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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 9

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Does Grand Opera Pay? *' - When Oscar Hammerstcin. was lasked: "Is there any.money ill grand opera?" lie replied with his '.usual ready wit: "All mine is in-.it." In England,-.apparently, English opera is-.proving.-profitable." Trie Carl Eosa has; been, doing good/biisiness in London-lately,, with ."Tristan and Isolde," and other serious, works, ,sung ih; English. Miv Charles .Manners, 1 who has: been' giving 'opera in English for. 'years,' ,said trio other day: "Tlie; fact is, that out of grand opera'.l.-have-.been'ahlp' :to save enough for my wife: and'myself to Ibo at any j'ato ~ independent." He is still eager to.do,something more in tho cause of opera, and is reported in London to be in communication with "various influential folk on trie other sido of the Atlantic,.with a view to :getting capital for ' doing English opera - oyer. there." Thanks, but;wc really don't need it just at 'present.;. "■' ''-,:,' ' A'.Carreno Story.'. . ■ The'"Musician" prints ..this anecdote: : Tho little : daughter, of A' Albert, Eugenie, is beginning to learn to play,- and is under .tho instruction of her mother, Mrae. Carreno. .'Among.her.friends is au old music teacher,- who, 1 is much interested in tho little' girl. One: day ho saw. her playing scales, arid interrupted' her: "But that is all wrong! I cannot.let you-play your scales, so!" \ . "That is tho, way,niy. mother ; plays them,"..answered tho child.': ,•■ "But your, mother-is: a genius." - -, "Then why won't: you let mo bo a genius, too?" ' . ... . Brussels,.brio! of the operatic centres of Europe, lias only just; heard "Madamo. Butterfly" for trio first '.time. ;'.Miss Dorly r had tho tillo role, the composer was present, and' tho. opera scored, a big sue' cess. ■. ■' ■ '■•. ' ''' . ■ Why do. wo hear; Liszfs "Orpheus".eo. infrequently? When Wagner first heard it, in ISSG, lie. wrote to Hans von' Bulow:, "Liszt's composition; has' won mo quite. It will.tako the'asses—and that inoans well-nigh _overybody—a long timo to dispose of this; phenomenon; to myself ho is clear and. near, even,whero I stand farther off him, and I havo made up my mind without reserve as to tho eminent; worth, of his creations. At'. St. Gall, whoro-they had prepared .a sort of -musical\ festival for us, ho; performed lils ''Orpheus'- and. 'I.es Preludes,' the first of which L consider a. unijiuo mas.tenvork of, the .highest perfection." -• .' Mine.. Carrcrio".is to:tour the Dominion this year. ' :'■. - v-. ''■■■'~- -' ; ,