST SICH SCHEIDEN" (Figaro Suesfor Divorce) was recently premiered at the Hamburg State Opera. Setagainst the background of the French Revolution, we find Almavivaan impoverished Count, Cherubino a corrupt night-club owner and Figaroback at his barber chair. A marital drama enfolds. The librettistand composer have kept the story moving along lightly by interweavingsituations of subtle comedy. - All's well that ends well and Figaroand Susanna live happily ever after, - or until they appear again inyet another opera.

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ACADEMIC NEWS - NEW OPERA WORKSHOPS

The MANHATTAN SCHOOL OP MUSIC announces a "Symposium on the Role ofMusic and the other Arts in National and Individual Life" to takeplace at the New York Hilton on November 11. Guest speakers willinclude the symposium chairman, C. D. Jackson, publisher of LifeMagazine, August Heckscher, former consultant on the Arts to thePresident and W. McNeil Lowry of the Ford Foundation. Arthur Gold-berg will address the invited audience on the subject of CreativeUse of Leisure Time, Katherin Dunham on Historical Necessity of Musicand Secretary Stewart Udall on Arts as National Resource. With thissymposium the Manhattan School of Music aims to emphasize the corerole of the arts and the need for increased support of musical educa-tion throughout the country.

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The 1963 Florida State Legislature established the State Opera Asso-ciation of Florida at the State University in Tallahassee. NowDr. K. O. Kuersteiner, Dean of the FSU School of Music announces theactivation of a Master of Music degree in Opera Production beginningwith the Fall Trimester. Mr. Richard Collins, Director of the StateOpera Association of Florida will coordinate the new program.

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Beginning October 10, the Manhattan School of Music is reopening itsExtension Division for Special Study in Musicianship and Sight-reading.Classes are held Thursday evenings.

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With the financial assistance ($2,000) of NBC Opera, the Universityof California at Los Angeles ini t ia ted a TELEVISION OPERA WORKSHOPduring the summer of 1963.

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Annette Havens announces the formation of the MUSIC DRAMA WORKSHOPin New York. With funds from donations and sale of tickets only itwill give young talented artists a chance to be seen and heard on asemi-professional level. Its first venture was five performances of"Werther" at the Jan Hus Playhouse in September. Plans for the yearcall for a minimum of four performances, four lecture demonstrations,and four seminars. The organization is governed by a board of fourdirectors, Miss Havens - Executive Director, Mr. John R. Turner,Jr. -Business Manager, Mr. Ryan Edwards - Musical Director and Mr. DenisRosa - Artistic Director. For further information contact Miss Havens240 West 98 Street, New York, N.Y.

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The CLARKE CENTER OF THE PERFORMING ARTS at the West Side YWCA againhas its opera workshop under the guidance of Naomi Ornest and Paul De

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Leeuw. There will be two fifteen-week courses, one devoted to thestudy and ultimate performance of "La Boheme", the other to work inthe wider field of arias, duets and operatic ensembles.

SETS AND COSTUMES

STIVANELLO COSTUME CO. of 135 West 20 Street, New York 11, N.Y., lar-gest supplier of operatic scenery and costumes in the country, hasavailable sets and costumes for nearly fifty different operas. Theyhave added new sets for the following operas within the last year:"Norma", "Samson et Dalila", "Otello", and "L'Elisir d'Amore".

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The COLORADO COSTUME CO., supplier of costumes for the Kansas CityLyric Theatre and many Colleges and Universities (Indiana U., U.ofColorado, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah, Oklahoma), have costumes for rentfor over twenty-five operas - most of the frequently performed works.For a listing of operas contact the C.O.S. office or write directlyto Mr. J.J.Sorensen, Colorado Costume Co., 1224 Seventeenth,Denver 2.

TRANSLATIONS

Dr. Walter Ducloux has just finished a new translation of AntoninDvorak's "RUSALKA". Its premiere will be at the University ofSouthern California on December 7 with subsequent performances onthe thirteenth and fifteenth. This will be the first time that"Rusalka" will be heard on the West Coast. - Another new transla-tion by Dr. Ducloux is of Saint-Saens' "SAMSON ET DALILA".

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The Martins (Ruth and Thomas) had a banner summer for their transla-tions: "DON GIOVANNI" at Santa Fe and Central City and will be heardin New York for the first time this Fall at the N.Y.City Opera Co.;"THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO" at the San Francisco Spring Opera, at theLake George Opera Festival and in the Fall at the N.Y.City Opera Co.;"COSI FAN TUTTE" at the Cincinnati Summer Opera and the MetropolitanOpera Studio; "FLEDERMAUS" at the Cincinnati Summer Opera; "TRAVIATA"and "THE BARBER OF SEVILLE" both at the Lake George Opera Festival;"THE TALES OF HOFFMANN" and "THE MAGIC FLUTE" at the San FranciscoSpring Opera, with the "Magic Flute" being done at the MetropolitanOpera this season. - G. Schirmer announced the publication of thevocal score and libretto of "THE BARBER OF SEVILLE".

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Doubleday has published a soft-cover book of "VERDI LIBRETTOS IN NEWENGLISH TRANSLATIONS" (Aida, Otello, Rigoletto, Traviata, Trovatore).

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The original language texts are printed opposite the literal, straight-forward English translations by William Weaver. The book sells for $1.95.

NEWS FROM MUSIC PUBLISHERS AND PUBLICATIONS

The THEODORE PRESSER CO. of Bryn Mawr, Pa. has opened a New York of-fice at 111 West 57 Street with Mr. Francois Jaroschy, conductor ofthe York, Pa. Symphony, in charge. A library of scores, tape record-ings and records of works from the Theodore Presser catalogues (Univer-sal Edition, Edition Musicaies Transatlantiques, Heugel, Mercury,etc.)and listening facilities will be maintained in the New York office.Visitors are welcome to browse and acquaint themselves with the newfacilities.

FRANCO COLOMBO INC. has announced the acquisition of Fred Rullman Inc.former distributor of libretti to the Metropolitan Opera. (G.Schirmerhas been awarded the new contract with the Metropolitan Opera.)

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MUSICAL AMERICA announced the appointment of Jay S. Harrison as Editorand Senior Critic for the magazine. Former editor Everett Helm hasbeen named Chief of the magazine's European bureau.

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The MUSIC JOURNAL'S Annual Anthology has just been published and isavailable from MJ's office at 1776 Broadway, New York for $3.00.

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A new Music magazine is in the making. Its title is to be LISTEN, itsfirst issue scheduled for November 1. Editors and publishers areLeonard Altman, James Goodfriend and Bernard P. Rabb. Copies willsell for 35£, the yearly subscription rate is $3.00 for ten issues.June/July and August/September will have joint issues. For furtherinformation contact AGR Publishing Co., 1265 Broadway, New York 1,N.Y.

BOOKS

George Martin, author of The Opera Companion, has written a very ex-tensive Verdi biography, VERDI: HIS MUSIC, HIS LIFE AND TIME, commemo-rating the 150th anniversary of Verdi's birth. Published by Dodd,Mead and Co. the book is richly illustrated with clever cartoons byVerdi's contemporary, Melchiorre Delfico, pen drawings by Americanartist Everett Raymond Kinstler, photographs and maps. A book ofinterest to the professional musician, it will also appeal to the

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layraan because of the many facets of Verdi's life and the interestingtimes in which he lived. It is available at your bookstore for $12.00.

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The Information Service of the Detroit Studies in Music Bibliographyhas published a valuable reference book. Assembled and catalogued bymusical scholar Julius Mattfeld A HANDBOOK OF AB1ERICAN PREMIEREScovers first performances in the U.S. from 1731 to 1962, listing thedate and place of each premiere. This paper-back volume of over 100pages sells for $3.00 and can be ordered from the above agency at10 W. Warren Avenue, Detroit 1, Mich.

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Another paper-back, this one published by Keystone Books, is by musi-cologist and critic Max de Schauensee.In, GUIDE TO ITALIAN OPERATICDISCS Mr. de Schauensee presents his view of the merits and faultsof the many Verdi and Puccini opera recordings, sometimes with ratheramusing comments.

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As we go to press another major musician's biography has been published.Herbert tVeinstock, authority on opera and author of, among other books,The World of Opera (summer '63 Bulletin) has given us a very compre-hensive and detailed biography of DONIZETTI. Published by PantheonPress the illustrated volume will sell for $10.00.

NBiVS FROM ARTS CENTERS

The GRANDE SALLE of LA PLACE DES ARTS in Montreal was inaugurated onSeptember 21 with a symphonic concert by the Montreal Symphony Orches-tra. The hall is built to accomodate operatic performances as well,although those planned for the inaugural festivities had to be can-celled because of union trouble. We hope to be able to report onopera productions at the Place des Arts soon and, in the meantimewould like to extend our best wishes to this new Center of the Arts.

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The METROPOLITAN OPERA'S move to Lincoln Center was postponed for an-other season and the opening is now contemplated for the Fall of 1966.It will be necessary for the company to occupy the house for approxi-mately six months prior to opening night. - In the meantime two foreigngovernments have given donations to the new Metropolitan Opera build-ing at Lincoln Center; the Federal Republic of Germany has given$1,250,000 representing one half of its donation toward the new stagefacilities, the Austrian Government will donate a set of crystalchandeliers worth $160,. 000.

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STAGECRAFT, of Norwalk, Conn, has constructed a transportable, acousti-cal shell of fiberglas. Used at Monterey, Califonia for a concert ofthe N.Y. Philharmonic, it was flown there in ten crates, trucked toMonterey and installed under the supervision of Stagecraft's acousti-cal engineers.

N£W AWARDS FOR SINGERS - SOME WINNERS

The WALTER W. NAUMBURG FOUNDATION INC., 157 East 74 Street, New Yorkannounces a 1964 Vocal Competition in Song Repertoire. Three prizeswill be awarded. First prize will be $1,000 in cash and a Town Hallrecital and under the supervision of the judges, the sum of $5,000for promotion of the winner's career. A cash award of $750 will goto the second winner, and $500 to the third. Eligible are singersbetween the ages of 20 and 30; repertoire requirements are two completeprograms of about 1 hour each, including two classical arias of the17 or 18 century, a group of 19 century French or German art songs anda group of 20 century songs including one song by an American contem-porary composer. All songs must be sung in the original language.Letters of recommendation from three accredited musicians have toaccompany the application. Forms may be obtained from the above addressand must be received at the Foundation no later than December 1,1963.Auditions are scheduled to start February 11 at Carnegie Recital Hallwith the finals to take place on February 15 at the Grace Rainey RogersAuditorium. The finals will be open to the public.

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The SAN FRANCISCO OPERA CO. has added another award to their singers'assistance program. The Dr.and Mrs.Angel GROPPER annual award in theamount of $1,000 will go to a participant in the Merola Opera TrainingProgram (administered by the S.F.Opera Co.), "who has proven his abili-ty during the period of study and performance". It will be presentedin August at the Afternoon of Opera performed by members of the train-ing program at the Paul Masson Vineyards in Saratoga, Cal.

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Kentucky is offering its young singers a chance to win $300 in a pro-gram called YOUNG ARTISTS' PROMOTION. Applications should be addressedto Concert Committee of Young Artists, 1212 Royal Avenue, Louisville 4,Ky. and must be received before December 1, 1963. In addition to thecash award the program plans to give yearly grants for study at oneof the music camps in the U.S. Only residents of Kentucky are eligible

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The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF SINGING, INC. has announcedthe place and date for its Ninteenth National Convention: December27-30, 1963 in Detroit, Mich. At that time the final auditions will

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be held and the prizes awarded. For further information see COS'Awards for Singers brochure or contact Mr. Joel Carter, Natl.Audi-tions Coordinator, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Following are the dates and places for the Regional Final Auditionsof the METROPOLITAN OPERA NATIONAL COUNCIL AUDITION'S Program:Salt Lake City (Rocky Mt .Reg.) 2/l/64 Cleveland (Great Lakes Reg) 2/2/64Honolulu (Pan Pacific Reg.) 2/7/64 Boston (New England Reg.) 2/9/64Seattle (Northwest Reg.) 2/9/64 Washington,D.C.(Mid-Atlantic)2/l6/64Los Angeles (Western Reg.) 2/19/64 Tulsa (Midwest Reg.) 2/21/64Minneapolis (Upper Midwest Reg)2/2l/64 San Antonio (Southwest Reg)2/22/64New Orleans (Gulf Coast Reg.) 2/23/64 Chicago (Central Reg.) 2/28/64Bloomington (Tri-State Reg.) 2/29/64 Memphis (Mid-South Reg.) 3/11/64Atlanta (Southeast Reg.) 3/13/64 New York (Eastern Reg.) 3/5/64National Semi-Finals, New York, 3/20/64 National Finals,New York 3/22/64(District Auditions start in November prior to the above Regional Auditions!

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We are pleased to announce some award winners and schedules of recitalswon in competition:Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions: N.Y.Community Trust/SchoenRene Award - recital at Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium at the Metropoli-tan Museum of Art, November 24. JUENETTA JONES, RUSSELL CHRISTOPHERand MICHAEL TRIMBLE.Concert Artists' Guild: Guild Debut Award Winner in voice - Town Hall,N.Y., December 8. MARGARET KALIL.New York Singing Teachers' Assn: Sixth Recital Award Winner - Town Hall,N.Y., September 24. JOSEF GUSTERN.The National Federation of Music Clubs arranged a command performanceat the White House on September 6, where it presented some of itswinners in a two hour concert. Among the vocal artists were JAMESTIPPEY, winner of the Young Artists' Contest, also DALE MOORE, LEEDOUGHERTY, ALAN ROGERS, ELIZABETH MANION, and ELIZABETH FISCHER.San Francisco Debut Auditions' winners were JEANNE PARKER and RAYGLOVER.NANCY TATUM from Memphis, Tenn. was the winner at the Young OperaSingers competition held in Sofia,Bulgaria,in August.

APPOINTMENTSAcademic:

ROSE BAMPTON to the Voice Faculty of the Manhattan School of MusicWILLIAM BERGSMA (former Assoc.Dean at Juilliard) Director of Schoolof Music at University of Washington, Seattle.FRANK BRIEFF (conductor Bach Aria Group and New Haven Symph.) toMusic Faculty, Orchestral Dept., Manhattan School of Music.ELEANOR STEBER, Honorary Head of the Voice Dept. at ClevelandInstitute of Music.CONRAD THIBAUT to the Voice Faculty of the Manhattan School of MusicJENNIE TOUREL to the Voice Faculty of the Juilliard School of Music

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Administrative:JAMBS BROWNING, former Staff Administrator of the Metropolitan OperaNational Council and more recently with the National Cultural Centerin Washington has been named General Manager of the American MusicCenter at 118 West 57 Street, New York 19,N.Y. He succeeds LesterTrimble, who accepted a teaching position at the University of Maryland.

CHANGES IN C.O.S. DIRECTORSUpper Midwest Region:MRS. JOHN R. SAVAGE, 213 South Avon, St. Paul, Hinn. Regional DirectorMRS. JAMES G. FULLERTON, III, Myrtlewood Drive,Rt.2, Wayzata,Minn.

Regional Co-DirectorMRS. FRANK BOWMAN, former Regional Director has graciously consentedto remain in an advisory capacity as a National Council Director.

Mid-South Region:MRS. PAUL P. WILSON, 1430 Goodbar Avenue, Memphis 4,Tenn. RegionalDirector succeeding Mrs. Walter Raleigh Coppedge.

Western Region:DR. WALTER DUCLOUX, University of Southern California, Los Angeles,Cal.Regional Director succeeding Dr. Robert Trotter.

Eastern Region:MR. THEODORE T.C. BIJOU, former Regional Director has graciously con-sented to remain in an advisory capacity as National Council Director.No new appointment has been made as yet.

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NEW C.O.S. MEMBERS - WELCOME!

Beaumont Civic Opera,Naaman Woodland,Jr.Pres.,2025 Kingsley Dr.rBeaumont,Boyll, Mrs. Lawrence R., 6243 Broadway, New York 71,N.Y. TexasColorado Costume Co.,J.J.Sorensen,Mgr., 1224 17 Street, Denver 2,Colo.Garrison, Mr. Clayton, Dept. of Drama, University of California,Riverside,Illanes, Mr. Fernando, 85-02 139 Street, Jamaica 35, N.Y. Cal.Kurzweil, Dr. Fredric, 221-28 Hartland Ave., Queens Village, L.I.,N.Y.Mendelsohn Opera Workshop,Mrs.R.F.Dearborn,Co-Chmn.218 W.Blackhawk Dr.Newberry, Mr. John S., 680 Madison Ave., New York 21, N.Y. Byron,111.St. Paul Opera Workshop, Maty Zeigler Metzger,Dir.,642 Portland Ave.Schmidt, Mrs. Ellie , 121 Kennedy Lane, Bryn Mawr, Pa. St.Paul,Minn.Stivanello Costume Co., J.H.Meyer, 135 West 20 Street, New York 11, N.Y.Wells, Mr. Howard, 6821 Iris Circle, Hollywood 28, Cal.

May we remind you:

MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE PAYABLE IN SEPTEMBER

If you have not yet sen t in your check, p lease do so r i g h t now.

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PERFORMANCE LISTING - 1963-64 SEASON (not previously l i s t e d )A complete f i l e of t h i s section of the BULLETIN wi l l serve as a surveyof opera performances during the season. Because of space l imi ta t ionscasts are incomplete and sometimes f i r s t names are omitted.

BRITISH COLUMBIAVancouver Opera A s s ' n . , Irving Guttman,Art.Dir.,Queen Elizabeth Th.10/17,19,22,24,26/63 "Norma" Sutherland ( f i r s t ) , Alexander, Home,

Cross; cond: Bonynge, d i r : Guttman.10/29/63 Gala Endowment Fund Concert,Sutherland,Alexander,Home,Cross.2/20,22,25,27,29/64 "The Barber of Sev i l l e " Grist,McCullom,Diaz.5/1,7,9/64 "The Consul" Bower, Ludgin.5/2,5,8/64 "La Boheme" Gignac, Ludgin, van Ginkel.

CALIFORNIALaguna Beach Fest ival of Opera, Irvine Bowl, Laguna Beach8/16-9/1/63 "Rigolet to" , "The Marriage of Figaro","Madama Butterf ly"John Crain,Margery MacKay,Carlotta Ordassy,David P o l e r i , I t a l o Tajo.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIAOpera Society of Washington,D.C.,Louden Mellen,1835 K Street,N.W.11/8,10,11/63 "Vanessa"l /3 ,5 ,6 /64 "Abduction from the Seragl io"2/7,9,10/64 "Tosca" Paul Callaway i s musical d i rec tor

FLORIDAOpera Guild of Greater Miami,Arturo di Filippi,Dir.,Miami1/20,22,24/64 "Lakme'" Mady Mesple*,Alain Vanzo,Gabriel Bacquier2/17,19,22/64 "L'Elisir d'Amore" Maria della Spezia, Tagliavini,Ludgin, Baccaloni; cond: Emerson Buckley; dir: Anthony Stivanello

LOUISIANANew Orleans Opera Co.,Renato Cellini,Mus.Dir.,420 St.Charles Ave .10/10,12/63 "Romeo et Ju l i e t t e " D'Angelo, Verreau, Ludgin10/24,26/63 "La Boheme" Schuh, Campora11/14,16/63 VLa Forza del Destino" Far re l l , Cassil ly, Dondi12/12,14/63 "Cavalleria Rusticana" Milanov,Gismondo

"Gianni Schicchi" Treigle, di Giuseppe2/27,29/64 "Les Contes d'Hoffmann" S i l l s , Turp, Treigle3/19,21/64 "Aida" Udovick, Dominguez, Konya, Bardelli

MISSOURIKansas City Lyric Theatre,Russell Patterson,Gen.Dir.,Rockhill Art Th.9/17,20,28-10/3/63 "Tosca" Highley, Williams;Highley9/19,27;;0/8,19/63 "The Merry Wives of Windsor"Jennings,Van Way,

Jackson, Milan, Wainner, Malas9/21;10/1,10,18/63 "L'Elixir d'Amore" Jackson,Wainner,Van Way,Beck9/24;10/4,12,17/63 "Yeoman of the Guard"Halverson,Jennings,Milan9/26;10/5,11,15/63"Othello" Williams,J.Highley,R.Highley,Leibowitz

NEW YORK CITYBrooklyn Opera Co.,Felix Salmaggi,Gen.Mgr.,Brooklyn Academy of Music10/5/63"Carmen" Dunn,Barrena,Bertolino;cond:Moresco,dir:Stivanello10/12/63 "La Boheme" Maresca,Lang,LoMonaco; Moresco,Stivanello10/19/63 "Aida" Barrera, Dunn,Consiglio,Budny,Sgarro;Coppola,Stivanello10/26/63 "Madama Butterfly" Malbin,Martell,Wainner;Moresco,Stivanello11/2/63 "Cavalleria Rusticana" Telli,Deis; Coppola,Flusser

"Pagliacci" Guido,Consiglio,Budny; same11/9/63 "II Trovatore" Telli,Consiglio,Maero,Kramarich;LaSelva,Stivanellc11/16/63 "Rigoletto" Knapp,Deis,Bertolino;Coppola,DefrereGuido Salmaggi is Artistic Director for the season.

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NEW YORK CITY cont.Italian""Lyric Theatre,Alfredo Salmaggi,Dir. ,7118 Third Ave.Brooklyn10/18/63 "Rigoletto" 10/20/63 "The Barber of Seville"10/25/63 "Madama Butterfly" 10/27/63 "La Boheme" (admittance free)Lit t le Orchestra Society,Thomas Scherman,Dir.,Philharmonic Hall2/1/64 "Young Tom Edison" (see New Operas)Music Drama Workshop,Annette Havens,Exec.Dir.,240 W 98 St.9/6,7,8,13,14/63 "Werther" staged,w.p.,Jan Hus PlayhouseNational Broadcasting Co. - TV,Samuel Chotzinoff,Prod.11/24/63 "Labyrinth" (re-broadcast)12/25/63 "Amahl and the Night Visitors" (new)l/l9/64 "Lucia di Lammermoor"Linda Newman,Michael Trimble(N.C.winner)2/23/64 "Secret of Suzanne" Lee Venora,John Reardon3/22/64 "St. Matthews Passion"cond:Alfred Wallenstein;assoc.cond.Fred_-ic PopperNew York City Opera Co.,Julius Rudel,Gen.Dir.,131 W 55 St.10/3,13,17/63 "The Nightingale"(Russian),Brooks,Gramm,Graham;cond:

Susskind,dir:Hebert,desrMicunis; new prod."Jeanne d'Arc au Bucher"(Eng.),Brookes,Carron,King,

Kelley,Watson;cond:Barzin,dir:Fletscher,des:Armstrong;new prod.10/4,26;11/8/63 "La Boheme"Bonelli/DiGerlando,Brooks/Ciaig,Fredicks/

Craig/LoMonaco;cond:Patane/Ryan,dir:Janney10/5,19,27/63 "Rigoletto"Witkowska/Brooks,LoMonaco,Gorin,Ludgin;

cond:Patane,dir:Fletscher10/6,12,26/63 "Madama Butterfly"DiGerlando/Carron,Poretta;cond:

Patane/Saffir,dir:Raedler10/6;11/1/63 "Louise"Saunders,Turner,Alexander,Treigle;cond:Rude1,

dir:West,chor:Andrew10/10,18;ll/l0/63 "Gentlemen, Be Seated!"Ghostley,BricetShawn,Fredricks;

cond:Buckley,dir:Turoff,chor:Draper,de s:Pitkin,cost:Morley;Premiere10/11,20,-11/3/63'"The Marriage of Figaro"Endich,Raskin,Wolff/Kiein-

man,Gramm/Ludgin/Reardon,Fredricks/Gramm;cond :Susskind/Bamberg«10/12,27;ll/9/63 "The Mikado"Bergey,Kelley/Poretta/Diard,Voketaitis/

Kelley ,Malas ,concj • jonson/Popper ,dir rRaedler ,des :Oenslager10/13,19;ll/2,10/63 "The Merry Widow" Saunders/Bower, Reardon/Metcalf,

Poretta/McDonald;cond :Bamberger/Popper ,dir :Pollack10/20,25;11/2/63 "La Traviata" Sills/DiGerlando,McDonald/LoMonaco,

Gorin,Smith-jcond :Patane ,dir :Browning,des rMicunis , new prod.10/24; 11/3 ,9/63 '"Don Giovanni"Bower/King,Saunders/willauer,Raskin/

Summers ,Treigle/Reardon ,Gramm ;cond rRudel ,dir :Ball ,des rFletschernew prod.,Eng.Martin.

New Yorh City Opera Co. Tour(partly sponsored by N.Y.State Councilon the Arts) : 36 performances in 13 communities in N.Y.State and11 c i t ies in Pa. and Midwest.Operas on tour:"La Traviata","MadamaButterfly", "La Boheme", "Don Giovanni".Symphony of Musical Arts,Vincent La Selva,Dir.?at Harren High School9/26/63 operatic excerpts by Rossini,Puccini,Wagner (admission free)TV-International Program Exchange,Australian prod.,CBS8/3/63 "The Devil Take Her" by Arthur BenjaminWalter Naumburg Symphony Concerts, Central Park Mall9/2/63 "Mignon" Nancy Williams,Chester Watson;condrRobert Lawrence

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NEW YORK STATET r i - C i t l e s Opera Co.,Peyton Hibbi t t ,Dir . ,Binghamton10/4 ,5 ,12 ,18 ,19 ,20 /63 "Tosca" (s tudent mat .10/6 ,13)3 /6 ,7 ,14 ,20 ,21 ,22 /64 "Faust" ( s tudent mat .3 /8 ,15)

NORTH CAROLINAChar lo t t e Opera Ass 'n . Inc . John R.McCrae,Gen.Dir.,Henry Janiec,Mus.Dir .11/4/63 "The Merry Widow" a l l p e r f s . at Ovens Auditorium2/3/64 "Tosca"4/6/64 "Samson e t D a l i l a "Dress r e h e a r s a l s to a l l performances Sa t . a f te rnoons are Free Youth Mat.

ONTARIOCanadian Opera Co. .Herman Geiger-Torel,Gen .D i r . ,0'Keefe Centre ,Toronto9/21 ,24 ,26;10/2 ,9 /63 "Der Rosenkavalier" Vanni, Willauer,Hays,Glynne;

condrSusskind , d i r :Geiger-Torel ,des :Dantz9/23,25,28,-10/1,4,10/63 "Aida" Lee, Ward,Cassi l ly ,Diaz(N.C.winner) /

Garrard;cond:Barbini ,d i r :Yannopoulos ,des :Laufer ,cos t :Day,chor :Solov9/25,28;10/2,5,11/63"La Boheme" Thomson,Fisher,Arab,Opthof,van Ginkel ,

Turgeonjcond:Bernardi /Craig,dir :McMillan,des:Day,cost :Mess9/27,30;103,5 ,12/63 "Don Giovanni"Bower ,Grant ,Piercey,Garrard ,Poret ta ,

Rubes,Diaz;cond:Susskind/Bernardi,dir:Moore,des:Dorn-Mess10 /7 ,8 ,9 ,12 /63 "Hansel and Gre t e l " Protero,Evans,Loosberg,Opthof,

Meadows;cond rMazzoleni,dir :Major,des:LordPENNSYLVANIA

Phi l ade lph ia Grand Opera Co.,Anthony Terracciano,Gen.Mgr.Acedemy of Music10/16/63 "Turandot" ( t e l e v i s e d ) Nilsson;cond:Moresco11/8/63 "The Barber of S e v i l l e " P e t e r s , G u a r r e r a ; condrRich12/6/63 "La T r a v i a t a " ( t o be announced)2/13/64 "La Boheme" Albanese, Tagl iavini jcond:Moresco3/11/64 " L ' E l i s i r d'Amore" T a g l i a v i n i , Gobbi4/7 /64 "Carmen" Madeira, Tucker12/21/63 matinee "Hansel and G r e t e l "P h i l a d e l p h i a Ly r i c , Aure l io Fabiani,Gen.Mgr.,Academy of Music11/12/63 "La Traviata" Sutherland11/26/63 "Un Ballo in Maschera" di Stefano12/3/63 "Manon" Moffo, Gedda1/14/64 "Don Giovanni" Siepi2/18/64 "La Gioconda" Dunn, Core H i3/3/64 "Tosca" Core l l i3/10/64 "La Boheme" Tebaldi4/14/64 "Romeo e t J u l i e t t e " D'Angelo, Core l l i

TENNESSEEChattanooga Opera Co. , Sigfried Landau ,Mus.Dir.,Chattanooga10/1/63 "La Serva Padronar' and "The Medium"Memphis Opera Theatre I n c . , 70 Madison Ave.,Memphis11/12/63 "Don Giovanni" Overton,Goldate ,Welting,Kirkham,Huettel

Dal las Civic Opera Co.,Lawrence Kelly,Gen.Mgr. ?State Fa i r Music Hall11 /8 ,17 /63"The Coronation of Poppea" Munsel ,vinay;cond.for a l l

perf . :Rescigno,dir :Novaro,des rColonello11/10,15/63 "Carmen" Resn ik ,F i l acu r id i ,T re ig l e ;d i r :Ducreaux ,des :Buf fe t11/22,24/63 "Un Ballo in Maschera" S t e l l a , d i S t e f a n o ; d i r : M a e s t r i n i ,11/30/63 "The Messiah" Vickers,Moynagh des:Benois

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TEXAS cont.Fort Worth Opera Co.,Rudolf Kruger,Art.Dir.,Trans-Americ.Life Bldg.11/13,15/63 "La Traviata" S i l l s , Sul l ivan,Picket t1/15,17/64 "Tosca" Bower, Cassilly,Rayson3/4,6/64 "The Tales of Hoffmann" Toscano,Roberto,Pavec,Simon,Alexander,4/15,17/64 "Faust" Yarick, Hayward, Hecht HechtSan Antonio Grand Opera Fest ival ,Victor Alessandro,Mus.Dir.2/29/64 "Romeo et J u l i e t t e " D'Angelo, Campora3/1/64 "Otello" Gobbi3/7/64 "L'Amore dei Tre Re" Kirsten,Valentino,Sullivan,Moscona3/8/64 "Tosca" Crespin, GobbiSan Antonio Symphony Society,V. Alessandro,cond.,414 S.Texas Bldg.10/12/63 Floyd's "Susannah" Curt in ,Trelgle ; under composer's supervision

VIRGINIAArlington Opera Theatre,Mrs. Edna Woodward,Pres.,Park Dept.,Arlington10/11,12,13/63 "La Boheme"1/17,18,19/64 "The Telephone" and "The Medium"4/10,11,12/64 "The Bartered Bride"

WISCONSIN°f Wisconsin, Karlos Moser,Opera D i r . , MadisonY

11/8,9/63 "Four Saints in Three ActsApril T64 "La Cenerentola" Eng.Eric Rothstein

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ARKANSAS, Univ.of Arkansas,Kenneth Ballenger ,Fayet tevi l le2/12-16/63"The Barber of Seville"Eng.Card , Aug.'63"archie & mehitable1

CALIFORNIA, Chico State College, Chico3/23,24/63 "Cosi Fan Tut te"

GEORGIA, University of Georgia, Athens2/7/63 "Cosi Fan Tut te"

WASHINGTON, University of Washington, Dr.Chappie,Seattle1/23,25,26/63 Kechley^"Golden Lion" 3/25-29/63 "Cosi Fan Tut te"5/22,24,25/63 "Boris Godunov" 8/14,16,17/63 "Marriage of Figaro"

WISCONSIN, University of Wisconsin, Karlos Moser,Madison1962-63 "Orpheus e Euridice" ,"Cosi Fan Tutte"1 ,"II Tabarro" ,"L'HeureEspagnol", "The Consul"

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1962 - 63 SEASONWorld Premieres

THE BALD PRIMA DONNA, Martin Kalmanoff,Community Opera,N.Y.C. 12/15/62THE DARKENED CITY, Bernard Heiden, Univ. of Indiana ,Bloomington , Ind .2/23/63DUBLIN SONG, .3lie Siegmeister, Washington Univ. St.Louis, Mo. 5/15/63THS FLOOD, (revised version),Igor Stravinsky, Santa Fe,N.M. 8/12/62THE GREENFIELD CHRISTMAS TREE, Douglas hoore ,Hartford Symphony,Conn. 12/62HAMLET, Sergius Kagen, Peabody Art Theatre, Baltimore, Md. 11/62HIGHWAY NO. 1,U.S.A., William Grant Still, Univ.of Miami,Coral Gables5/l2/6LABYRINTH, Gian-Carlo Menotti, NBC-TV 3/3/63NISAN, Radie Britain ,Delta f icron Int.Music Fraternity ,Detroit,,Mich. 11/62NOAH, Anthony Taff, Albion College, Albion, Mich. 2/l(y63NOAH AND THE FLOOD, Igor Stravinsky, CBS-TV 6/14/62AN OPERA FOR EASTER, Alfred Neuman, Christ Congr.Church,Silver Springs,Md4/THE PASSION OF JONATHAN WADE,Carlisle Floyd,New York City Opera,H/ll/62PUBCRAWL, Carl Davis, Yale School of Music, New Haven,Conn. 8/10/62SARA, Joseph Esile, Scottsdale Opera,Scottsdale, Arizona 3/63THE '.VIZARD OF BALIZAR, Norman Lockwood, Denver Univ. ,Denver,Colo. 8/62YOUNG GOOD! AN BROIVN, Ludwig Lenel, Muhlenberg College ,Allentown , Pa. 4/26/63

American Premieres

ABSTRAKTE OPER NO. 1, Boris Blacher, Univ. of 111. ,Urbana , 111. 3/'l/63ATLANTIDA, Emanuel de Falla,Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center,N.Y.9/29/6;LA BATTAGLIA DI LEGNANO, Giuseppe Verdi,National Music Theatre,N.Y.C.4/17/6:THE BURNED HOUSE, Josef Haydn, Yale School of Music, New Haven,Conn.5/15/63DR. MIRACLE, Georges Bizet, Yale School of Music ,New Haven,Conn. 8/62DAS HOELLISCH GOLD, Julius Bittner,Karamu House,Cleveland,Ohio 12/26/62L'INFEDELTA DSLUSA, Joseph Haydn, State Univ.of Iowa,Iowa City,3/ll/63INTERMEZZO, Richard Strauss,Concert Opera Assn.,Philharm.Hall,N.Y.12/ll/63IRIS, Pietro ilascagni, Opera Guide Theatre,Columbia Univ.N.Y. 2/24/63THE LONG CHRISTMAS DINNER,Paul Hindemith,Juilliard School,N.Y. 3/13/63LULU, Alban Berg, Santa Fe Opera Co., Santa Fe,N.M. 8/7/63MANFRED, Robert Schuiann, (staged perf.),Columbus Symphony Soc.Ohio,4/5/63MARIA DI ROHAN, Gaetano Donizetti,Americ.Opera Society,Carnegie H. ,N.Y.2/12/LA NAVARRAISE, Jules Massenet,Friends of French Opera,Carnegie H. ,N.Y. l/l8/(£ORFEO, ANNO DOMINI 1947,Gianni Ramous ,Univ. of 111. ,Urbana ,111. 3,/l/63

Some Important "Firsts"

ARIADNE AUF NAXOS,Richard Strauss,(1st at Met) Metropolitan Opera,12/29/62INTERVALS,David Burge (1st staged),Northwestern Univ.Svanston,111.11/13/62MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM,Benjamin Britten (East Coast Prem)N.Y.City Opera 4/63MIREILLE,Charles Gounod (1st since 1918)Manhattan School, N.Y. 5/63LA VESTALS , Gasparo Spontini,(1st since 1927)Concert Opera Assn,N.Y.1/21/63

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