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University Daily Kansan Wednesday, March 12, 1958
Traditional Opera Needs Changes'
The traditional type of grand opera is exhausted in America and changes must be made to insure more everyday realism in operatic productions, the stage director of the Metropolitan Opera Co. said Tuesday.
Dr. Herbert Graf, lecturing on "Opera Production—From Rehearsal to Curtain," said, "Opera is an art form, not just a medium. It has its aesthetics and traditions. It is really musical drama and musical theater."
DR. HERBERT GRAF
Old Standards Gone
Old Standards Gone Most of the old operatic standards are gone, he said. No longer can a fat old lady play the role of a 17-year-old girl.
Many performers do not worry very much about the dramatic meaning of their stage presence, he explained. He cited the example of a baritone who got off a stretcher to take a bow after an
aria, and then returned to the stretcher to be carried off stage after the applause ended.
Mr. Graf said he got the idea to make his production more realistic from American movies. He instructed his performers to act natural, "like you would see people on the street"
He is looking forward to a newtype opera that will combine the aspects of American life with natural actions to make all of the production believable.
Needs Closer Public
Dr. Graf spoke on the problems of bringing opera closer to the public so that more people can appreciate it.
He pointed out that community symphony orchestras are good means of building up opera and music.
He suggested that operas become gradually integrated into concert programs. A good example, he stated, would be two operas in a season of 10 concerts. This should not be too difficult, he added, for many symphonies carry opera scores in concert form.
Opera can be very exciting. There is no need for the old fear that opera is dull, he said.
Slough To Address County Bar Assn.
Dean M. C. Slough of the School of Law Thursday will address the Washington County (Okla.) Bar Assn, in Bartlesville, Okla., on "The First Amendment." Charles H. Oldfather, associate professor of law, will accompany him.
Dean Slough will also meet with members of the legal department of Phillips Petroleum Co. in Bartlesville to discuss problems of oil and gas litigation.
Mildred Miller, mezzo-soprano, will appear in the final KU concert Course event of the season at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the University Theatre. Students may exchange ID cards for reserved seat tickets at the fine arts office or at the Kansas Union concessions counter.
Miller To Appear At Final Concert
MISS MILDRED MILLER
Miss Miller, who has frequently appeared on "The Voice of Firestone" and "The Telephone Hour," has been with the Metropolitan Opera Co. since 1951. Of the five opening nights she has appeared with the Metropolitan, she has been featured four times.
Miss Miller was graduated cum laude from the Cleveland Institute of Music, from where she went to the New England Conservatory. Her first professional successes were made in Europe.
She has sung leading roles with eight major American opera companies. The last two summers she was a soloist at the Hollywood Bowl. Included in her repertoire are nine operatic roles in Italian, French and German.
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Band And Orchestra To Take Spring Tour
The KU band and symphony orchestra will make its annual spring concert tour March 17-21 under the sponsorship of local KU alumni groups and schools. March 25 the band and orchestra will play a concert at the Music Hall in Kansas City, Mo.
About 150 students and faculty members will make the trip which includes concerts in eight Kansas towns—Emporia, Wichita, Wellington, Hutchinson, Kingman, Stafford, Larned and Great Bend.
The Music Hall concert will be presented for junior and senior high school music students, teachers and parents in the greater Kansas City area.
Russell L. Wiley, professor of band and KU band director for 23 years, will direct the band. Professor Wiley recently was guest conductor with the San Antonio Symphony and the National Symphony of Mexico in Mexico Cfty.
Soloists on the 1958 tour will be Alan Harris, Lawrence junior, who will play cello in the Dvorak
Robert Baustian, associate professor of orchestra, will direct the KU symphony orchestra.
"Concerto for Violincello and Orchestra," and Donald Scheid, instructor of band and orchestra.
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